QuiX
QuiX Quantum builds room-temperature photonic quantum computers and the Alquor silicon-nitride quantum photonic processor, serving European research institutes, government/sovereign buyers, and emerging data-center customers via hardware sales, chip licensing, and the Bia cloud service.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersEnschede, Netherlands
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What QuiX does
QuiX Quantum B.V. is a fabless, Netherlands-headquartered photonic quantum computing hardware company founded in January 2019 and operating across offices in Enschede and Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Ulm and Stuttgart (Germany). It designs and builds quantum processors and full-stack quantum computers on a proprietary CMOS-compatible silicon nitride (Si3N4) integrated photonics platform, with the 20-mode Alquor Quantum Photonic Processor as its core asset. The portfolio comprises the Alquor processor chip, a Special Purpose Photonic Quantum Computer (Boson Sampler) for near-term optimization and simulation workloads, a Universal Quantum Computer built for measurement-based universal quantum computing at room temperature, the Bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service (QaaS) for cloud access, and standardized control components — the Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU) and Photonic Assembly Control Unit (PACU) — that scale the platform for data-center and HPC deployment. Technology differentiators include on-chip photon sources with 90% purity and indistinguishability, sub-3 dB chip loss, sub-2 ms phase-shifter update cycles, and approximately 150 ns FFCU latency, validated by the 2023 SPIE Prism Award and a European-first below-threshold photon-distillation demonstration conducted with NASA's Quantum AI Lab in April 2026.
Revenue is generated through four streams: one-time hardware sales and multi-year bespoke contracts (anchored by the €14M German Aerospace Center contract for 8- and 64-qubit universal photonic quantum computers), processor chip licensing and OEM supply to photonic quantum research institutes in the UK, France, Germany, and Hungary, recurring/usage-based access via the Bia QaaS cloud platform (integrated with QMware's basiq SDK), and custom R&D and integration services tied to sovereign/defense programs. The company is privately held and venture-backed by Invest-NL, the EIC Fund, PhotonVentures, FORWARD.one, Oost NL, and PhotonDelta, with cumulative disclosed funding of approximately €37.5 million across a 2022 seed, a 2024 EIC Accelerator blended award, and a July 2025 €15M Series A. Customers to date are concentrated among European research institutes and government/sovereign buyers; QuiX's stated go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeted at security, pharma, manufacturing/logistics, finance, and AI workloads in data-center environments.
QuiX firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- QuiX
- Legal name
- QuiX Quantum B.V.
- Website
- https://quixquantum.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- QuiX Quantum builds room-temperature photonic quantum computers and the Alquor silicon-nitride quantum photonic processor, serving European research institutes, government/sovereign buyers, and emerging data-center customers via hardware sales, chip licensing, and the Bia cloud service.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
QuiX industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Photonic Quantum Computing Hardware
- akta.pro primary industry
- Photonic (Optical) QPU Systems (HDAGAAAD)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Quantum Cloud Infrastructure & QPU Hosting (HDAGAIAA), Quantum-Classical Resource Scheduling & Load Balancing (HDAGANAB), Domain-Specific Hybrid Application Platforms (Optimization/Finance/Chemistry/Logistics) (HDAGANAJ)
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Where QuiX is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Enschede
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
QuiX business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Hardware sales (photonic quantum computers and processors): One-time sale / contract revenue from delivery of photonic quantum computers, photonic processors, and integrated photonic quantum computing systems to research institutes, governments and end customers. Headline contract: €14M sale of 8- and 64-qubit universal photonic quantum computers to the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Earlier 8- and 64-qubit photonic QC deliveries to DLR in 2022.
- Bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service (QaaS): Recurring/usage-based revenue from the Bia cloud platform offering access to the Alquor photonic quantum processor, combined with classical compute, for quantum and hybrid computing workloads via cloud APIs.
- Custom development and integration contracts: Multi-year bespoke R&D and integration contracts (e.g., the four-year joint DLR Quantum Computing Initiative project) covering co-development, integration of sources, detectors, and feedforward, and tailored delivery for sovereign/defense customers.
- Processor licensing and OEM supply: Sale/licensing of the Alquor Quantum Photonic Processor chip to leading photonic quantum research institutes across the UK, France, Germany, and Hungary, providing plug-and-play, reconfigurable quantum photonic hardware.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Universal Quantum Computer — large custom contract |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service (QaaS) |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Alquor Quantum Photonic Processor (chip) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
QuiX product offering
Product offeringCore offering
QuiX Quantum designs and sells photonic quantum computing hardware built on CMOS-compatible silicon nitride integrated photonic chips. Its core products are the Alquor Quantum Photonic Processor chip, Universal Quantum Computers and Special Purpose Quantum Computers assembled around that chip, and the Bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service providing cloud access to the underlying hardware. All systems operate primarily at room temperature and are intended for deployment in data center and HPC environments.
Product overview
QuiX Quantum is a European full-stack, fabless photonic quantum computing hardware company built around a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its Alquor Quantum Photonic Processor. The Quantum Photonic Processor chip sits at the core, surrounded by three primary products: the Special Purpose Quantum Computer (for near-term optimization and simulation), the Universal Quantum Computer (measurement-based, universal quantum computing for broad algorithmic workloads), and the Bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service (Quantum-as-a-Service providing cloud access to the underlying hardware). System-level control components — the Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU) for real-time adaptive measurement-based control and the Photonic Assembly Control Unit (PACU) for rack-mounted scalable chip control — complete the stack. All components are integrated on CMOS-compatible silicon nitride chips and operate primarily at room temperature, designed for direct deployment inside data centers and HPC environments.
Differentiator
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Brands
- Alquor® Quantum Photonic Processor: QuiX Quantum's flagship room-temperature quantum photonic processor, used in the company's Bia cloud platform and other photonic quantum computing products.
- Bia™ Quantum Cloud Computing Service
Products and services
- Universal Quantum Computer QuiX's full-stack universal photonic quantum computer designed to run a broad set of quantum algorithms via measurement-based universal quantum computing. Modular, field-upgradeable, and optimized for data center and HPC deployment. The first system was contracted for delivery to the German Aerospace Center (DLR) under a €14M agreement.
- Special Purpose Photonic Quantum Computer Near-term photonic quantum computer combining quantum light sources, the QuiX Quantum Photonic Processor (Alquor), and single-photon detectors. Designed to address specific complex problems in optimization and simulation, and positioned as a platform to potentially demonstrate quantum advantage in the shortest term.
- Quantum Photonic Processor (Alquor) Record low-loss, multimode, reconfigurable interferometer chip that is the core of QuiX's quantum computers. Up to 20 optical channels, 2.9 dB loss, and >90% transformation fidelity. Built on CMOS-compatible silicon nitride, fully calibrated, temperature stable, and turnkey. Supplied to leading photonic quantum research institutes across the UK, France, Germany, and Hungary.
- Bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service QuiX Quantum's Quantum-as-a-Service (QaaS) cloud platform for quantum and hybrid computing. Combines classical compute infrastructure with photonic quantum hardware powered by the Alquor Quantum Photonic Processor operating at room temperature. Customers upload jobs as .json files; access is also available via QMware's basiq SDK.
- Feed-Forward Control Unit (FFCU) High-performance rack-mounted hardware component for QuiX's universal photonic quantum computing architecture. Combines FPGA-based digital processing with a custom analog front-end to convert single-photon detector signals into control actions on photonic integrated circuits. Current system has 32 inputs, 32 outputs and approximately 150 nanoseconds settled output latency.
- Photonic Assembly Control Unit (PACU) Rack-mountable (3U, 19-inch) control unit that standardizes and scales the control layer of QuiX's photonic quantum systems. Supports photonic chips with up to 1,000 low-speed and 32 high-speed phase shifters; updates all phase shifters in under 2 milliseconds. Features Ethernet/USB connectivity, air cooling, E2000 optical connectors, hot-swappable operation, and overheat protection.
Companies that use QuiX
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QuiX technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Core technology
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App detail
Integration1 record
AI capability1 record
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QuiX partnerships and signals
Strategic signalRecent moves8 records
Expansion highlights7 records
QuiX competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- PsiQuantum: PsiQuantum is building a fault-tolerant photonic quantum computer using silicon photonics. It is QuiX's most direct competitor in the photonic modality, targeting large-scale universal quantum computing via integrated photonics, with vastly larger capital ($1B+ raised) but a different photonic platform (silicon vs. silicon nitride).
- Xanadu Quantum Technologies: Xanadu builds photonic quantum hardware (Borealis) and offers cloud access to quantum processing via PennyLane. Direct competitor in photonic quantum computing, with a more software-leaning stack and a more mature cloud platform than QuiX's Bia.
- Quandela: French photonic quantum computing company building solid-state single-photon sources and a cloud-accessible photonic quantum processor (Ascella/Merlin). Closest European peer to QuiX in modality, customer base (research institutes, EU governments), and stage.
- ORCA Computing: UK-based photonic quantum computing company with a focus on near-term, partial qubit architectures and modular photonic systems. Targets enterprise/government customers and uses room-temperature photonic components — comparable modality and similar target customers as QuiX.
- planqc: planqc builds neutral-atom quantum computers out of Munich, sharing QuiX's European sovereign supplier positioning and overlapping with QuiX's CCO Robin Wittland's prior role. Adjacent modality but extremely comparable customer/procurement profile.
Emerging players
- Atom Computing: US neutral-atom quantum computing company; former CEO Rob Hays just joined QuiX's Supervisory Board. Different modality, but a comparable early-/mid-stage quantum hardware company pursuing universal quantum computing and government/defense customers.
- Lightmatter: Lightmatter builds silicon-photonics-based AI and computing accelerators (Envise, Passage) — adjacent in photonic integrated hardware and CMOS-compatible silicon photonics but focused on AI/datacenter inference rather than quantum computing. Relevant as a photonic-platform competitor for talent and foundry capacity.
- Pasqal: French neutral-atom quantum computing company competing with QuiX for European sovereign quantum contracts and HPC partnerships. Different modality, comparable stage, geography, and EU funding ecosystem.
Broad incumbents
- IBM Quantum: Dominant superconducting-qubit platform with the most mature quantum cloud (IBM Quantum Platform) and largest installed base. Competes broadly with QuiX for enterprise and government quantum procurement, though its cryogenic architecture is structurally different.
Others
- LioniX International: LioniX is a Dutch integrated photonics foundry and TriPleX (Si3N4) platform provider — closely tied to QuiX's silicon nitride supply chain and to the broader PhotonDelta ecosystem. Functions as both a potential foundry partner and an adjacent photonic-infrastructure peer.
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Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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QuiX leadership team
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Profiles8 records
QuiX funding detail
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Funding rounds6 records
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Frequently asked questions about QuiX
What does QuiX do?
QuiX Quantum designs and sells photonic quantum computing hardware built on CMOS-compatible silicon nitride integrated photonic chips. Its core products are the Alquor Quantum Photonic Processor chip, Universal Quantum Computers and Special Purpose Quantum Computers assembled around that chip, and the Bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service providing cloud access to the underlying hardware. All systems operate primarily at room temperature and are intended for deployment in data center and HPC environments.
Is QuiX a public or private company?
QuiX is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was QuiX founded?
QuiX was founded in 2019. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is QuiX based?
QuiX is headquartered in Enschede, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does QuiX make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Hardware sales (photonic quantum computers and processors) is the primary driver. The others are bia Quantum Cloud Computing Service (QaaS), custom development and integration contracts and processor licensing and OEM supply.
Who are QuiX's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are PsiQuantum, Xanadu Quantum Technologies, Quandela, ORCA Computing and planqc. Emerging players are Atom Computing, Lightmatter and Pasqal. IBM Quantum is listed as a broad incumbent. LioniX International is listed as an others.
Does QuiX have an API?
No public API is recorded for QuiX.
What industry is QuiX in?
QuiX's product category is Photonic Quantum Computing Hardware. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAGAAAD, Photonic (Optical) QPU Systems, with a secondary code of HDAGAIAA, Quantum Cloud Infrastructure & QPU Hosting.