PARIS, Nov. 4, 2021 Pasqal, developers of neutral atom-based quantum technology, today announced it was named Startup of the Year by LUsine Nouvelle, a leading French business news site covering economic and industrial news across industries. LUsine Nouvelles awards programs honor innovations, individuals and projects that aim to solve societys biggest challenges.
Founded in 2019 as a spin-off from Institut dOptique, Pasqal was the first startup dedicated to quantum computing in France. The company is on an accelerated growth track and expects to grow from 40 employees to 100 by the end of 2022. Pasqal raised a 25 M Series A funding round in June 2021, one of the largest series A rounds in Europe for a deep tech startup. This award comes on the heels of a momentous year for Pasqal. In 2021, the company grew its employee base by 300%, adding 30 new team members from eight different regions.
This award recognizes Pasqals tremendous contributions to the quantum ecosystem. Pasqals initiatives are aligned with the French quantum national plan and the France 2030 investment plan which identified deep tech and quantum computing as critical industries for Frances success. Pasqal aims to solve real-word challenges through quantum technology and believes it will deliver a 1000-qubit quantum processor to the market in 2023, faster than the quantum development roadmaps of the tech giants in the field. Capable of operating at room temperature, Pasqals full-stack, software-agnostic quantum processing units have the potential to address complex problems in medicine, finance and sustainability more efficiently than classical computers. Pasqals open-source library, Pulser enablesthecontrolof neutralatoms-basedprocessors at the level of laser pulses.
Pasqal is already exploring specific use cases across industries. The company is working with a leading French utility company, EDF, to optimize charging schedules for electric vehicles to combat climate change. Pasqal is also working with Crdit Agricole CIB and Multiverse Computing to design and implement new approaches running on classical and quantum computers to outperform state-of-the-art algorithms for capital markets and risk management. In addition, the company is working with Qubit Pharmaceuticals to accelerate drug discovery through quantum technology. Pasqal hopes these initial use cases will open the door to additional applications in carbon capture, energy and sustainability.
With the companys recent funding, Pasqal plans to continue innovating and developing new solutions. By the end of 2022, Pasqal plans to provide cloud access to its quantum computing services and hopes to deliver a full quantum computing device operating on the cloud by 2023.
Georges-Olivier Reymond, CEO and founder of Pasqal, accepted the award at LUsine Nouvelles Foundations of the Industry event today in Paris. The event was attended by more than 150 industry leaders and decision-makers, uniting various industry sectors in France and Europe.
Were honored to be named Startup of the Year among the many French technology startups aiming to solve the worlds biggest challenges, said Reymond. Were proud to be part of Frances hub for technology innovation, supported by the French government, and we look forward to putting our quantum technology to real-world use throughout the region.
To learn more about Pasqal and its award-winning solutions, please visit: http://www.pasqal.io.
About Pasqal
Pasqalis building quantum processors out of neutral atoms atoms possessing an equal number of electrons and protons through the use of optical tweezers using laser light, enabling the engineering of full-stack processors with high connectivity and scalability.
The company is dedicated to delivering a 1000-qubit quantum processor by 2023 to help customers achieve quantum advantage in the fields of quantum simulation and optimization across several vertical sectors, including finance, energy and supercomputing.
For more information, please contact the company:contact@pasqal.io
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