Quantum Computing company
Atom Computing Inc. is a quantum computing company headquartered in Berkeley, California with a commercial operations facility in Boulder, Colorado .[ 1] quantum computers based on neutral atom technology .[citation needed
History
Atom Computing was founded by Ben Bloom and Jonathan King in 2018[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
In 2021 the company secured $15M in Series A funding[ 5] [ 6] [ 6] [ 7]
By early 2022 the company secured $60M in Series B funding[ 8] [ 9] Boulder, Colorado .[ 1] [ 10]
In 2023 Atom Computing announced its second-generation quantum computer with over 1,000 qubits.[ 11] [ 12]
Microsoft and Atom Computing announced in late 2024 that they had been collaborating on a commercial quantum computer that has logical qubits by combining Microsoft's work on quantum error correction with Atom's over-1,000-qubit system.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17]
Technology
Atom Computing's technology is based on neutral atoms , specifically alkaline earth(-like) metals such as strontium and ytterbium .[ 1] [ 3] [ 18] nuclear spin of the atoms to perform gate operations and execute quantum circuits .[citation needed
Along with several academic groups, Atom Computing has demonstrated how to use this technology to perform mid-circuit measurements on ancilla qubits , create arrays of over 1,000 qubits, and perform entangling gates .[citation needed
In November 2024, Atom Computing, together with researchers from Microsoft , demonstrated the entanglement of 24 logical qubits and running a Bernstein–Vazirani algorithm with 28 logical qubits on Atom Computing's hardware.[ 13] [ 17]
Recognition
In 2024 the Colorado Technology Association recognized Atom Computing as the "Emerging Tech Company of the Year"[ 19] Fast Company recognized the company as one of "The 10 most innovative computing companies in 2025".[ 20]
See also
References
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