Horizon Quantum Computing develops the Triple Alpha integrated development environment, which allows users to write, compile, and deploy quantum applications using a BASIC-like syntax while leveraging existing C/C++ code. This technology simplifies quantum programming by abstracting the complexities of quantum physics, enabling developers to efficiently execute classical code on quantum hardware.
Funding
$22.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Programming quantum computers is complex, often requiring specialized knowledge of quantum physics and limiting accessibility for developers familiar with classical programming languages. Existing quantum programming methods struggle to integrate with established classical codebases, hindering the efficient development of hybrid quantum-classical applications.
Solution
Horizon Quantum Computing's Triple Alpha is an integrated development environment (IDE) that simplifies quantum programming by allowing developers to write, compile, and deploy quantum applications using a BASIC-like syntax. Triple Alpha abstracts the complexities of quantum physics, enabling developers to leverage existing C/C++ code and efficiently execute classical code on quantum hardware. The web-based IDE supports coding at different levels of abstraction, compiling to target specific quantum processors, quantifying resource requirements, and deploying programs as APIs.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes developers, regardless of their level of quantum expertise, who seek to harness the potential of quantum computers and efficiently develop hybrid quantum-classical applications.
Features
- BASIC-like syntax with advanced capabilities, including concurrent classical and quantum computation and control flow.
- Automatic construction of reusable quantum circuits directly from functions written in C and C++.
- Turing-complete languages that overcome the limitations of circuit-based quantum computation.
- Code portability: compile and optimize quantum programs and map them to the native operations of any target hardware.
- Web-based IDE for writing complex software for quantum computers.
- Ability to quantify resource requirements for quantum programs.
- Option to deploy programs as APIs.