CEO/Co-Founder
ZuriQ
ZuriQ is developing a quantum computing architecture based on trapped-ion qubits arranged in a native two-dimensional structure using Penning micro-traps. This design enables rapid qubit scaling, full reconfigurability, and parallel gate operations while maintaining high fidelity, with chips fabricated using established industry processes in partnership with Infineon. The company has demonstrated a working 3×3 array of nine individually controlled ions, the largest two-dimensional array of its kind to date.
- Quantum Computing
- Hardware
Updated 7 days ago
Funding
Raised to date
$29.7MRaised 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.
across 2 rounds
+3$25.5M · Seed
Announced Jul 2026
Disclosed cumulative: $29.7M
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Problem
Current quantum computing systems face limitations in scalability, connectivity, and fidelity, hindering their ability to solve complex problems in fields like pharmaceuticals, chemistry, and logistics. Existing trapped-ion architectures, first proposed over two decades ago, hold ions in essentially one-dimensional chains stitched together into larger grids using complex junction structures, which limits the number of qubits that can be supported and constrains reconfiguration.
Solution
ZuriQ is developing a quantum computer architecture based on trapped-ion qubits arranged in a native two-dimensional structure. By changing how ions are trapped, the company uses Penning micro-traps that employ a static magnetic field in place of the rapidly oscillating fields used by legacy architectures, allowing ions to move freely in any direction without the junctions that constrain reconfiguration. This design enables rapid qubit scaling, full reconfigurability, and parallel gate operations while maintaining high fidelity. The architecture is designed to be compatible with industrial silicon chip fabrication processes, with chips already produced in collaboration with manufacturing partner Infineon, potentially reducing manufacturing costs and increasing production volume. ZuriQ has proven the architecture with a working demonstrator comprising a 3×3 array of nine individually controlled ions, the largest two-dimensional array of its kind demonstrated to date.
Target Audience
Primary target audience includes researchers and organizations in pharmaceuticals, chemistry, and logistics seeking advanced quantum computing solutions to address complex computational problems, as well as the broader quantum computing industry looking for scalable hardware architectures.
Features
- Native two-dimensional trapped-ion architecture using Penning micro-traps with static magnetic fields, replacing the oscillating fields of conventional designs
- Ions can move freely in three dimensions, enabling flexible connectivity without junction structures
- Rapid qubit scaling: qubit count grows with chip area rather than linearly, potentially supporting thousands of qubits on a standard chip
- Full qubit reconfigurability and parallel gate operations
- Chips fabricated with established industry processes in partnership with Infineon, demonstrating a direct path to industrial silicon chip development
- Working demonstrator with a 3×3 array of nine individually controlled ions, the largest two-dimensional array of its kind demonstrated to date