Many Worlds https://news.manyworlds.vc/ Quantum computing for investors in public and private markets: news, company profiles, plain explainers and a market-cap-weighted index of listed quantum stocks. en Rigetti's $20 million 2026 outlook hinges on one customer acceptancehttps://news.manyworlds.vc/news/rigetti-q3-2026-results/https://news.manyworlds.vc/news/rigetti-q3-2026-results/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewsThird-quarter revenue was $1.4 million after about $9.5 million in the first half. The U.S. Commerce Department now holds about 2.3% of the shares. IonQ: the trapped-ion quantum company that bought its own chip foundryhttps://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/ionq/https://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/ionq/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany profileIonQ sells trapped-ion quantum computers. It expects 2026 revenue of $505 million to $515 million, against $130.0 million in 2025. PsiQuantum: the photonic company going straight for a million-qubit machinehttps://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/psiquantum/https://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/psiquantum/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany profilePrivate photonic quantum computer maker PsiQuantum was valued at $7 billion in its September 2025 Series E. Australia pledged A$940 million in April 2024. Quantinuum: the trapped-ion quantum computer maker Honeywell helped buildhttps://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/quantinuum/https://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/quantinuum/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany profileQuantinuum listed on Nasdaq in June 2026. It had $30.9 million of revenue in 2025, 60% of it from one customer, and $1.94 billion in cash on September 30. Rigetti Computing: the superconducting chip maker with its own factoryhttps://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/rigetti/https://news.manyworlds.vc/companies/rigetti/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompany profileRigetti had $7.1 million of revenue in 2025, 90.2% of it from governments. Its 2026 outlook of about $20 million rests on one customer accepting a system. What is a qubit?https://news.manyworlds.vc/learn/qubit/https://news.manyworlds.vc/learn/qubit/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerA qubit is the basic unit of a quantum computer. It holds a blend of 0 and 1 while it computes and gives a plain 0 or 1 when it is read. What is superposition?https://news.manyworlds.vc/learn/superposition/https://news.manyworlds.vc/learn/superposition/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerSuperposition is a qubit holding a weighted blend of 0 and 1 until it is read. Interference between the parts of the blend is what computes.