Q-CTRL is an Error Correction & Control company founded in 2017 and based in Sydney, Australia. It has raised $194M in total funding, most recently a Series B-2 in 2024.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2024 | Series B-2 | $59M | — | GP Bullhound, Lockheed Martin Ventures |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Series B | $88M | — | GP Bullhound |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Series B | $25M | — | Airbus Ventures |
| Sep 1, 2019 | Series A | $22M | — | Square Peg Capital |

Q-CTRL publishes research on suppressing noise in open quantum system simulations using advanced circuit design and error suppression.

Lockheed Martin partners with Q-CTRL and AOSense on quantum navigation sensors to complement GPS for defense applications.
Automated error suppression software for quantum algorithm execution, compatible with IBM Quantum, Quantinuum, IQM, and other hardware platforms. Uses AI-driven control optimization to suppress gate errors in real time without requiring users to have quantum control expertise, improving algorithm success probability by up to 1,000x versus unoptimized execution. Free for end users and integrated with major cloud quantum platforms. Used by enterprise partners including RIKEN (IBM Quantum System Two integration, November 2025) and U.S. Air Force.
Professional quantum hardware control toolkit for quantum device engineers and hardware developers. Provides automated pulse design, calibration, and stabilization for superconducting, trapped-ion, and neutral-atom qubits. Replaces manual tuning with intelligent autonomy to minimize decoherence and gate errors at the hardware level. Adopted by national quantum labs and hardware startups to accelerate qubit characterization and processor performance optimization during R&D and manufacturing scale-up.
Interactive quantum education platform for building practical quantum computing skills, used by thousands of learners globally. Provides structured, visual, simulation-backed courses on quantum mechanics, quantum algorithms, and quantum hardware for professionals transitioning into the quantum industry. Winner of the 2025 EdTech Breakthrough Workforce Development Solution of the Year Award. Used by universities and corporate quantum training programs to build quantum-ready teams.
2 patents on file, but none with both an extractable figure and an abstract on Google Patents yet.