ATOM COMPUTING INC.
Scalable neutral atom quantum computing platform with parallel high-fidelity gates and cloud access
- Sector
- Quantum
- Headquarters
- OAKLAND, CA
- Founded
- 2018
- Latest Form D
- $58.8M, Jan 2022
- Total capital
- $75.8M
- Federal grants
- $975K
- 2 awards · 2019–2020
- Rank in peer group#4 of 14
- Private capital raised
- $74.8M
- 2 Form D · last Jan 2022
- 57 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 9
- 31 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#2 of 14
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$58.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$16M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Spatially Modulated Light For Trapping And Addressing Of Alkaline-Earth Neutral Atom Qubits$750K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Spatially Modulated Light For Trapping And Addressing Of Alkaline-Earth Neutral Atom Qubits$225K
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Federal first
30months
from ATOM COMPUTING INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Feb 2019
- NSF · $225K
- First Form D · Jul 2021
- $16M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
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Standing among 14 peers
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- Federal grants#4 · top 29%
- Granted patents#2 · top 14%
- Linked publications#1 · top 7%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Benjamin BloomExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Curtis McKeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dror BermanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ethan BatraskiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert HaysExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William JeffreyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 9 granted of 40- PendingMethods and Systems for Addressing Qubits in an Array for Quantum ComputationUSPTOApplication 19288689
- PendingMethods And Systems For Highly Parallelized Entanglement Over A Large Atom ArrayUSPTOApplication 19380803
- PendingMethods And Systems For Constrained Optimization Using Subspace Correction CodesUSPTOApplication 18750946
Show all 40 patent records
- Methods and Systems for Addressing Qubits in an Array for Quantum ComputationAug 13, 2026 · Application 19288689Pending
- Methods And Systems For Highly Parallelized Entanglement Over A Large Atom ArrayAug 6, 2026 · Application 19380803Pending
- Methods And Systems For Constrained Optimization Using Subspace Correction CodesJun 4, 2026 · Application 18750946Pending
- Methods And Systems For Integrated Vacuum CellsApr 30, 2026 · Application 19005261Pending
- Methods And Systems For Error Correction In Neutral Atom Quantum ComputersMar 19, 2026 · Application 19093045Pending
- Methods And Systems For Doppler-free Single-photon Excitation Of Atoms Via Moving PotentialsMar 5, 2026 · Application 19195373Pending
- Methods and Systems for Quantum State Detection via Translation of State-Selective Trapping PotentialsFeb 26, 2026 · Application 19193770Pending
- Methods And Systems For Transport Of Cold AtomsDec 11, 2025 · Application 19005276Pending
- Methods And Systems For Suppression Of Incoherent ScatteringDec 11, 2025 · Application 19005293Pending
- Methods And Systems For Collimated Hollow-core Beam GenerationDec 11, 2025 · Application 18978501Pending
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingNov 4, 2025 · US 12,462,174Granted
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingOct 23, 2025 · Application 18825794Pending
- Methods And Systems For Generating High-contrast ArraysMar 20, 2025 · Application 18948178Pending
- Devices And Methods For Cavity-based ComputingJan 2, 2025 · Application 18521970Pending
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingOct 24, 2024 · Application 18517515Pending
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingOct 8, 2024 · US 12,112,238Granted
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingOct 1, 2024 · US 12,106,183Granted
- Methods And Devices For Continuous Operation Of A Cold-atom Device Using A Separate Reservoir ArrayJul 25, 2024 · Application 18415394Pending
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingJun 13, 2024 · Application 18508585Pending
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingMay 28, 2024 · US 11,995,512Granted
- Devices And Methods For Forming Optical Traps For Scalable Trapped Atom ComputingJan 16, 2024 · US 11,875,227Granted
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingOct 24, 2023 · US 11,797,873Granted
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingFeb 21, 2023 · US 11,586,968Granted
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,580,435Granted
- Scalable Neutral Atom Based Quantum ComputingDec 10, 2019 · US 10,504,033Granted
- Methods And Devices For Measurement Based Quantum Computing With Atoms And CavitiesApplication 63752567Pending
- Methods And Devices For Microcavity Interconnected ArchitecturesApplication 63752497Pending
- Systems And Methods For Networked Qubit ArchitecturesApplication PCTUS2026013363Pending
- Methods And Systems For Positioning An Optical BeamApplication 63694108Pending
- Methods and Systems for Highly Parallelized Entanglement Over a Large Atom ArrayApplication 63717226Pending
- Systems And Methods For Four-photon Single-qubit Gates For Metastable QubitsApplication PCTUS2025030468Pending
- Methods And Systems For A Time-domain Impedance TransformerApplication PCTUS2025054204Pending
- Methods And Systems For Virtually Imaged Phased Array Control For Non-classical ComputingApplication 63698499Pending
- Methods And Systems For Multi-transducer Aods For Independent Generation Of Optical Beams In Two DimensionsApplication 63717239Pending
- Systems And Methods Doppler-free Single-photon Excitation Of AtomsApplication PCTUS2025010328Pending
- Methods And Systems For Combining Many Tweezers By Wavelength MultiplexingApplication 63717210Pending
- Methods And Systems For Doppler-free Single-photon Excitation Of AtomsApplication 63617711Pending
- Methods And Devices For Multiplexed Spot ProjectionApplication 63717117Pending
- Systems And Methods For Iterative Assembly Of Atom ArraysApplication PCTUS2025012599Pending
- Methods And Systems For Positioning An Optical BeamApplication PCTUS2025045805Pending
Recent research by its founders
- High-Fidelity Universal Gates in the <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:msup><mml:mi/><mml:mn>171</mml:mn></mml:msup></mml:math><mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>Yb</mml:mi></mml:math> Ground-State Nuclear-Spin Qubit202532 cites
- Repeated Ancilla Reuse for Logical Computation on a Neutral Atom Quantum Computer20259 cites
- Assessing postfire debris flows across the western United States and beyond20250 cites
Related companies, and why
- D-Wave Quantum Inc.Similar federal contract value in Quantum · null in contracts
- Quantum WhisperSimilar federal contract value in Quantum · null in contracts
- InfleqtionSimilar federal contract value in Quantum · null in contracts
- Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc.Similar federal contract value in Quantum · null in contracts
- Zapata Quantum, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Quantum · null in contracts
- Classiq TechnologiesSimilar federal contract value in Quantum · null in contracts
Regulatory activity · Quantum
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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