Quantum Brilliance, Andrew Horsley, Marcus Doherty, Mark Luo.
Global tech

Quantum Brilliance opens synthetic diamonds production plant in Melbourne with $31 million in Victoria and federal government support

- November 5, 2025 2 MIN READ

Government investments worth more than $31 million in Canberra quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance have led to the world’s first commercial quantum diamond foundry opening in Melbourne today to produce computer circuits using lab-grown gems. Quantum Brilliance, founded in 2019, using research undertaken at ANU, is the world’s leading developer of miniaturised quantum computing products,… Read more »

Quantum Computing

The quantum computing startup already making millions of light-powered chips

- March 12, 2025 3 MIN READ

American quantum computing startup PsiQuantum announced that it has cracked a significant puzzle on the road to making the technology useful: manufacturing quantum chips in useful quantities. PsiQuantum burst out of “stealth mode” in 2021 with a blockbuster funding announcement. It followed up with two more last year. The company uses so-called “photonic” quantum computing,… Read more »

Quantum Computing

Quantum Brilliance teams up with Pawsey Supercomputing for a cheaper hybrid quantum solution

- March 10, 2025 2 MIN READ

Quantum computing has reached another milestone with a breakthrough hybrid computing workflow developed by Quantum Brilliance and Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre. The system integrates quantum processing with traditional high-performance computing (HPC), providing researchers and enterprises with a flexible and scalable way to explore real-world quantum applications. The milestone, led by Dr Pascal Elahi and Pawsey’s… Read more »

Quantum Brilliance, Andrew Horsley, Marcus Doherty, Mark Luo.
Funding

Synthetic diamond creator Quantum Brilliance shines on with $23 million from National Reconstruction Fund & Breakthrough Victoria

- December 10, 2024 2 MIN READ

The federal government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has made its second investment, taking a $13 million equity stake in Canberra startup Quantum Brilliance. It follows $40 million for a mining tech manufacturer  announced last month. The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (NRFC) funding is for QB to build Australia’s first quantum diamond foundry for its… Read more »

Quantum Brilliance, Andrew Horsley, Marcus Doherty, Mark Luo.
Quantum Computing

Germany backs Australian startup Quantum Brilliance to build a mobile quantum computer

- September 30, 2024 2 MIN READ

The German government has faith in Australia’s quantum sector to build the world’s first mobile mobile quantum computer, with the nation’s cybersecurity agency, Cyberagentur, awarding a record $58 million (€35 million) contract to Canberra startup Quantum Brilliance and two others. Quantum Brilliance (QB), founded in 2019, is the world’s leading developer of room-temperature miniaturised quantum… Read more »

Mark Mattingley-Scott
Other tech

A former IBM exec now at the cutting edge of computing at Quantum Brilliance shares his insights on the future of the sector

- December 21, 2021 4 MIN READ

Mark Mattingley-Scott is a former 31-year IBM executive, who in September this year joined the Canberra-based quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance. Germany-based Mattingley-Scott is general manager, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) for Quantum Brilliance, which plans to miniaturise quantum computers for desktop and mobile applications. It’s been a massive year for the quantum tech sector,… Read more »