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QuEra Computing

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Harvard / MIT spinoff offering 256-qubit neutral-atom machines on AWS, Microsoft Azure. Aquila is publicly accessible.

Location
Boston, United States
Raised
$67M+
Stage
Series A
Founded
2018
Category
Other
Funding
VC-backed
Team
51-200

Funding figures as of Jul 2025 · not independently verified

Founders of QuEra Computing

  • Mikhail Lukin
  • Vladan Vuletić
  • Markus Greiner

Investors backing QuEra Computing

  • SoftBank
  • QuantumScape

Frequently asked questions

What does QuEra Computing do?

Harvard / MIT spinoff offering 256-qubit neutral-atom machines on AWS, Microsoft Azure. Aquila is publicly accessible.

Where is QuEra Computing based?

QuEra Computing is based in Boston, United States.

When was QuEra Computing founded?

QuEra Computing was founded in 2018.

How much has QuEra Computing raised?

QuEra Computing has raised $67M+ in their Series A round as of Jul 2025.

Who founded QuEra Computing?

QuEra Computing was founded by Mikhail Lukin, Vladan Vuletić, Markus Greiner.

Who has invested in QuEra Computing?

QuEra Computing is backed by SoftBank, QuantumScape.

How QuEra Computing would pitch themselves

● Editorial
01Target customer

Academic researchers, enterprise R&D teams, and quantum-curious developers running short proof-of-concept workloads on cloud quantum.

02Problem they solve

Quantum machines are still impractical for production use, but R&D teams need hands-on access to iterate on algorithms now — before the technology matures.

03Key differentiator

Only commercially accessible neutral-atom machine. Public availability via AWS Braket means the lowest barrier to entry of any quantum platform.

04Go-to-market strategy

Per-shot pricing on AWS Braket and Microsoft Azure — built-in distribution. Free tier for academia builds developer community + future enterprise pipeline.

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