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Quantum Brilliance

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ResearchCanberra, AustraliaEst. 2019
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Physical Qubits
Logical Qubits
2Q Fidelity
NV center diamond (room temp)
Qubit Tech
2019
Founded

About

Quantum Brilliance is an Australian-German company developing room-temperature diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) quantum accelerators that operate without cryogenic cooling. Based in Canberra and Stuttgart, it has raised a $20M Series A from Main Sequence, In-Q-Tel, and Intervalley, plus $13M from NRFC for a commercial Quantum Diamond Foundry in Melbourne, bringing total funding above $33M. Its roadmap targets 25-100 qubit systems by 2026-2027. In 2025, Quantum Brilliance deployed three QB-QDK2.0 units at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and launched Europe's first room-temperature quantum accelerator at Fraunhofer IAF in May 2025. The company also secured a Germany Cyberagency contract, working with ParityQC, as part of a EUR 35M portable quantum program to build a transportable quantum computer for defense applications by 2027.

Quantum Specifications

Qubit TechnologyNV center diamond (room temp)
Physical Qubits5
Quantum Focushardware
Physical Qubits5

Key People

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Andrew Horsley
Co-founder
MD
Marcus Doherty
Co-founder

Funding History

series-b$45M
May 2024
Total disclosed$45M
series b$45M
2024-05-15
Main SequenceInvestibleOnPrime Ventures

Backed By

Lakestar
Main Sequence Ventures
Investible
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Breakthrough Victoria
Australian Government Quantum Programs
Quantum Coast Capital
Type One Ventures

Research Partners

Rmit UniversityUniversity Of Western Australia

Frequently Asked Questions

Quantum Brilliance is an Australian-German company developing room-temperature diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) quantum accelerators that operate without cryogenic cooling. Based in Canberra and Stuttgart, it has raised a $20M Series A from Main Sequence, In-Q-Tel, and Intervalley, plus $13M from NRFC for a commercial Quantum Diamond Foundry in Melbourne, bringing total funding above $33M. Its roadmap targets 25-100 qubit systems by 2026-2027. In 2025, Quantum Brilliance deployed three QB-QDK2....
Quantum Brilliance is headquartered in Canberra, Australia.
Quantum Brilliance was founded in 2019.
Quantum Brilliance works with Nv center quantum technology.
Quantum Brilliance has 5 physical qubits.
Quantum Brilliance operates in the following sectors: quantum hardware.
Quantum Brilliance has raised $33M+ in total disclosed funding.