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Xanadu Quantum Technologies

Xanadu is a Canadian quantum computing company developing photonic quantum computers. Its approach uses squeezed light and programmable photonic chips to enable fault-tolerant and cloud-based quantum computing. It also offers PennyLane, a widely used software library for differentiable quantum programming.

AI-written profile · not yet reviewed · 30 August 2026

Headquarters
Toronto, Canada
Founded
2016
Status
Private
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Coverage

HPCwire

Xanadu Secures CAD $195M for Quantum Manufacturing Expansion

Xanadu Quantum Technologies announced plans to build an advanced photonics research, development, and manufacturing facility named Inception, backed by CAD $195 million in Canadian federal funding. The facility is part of a broader initiative called Project OPTIMISM. It is intended to support Xanadu's photonic quantum computing hardware development and production.

OutlookPlausible

The Inception facility could begin producing photonic quantum processors and components at a scale that enables Xanadu to iterate faster on larger, more complex optical circuits within the next two years.

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