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Quantum Machines

Quantum Machines builds control and orchestration systems for quantum computers, enabling real-time classical-quantum processing. Quantum Machines raised $83M in Series B and partners with Nvidia to integrate quantum processors with classical GPUs. The company's customers include IBM, Rigetti, and IQM.

The company's QOP hardware is used by over 280 labs and companies globally, making it the de facto standard for quantum control electronics.

quantum-machines.co Control Systems

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At a glance

Total raised

$257.5M

last round series c

Headcount

201-500

approximate · public range

Headquarters

Tel Aviv

Israel

Founded

2018

8 years active

Status

Private

Control Systems

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Date	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors
Feb 25, 2025	Series C	$170M	$700M	PSG Equity, Intel Capital
Jan 18, 2023	Series B	$20M	—

AI bull / bear

Bull case

Quantum Machines is the infrastructure layer the quantum industry converges on, not competes against. Its QOP hardware runs in over 280 labs, counting IBM, Rigetti, and IQM as customers — a breadth that makes it the de facto standard for quantum control electronics. The OPX1000 platform just proved it can deliver 99.5% two-qubit gate fidelity running Rigetti's Novera QPU, a vendor-neutral performance benchmark that erases any doubt about its technical edge. The Nvidia partnership locks in access to the classical GPU ecosystem, giving Quantum Machines a data-center-ready orchestration story that rivals can't replicate. With $83M in Series B funding, the company has the balance sheet to outspend smaller control-system competitors and out-integrate chipmakers who might try to build in-house. As quantum hardware moves from lab to rack, Quantum Machines owns the layer that makes it work.

Bear case

Quantum control hardware is a thin margin wedge that quantum chipmakers will eventually absorb. IBM and Rigetti are already Quantum Machines customers, but both are actively developing internal control stacks — IBM through its Qiskit ecosystem and Rigetti through its own quantum control systems. The moment one major player commoditizes control electronics, the 280-lab installed base becomes a declining asset, not a moat. The $83M Series B is substantial but modest against the capital intensity of the quantum supply chain; superconducting qubit roadmaps demand cryogenic control integration at 4K or below, which requires entirely new ASIC architectures that pure-play room-temperature electronics companies struggle to deliver. Meanwhile, competitors like Zurich Instruments and Q-CTRL are closing the gap on gate fidelity and closed-loop optimization. Quantum Machines may own the lab, but the data center is a different fight, and the incumbents it partners with today could become its most dangerous rivals tomorrow.

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Quantum Machines

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Founder backgrounds

Itamar Sivan

Yonatan Cohen

Nissim Ofek

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Quantum Machines Achieves 99.5% Two-Qubit Gate Fidelity Operating Rigetti’s Novera QPU

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Products

OPX1000

Quantum Orchestration Platform (QOP)

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