About
Spooky Manufacturing is a US photonic quantum computing project founded by Noah Wood, focused on bringing quantum computing into the hobbyist and hacker community. Its flagship effort is 8Q, an open-source 8-qubit KLM-type photonic quantum computer built from off-the-shelf components: a pulsed laser diode, polarization beam splitters, and photoresistor-based detectors. The project is widely cited as a proof-of-concept that photonic quantum computing is the modality most accessible to outside-of-industry experimentation. As of 2026, the 8Q project is dormant.
Quantum Specifications
| Quantum Focus | hardware |
Key People
NW
Noah Wood
Founder
Backed By
Lakestar
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Quantum Coast Capital
Type One Ventures
Trumpf Venture
Gic Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation
Hercules Capital
Inven Capital
Application Areas
HobbyistEducation
Frequently Asked Questions
Spooky Manufacturing is a US photonic quantum computing project founded by Noah Wood, focused on bringing quantum computing into the hobbyist and hacker community. Its flagship effort is 8Q, an open-source 8-qubit KLM-type photonic quantum computer built from off-the-shelf components: a pulsed laser diode, polarization beam splitters, and photoresistor-based detectors. The project is widely cited as a proof-of-concept that photonic quantum computing is the modality most accessible to outside-...
Spooky Manufacturing is headquartered in United States, United States.
Spooky Manufacturing was founded in 2018.
Spooky Manufacturing works with Photonic quantum technology.
Spooky Manufacturing operates in the following sectors: quantum hardware, photonic quantum computing, open source.