Hear from Richard Murray, Co-Founder and CEO at ORCA Computing, on the IOP Accelerator:
“ORCA Computing is a photonic quantum computing company which was incorporated in late 2019, and has now grown to over 60 people with offices in London, USA and Canada.
We began our journey in the IOP Accelerator, as we grew from one to five employees. As such a new company, you have so much on your plate. While office space is the last thing on your mind, it is one of the most important things to get right. It is within this space that your first employees meet and get to know each other, the first ideas are hatched and the first contacts with investors are made.
Being in central, presentable space (with good coffee) is critical. We owe much of what we have now to our time back then, as well as multiple fond memories.”
Current and former residents
Our current and former residents work in a variety of sectors across industry, and have included:
AEGIQ
AEGIQ is a spin-out company building on over two decades of quantum photonics research at the University of Sheffield. Its proprietary iSPS technology offers a deterministic source of indistinguishable single photons which enables new capabilities across quantum secure communications, photonic quantum computing and imaging.
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Applied Quantum Computing
Applied Quantum Computing has been formed to assist companies to take advantage of the potential offered by quantum computing. They offer consulting and technical advisory services to organisations looking to learn about and apply quantum computing approaches to business problems. They concentrate on the use of quantum optimisation techniques to help provide better solutions, with a particular focus on the finance and healthcare sectors.
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Lumi Space
Lumi Space is building the world's first global, commercial satellite laser ranging (SLR) service. Their ultra-high-precision space situational awareness (SSA) products enhance space domain awareness, satellite characterisation, orbit determination and prediction, and attitude monitoring.
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Quantum Base Alpha
Quantum Base Alpha is a start-up that is conducting research and development on using quantum inspired algorithms to solve critical issues facing humanity. Their first project is tackling aircraft carbon emissions at London Gatwick Airport by optimising existing flight path algorithms using Quantum inspired techniques.
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Quantum Exponential
Quantum Exponential is assembling a portfolio of potential investments in leading Quantum technology companies around the world, and has a team of experts with unparalleled market knowledge and access so as to establish, maintain and keep developing a global lead in Quantum portfolio management.
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Quentangle
Quentangle is a cutting-edge start-up specialising in quantum security and quantum software. The team consists of computer scientists, physicists and software engineers with more than 25 years of collective experience in quantum computing and quantum communication/cryptography. Their aim is to accelerate commercial adoption of quantum technologies through the use of advanced modelling/analysis software and solutions.
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Former IOP Accelerator companies
ORCA Computing
ORCA Computing is a UK company developing a completely new approach towards quantum computing. Its quantum memory allows storage and synchronisation of single and entangled photons, enabling the prospects for future high-performance, highly connected and scalable quantum computing.
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Aquark Technologies
Aquark Technologies is a cutting-edge start-up in quantum technologies that promises to radically enhance our ability to sense, measure and compute through a break-through, low-cost, low-power module of ultra-cold atoms based on a unique method for cooling and trapping atoms without the need of a magnetic field.
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Cerca Magnetics
Cerca are a start-up company who design, build and supply medical imaging equipment. They use quantum technology and state-of-the-art field control to image human brain function. Cerca were launched in late 2020, are backed by the University of Nottingham and Magnetic Shields Limited and employ six staff in the UK.
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