Microsoft Quantum
Microsoft Quantum (MSFT) is a publicly traded Cloud Platforms company founded in 2005 and based in Redmond, United States.
Microsoft Quantum is a quantum computing unit of Microsoft, headquartered in Redmond, United States, with the parent company founded in 2005. It develops the Majorana 1 quantum processor, built on topological qubits and announced in 2025, and offers Azure Quantum, a cloud service providing access to quantum hardware and simulators from multiple providers through a single Azure workspace, with the Q# language and resource estimation tools. Azure Quantum Elements combines generative AI, high-performance computing, and quantum chemistry tools for materials and molecular discovery in pharmaceutical, chemical, and materials research. As a division of the publicly listed Microsoft (ticker MSFT), it does not hold separate venture funding; its quantum work is supported within the parent company's operations.
Microsoft Quantum pursues hardware-level error protection through its Majorana 1 processor, which uses topological qubits and targets fault-tolerant machines with fewer physical components. Its Azure Quantum service gives developers and researchers access to hardware and simulators from multiple providers through one cloud workspace, lowering the cost of experimenting across quantum backends. Azure Quantum Elements applies AI and quantum-ready simulation to materials and molecular discovery for pharmaceutical and chemical research teams. Together these offerings connect quantum hardware research with a cloud platform used by classical computing customers.
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Headquarters
Redmond
United StatesFounded
2005
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Public
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