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June 8, 2021

Pasqal raises €25m to build 1000-qubit quantum processor

The French startup says a commercially useful, 1000-qubit machine is deliverable by 2023.


Maija Palmer

3 min read

Pasqal's quantum processor is around the size of a kiosk.

French company Pasqal is promising to have a 1,000-qubit quantum processor ready by 2023, a feat that would allow it to perform the kinds of complex calculations that would overwhelm any conventional supercomputer.

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Image of a Pasqal quantum processor
Pasqal's quantum processor is around the size of a kiosk.
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Pasqal Founders
Pasqal's founders: Christophe Jurczak, Thierry Lahaye, Georges-Olivier Reymond and Antoine Browaeys
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Chart showing amount of money invested in European quantum computing companies
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