QC Ware offers Promethium, a GPU‑accelerated quantum chemistry platform that delivers density functional theory results 10–100× faster than traditional tools.
Funding
$25M 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.
3OCKDFounders
Product
Problem
Traditional quantum chemistry calculations using density functional theory (DFT) are computationally intensive, often requiring hours or days for large molecular systems, which limits the speed of drug, chemical, and materials discovery.
Solution
QC Ware’s Promethium platform delivers highly accurate quantum chemistry results up to 10–100× faster than conventional DFT tools by leveraging GPU‑accelerated quantum algorithms. Users can obtain single‑point energy calculations for a 59‑atom system in seconds through an intuitive drag‑and‑drop GUI or programmatically via an API for custom workflows. The platform scales to previously intractable system sizes while maintaining the reliability of state‑of‑the‑art DFT methods, enabling rapid iteration in pharmaceutical, chemical, and materials research.
Target Audience
Primary customers are computational chemists, medicinal chemists, material scientists, and data scientists who require fast, high‑quality molecular modeling for drug discovery, materials design, or machine‑learning data generation.
Features
- GPU‑powered quantum chemistry engine that achieves 10–100× speedup over traditional DFT calculations
- High‑accuracy DFT results using the latest ab initio methods (e.g., B3LYP/def2‑tzvpp)
- Drag‑and‑drop graphical interface for quick setup of molecular simulations
- RESTful API for automated, custom workflow integration and batch processing
- Ability to handle large molecular systems that were previously beyond quantum‑chemical tractability
- Real‑time results delivery (e.g., 59‑atom system computed in 31 seconds)