Canberra quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance, has raised US$18 million (A$26m) as it looks to expand internationally. The raise was backed by Breakthrough Victoria, which chipped in $8 million, as well as CSIRO VC fund Main Sequence, Investible, Ultratech Capital, MA Financial, Jelix Ventures, Rampersand and CM Equity. The capital is to expand international operations, deliver… Read more »
Applications for a new $7 million Quantum Computing Commercialisation Fund launched by the NSW government are open for the next two weeks for applications. Grants of between $200,000 to $4 million are available for projects involving quantum computing hardware and/or software in NSW. The program is being run through the office of the NSW Chief… Read more »
The Australian National University’s ANU Quantum Numbers (AQN), the world’s most popular and powerful online random number generator, has struck a deal with Amazon to make AQN available on AWS Marketplace. AQN has been operating out of a lab at ANU for the past decade and has had more than two billion requests for random… Read more »
Quantum technology, which makes use of the surprising and often counterintuitive properties of the subatomic universe, is revolutionising the way information is gathered, stored, shared and analysed. The commercial and scientific potential of the quantum revolution is vast, but it is in national security that quantum technology is making the biggest waves. National governments are… Read more »
Australia is becoming the place to watch for venture capitalists looking for the next big thing in quantum technology. In the lingering shadow of the global financial crisis and dot-com crash, Vikram Sharma decided to establish Australia’s first quantum technology company. Born out of his research on quantum cybersecurity with the Quantum Optics Group at… Read more »
The NSW government has opened expressions of interest for founding tenants of the new Quantum Terminal at Sydney’s Tech Central startup and scale-up hub at Central Station. Jobs and investment minister Stuart Ayres said a residency in The Quantum Terminal was a chance for startups to help grow the innovation ecosystem. “The Quantum Terminal will… Read more »
The NSW Government has announced a new $26 million fund to support research organisations working to develop the first commercialised quantum computer.
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