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Q-CTRL

Other B2B Software · Sydney, Australia · Founded 2017

Q-CTRL is a global pioneer with unmatched commercial traction in the emerging quantum technology industry - a sector poised to transform everything from finance and pharma through to logistics and defense. Q-CTRL is a category defining business leading the development of quantum infrastructure software, delivering globally unique technology to accelerate the pathway to the world's first useful quantum computers. This same foundational technology also underpins Q-CTRL’s development of novel “software-defined” quantum sensors for defense and intelligence. Q-CTRL has assembled the world’s foremost team of expert quantum-control engineers, providing solutions to global quantum technology leaders including Universities, National Labs, and quantum technology industry partners. In May 2023, IBM Quantum announced that Q-CTRL's quantum infrastructure software would be natively embedded in its quantum computing fleet, and the team recently announced a partnership with Transport for NSW - delivering its enterprise infrastructure software to transport data scientists exploring quantum computing. In parallel, in July 2023 the Australian Department of Defence announced Q-CTRL's leading role delivering quantum-assured navigation to AUKUS allies. Q-CTRL is a World Economic Forum Global Innovator, and is a member of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, and a co-chair of the Australian Quantum Alliance within the Tech Council of Australia. Q-CTRL was selected as a Gartner Cool Vendor for 2023, one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Tech Companies by the Financial Review, and has been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, Forbes, Wired, Gizmodo, and more. Keywords: quantum technology, software solutions, quantum computing, quantum sensing, hardware optimization, academic research, government agencies, commercial enterprises, software licensing, consulting services.

Valuation $100–500M
Revenue $50–100M
Headcount 100–500
Total funding $100–500M
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Investors

42 investors on Q-CTRL's cap table

Sourced from Dealroom's funding history. Investor profile links are shown where available.

Seed 6 investors entered at this stage
Series A 18 investors entered at this stage
In-Q-Tel
Airbus Ventures
Ridgeline Partners
HSG
SquarePeg
Morpheus Ventures
Salesforce Ventures
Alumni Ventures
Bill Lightfoot
ICM Partners
Mindrock Capital
John Eales
GP Bullhound
Alpha Edison
Allectus Capital
TIS
Lockheed Martin Ventures
NTT Finance
Series B+ 18 investors entered at this stage
ICM Partners
Bill Lightfoot
GP Bullhound
SquarePeg
Airbus Ventures
NTT Finance
University of Sydney
HSG
Alumni Ventures
Ridgeline Partners
Mindrock Capital
TIS
Salesforce Ventures
Morpheus Ventures
Alpha Edison
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Allectus Capital
John Eales

Global footprint

Where Q-CTRL has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
5 countries with
team presence
🇦🇺 Australia62.9%
🇺🇸 United States30.3%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom3.4%
🇩🇪 Germany2.3%
🇫🇷 France1.1%
5 countries shown
Web traffic by country
54K monthly visits
across markets
🇺🇸 United States29.8%
🇮🇳 India23.3%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom12.2%
🇦🇺 Australia10.9%
🇨🇦 Canada4.1%
Top 5 markets shown

Talent graph

The shape of Q-CTRL's talent

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10 standout operatorsDealroom-flagged across the org
2 AI specialistsincl. 2 core researchers
212 employees mappedperson by person
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Q-CTRL

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