ORCA Computing
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ORCA Computing is a University of Oxford spinout founded in 2019 developing photonic quantum computers using single photons and time-bin encoding. The company's technology operates at room temperature without complex cryogenic cooling.
In October 2024, ORCA launched the PT-2 system featuring Sparrow Quantum's photon chip technology, achieving 4,000x performance increase over PT-1 with 90 effective qubits. The PT-2 enables quantum-enhanced generative AI capabilities.
2025 Developments: Selected for UK National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) Testbed Programme. Continued expansion of cloud-accessible quantum computing services. Partnerships with defense, aerospace, and enterprise customers for optimization and machine learning applications. Focus on building toward fault-tolerant photonic quantum computing with PT-3 roadmap targeting 2026.
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Qubit Technology
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Richard Murray (Co-founder, CEO), Josh Nunn (Co-founder, CTO)
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ORCA Computing Appoints Chairman to Drive Quantum Scale-Up
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UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre Receives First Photonic Quantum System from ORCA Computing
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Vodafone & ORCA Computing Trial Quantum Computing for Faster Network Optimisation
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ParTec AG and ORCA Computing Partner to Deliver Quantum-Accelerated AI Factories for Enterprise Applications
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Toyota Tsusho Partners With ORCA Computing To Deliver Quantum And Generative AI Innovations Across Japan And Asia Pacific
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UK Startup ORCA Computing Leads Quantum Computing Innovation Charge
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ORCA Computing Spearheads Quantum Networking R&D Consortium with Toshiba, Bay Photonics, and London Universities
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ORCA Computing to Supply Montana State University with Quantum Photonics Systems, Boosting Quantum Capabilities
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ORCA Computing and NVIDIA Unveil Hybrid Quantum/Classical Algorithm, Impacting Computational Science
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ORCA Computing Acquires GXC’s Photonics Division, Boosting Quantum Computing Capabilities
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