D-Wave Systems Inc.
Quantum annealing computers for optimization and sampling problems
- Sector
- Quantum
- Headquarters
- BURNABY, A1
- Latest Form D
- $7.9M, Dec 2019
- Total capital
- $90.4M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $90.4M
- 9 Form D · last Dec 2019
- 83 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 29
- 11 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#3 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$7.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$20M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$2.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$28.4M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$3.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$22.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$3M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianQuantum · Device
- Granted patents#3 · top 18%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Alan M. BaratzExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Alexandre J. ZagoskiPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Alexandre M. ZagoskinPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Alexei A. AndreevDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Anik J. LanthierDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Colin J. WilliamsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 36 people
- Dan M. CohrsExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- DAVID P. PIRESExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Donald J. ListwinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Don M. ListwinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- ERIC M. LADIZINSKYExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Francois LachanceDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Geoff J. CatherwoodDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Geordie M. RoseExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- George M. RoseExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jennifer M. HoustonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeremy P. HiltonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- J. Haig Deb. FarrisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- J. Haig Deb J. FarrisDirector, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Philippe M. St-JeanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert H. EwaldExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert M. WiensPromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rolf J. DekleerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- ROSLYNN M. DREWITTExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Shelley M. BubbExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- STEVE T. JURVETSONDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steven M. CakebreadExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steven M. WestDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tanya M. RotheExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Vern M. BrownellExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Victoria P. BrydonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- V. Paul LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- V. Paul LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Warren M. WallExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William C. BlakeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- WILLIAM P. MACREADYExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 29 granted of 40- PendingThermally Isolating Cabling Assemblies, Systems Using Thermally Isolating Cabling Assemblies, And Methods Of Fabricating Thermally Isolating Cabling AssembliesUSPTOApplication 19556280
- PendingMethods For Fabricating Superconducting Integrated CircuitsUSPTOApplication 19653937
- PendingSystems And Methods For Coupling A Superconducting Transmission Line To An Array Of ResonatorsUSPTOApplication 18975016
Show all 40 patent records
- Thermally Isolating Cabling Assemblies, Systems Using Thermally Isolating Cabling Assemblies, And Methods Of Fabricating Thermally Isolating Cabling AssembliesSep 10, 2026 · Application 19556280Pending
- Methods For Fabricating Superconducting Integrated CircuitsSep 3, 2026 · Application 19653937Pending
- Systems And Methods For Coupling A Superconducting Transmission Line To An Array Of ResonatorsAug 13, 2026 · Application 18975016Pending
- Systems And Devices For Quantum Processor TopologyAug 11, 2026 · US 12,705,524Granted
- Systems And Methods For Improving Efficiency Of Calibration Of Quantum DevicesJul 23, 2026 · Application 19369571Pending
- Systems And Methods For Coupling Between QubitsJul 16, 2026 · Application 19427429Pending
- Systems And Methods For Performing Quantum Evolution In Quantum Computation BackJul 9, 2026 · Application 19425714Pending
- Sampling From A Set Spins With ClampingJun 9, 2026 · US 12,651,040Granted
- Systems And Methods For Tuning Capacitance Of QubitsMay 19, 2026 · US 12,632,760Granted
- Systems And Methods For Scalable Quantum ComputingMay 12, 2026 · US 12,626,176Granted
- Systems And Methods For Fabricating Superconducting Integrated CircuitsApr 7, 2026 · US 12,598,922Granted
- Thermally Isolating Cabling Assemblies, Systems Using Thermally Isolating Cabling Assemblies, And Methods Of Fabricating Thermally Isolating Cabling AssembliesMar 31, 2026 · US 12,591,029Granted
- Superconducting Tunable InductanceMar 12, 2026 · Application 19388144Pending
- Systems And Methods For Embedding Graphs Using Systolic AlgorithmsFeb 17, 2026 · US 12,555,022Granted
- Systems And Methods For Quantum-assisted Mixed Integer Problem SolvingJan 29, 2026 · Application 18634159Pending
- Systems And Methods For Coupling Between QubitsJan 27, 2026 · US 12,536,459Granted
- Systems And Methods For Performing Quantum Evolution In Quantum ComputationJan 20, 2026 · US 12,530,613Granted
- Systems And Methods For Qubit ControlJan 6, 2026 · US 12,519,471Granted
- Systems, Articles, And Methods For A Tunable CapacitorDec 16, 2025 · US 12,501,840Granted
- Systems And Methods For Increasing Energy-scale By Minimizing Qubit InductanceNov 18, 2025 · US 12,475,399Granted
- Input/output Systems And Methods For Superconducting DevicesNov 18, 2025 · US 12,475,400Granted
- Systems And Methods For Improving Efficiency Of Calibration Of Quantum DevicesNov 18, 2025 · US 12,475,394Granted
- Systems And Methods For On-chip Noise MeasurementsAug 19, 2025 · US 12,392,823Granted
- Systems And Methods For Duty Cycle Compensation Of A Digital To Analog Converter (dac)Aug 12, 2025 · US 12,388,452Granted
- Systems And Methods For Variable Bandwidth AnnealingJul 29, 2025 · US 12,373,167Granted
- Systems And Methods For Simulating A Quantum ProcessorJul 29, 2025 · US 12,373,719Granted
- Kinetic Inductance Devices, Methods For Fabricating Kinetic Inductance Devices, And Articles Employing The SameJul 29, 2025 · US 12,376,501Granted
- Systems And Methods For Fabricating Flux Trap Mitigating Superconducting Integrated CircuitsJul 22, 2025 · US 12,367,412Granted
- Systems And Methods For Addressing Devices In A Superconducting CircuitJun 5, 2025 · Application 18973405Pending
- Systems And Methods For Optimizing Annealing ParametersMay 13, 2025 · US 12,299,593Granted
- Systems And Methods For Heuristic Algorithms With Variable Effort ParametersMar 18, 2025 · US 12,254,418Granted
- Quantum Annealing Debugging Systems And MethodsMar 11, 2025 · US 12,248,849Granted
- Systems And Methods To Generate Samples For Machine Learning Using Quantum ComputingFeb 18, 2025 · US 12,229,632Granted
- Topologically Protected Qubits, Processors With Topologically Protected Qubits, And Methods For Use Of Topologically Protected QubitsFeb 11, 2025 · US 12,224,750Granted
- Systems And Methods For Tunable Parametric AmplificationJan 30, 2025 · Application 18716679Pending
- Kinetic Inductance For Couplers And Compact QubitsJan 30, 2025 · Application 18790374Pending
- Systems And Methods For Addressing Devices In A Superconducting CircuitJan 21, 2025 · US 12,204,002Granted
- Systems And Methods For Coupling A Superconducting Transmission Line To An Array Of ResonatorsJan 21, 2025 · US 12,206,385Granted
- Systems And Methods For Collaborative Filtering With Variational AutoencodersJan 14, 2025 · US 12,198,051Granted
- System and Methods for Achieving Orthogonal Control of Non-Orthogonal Qubit ParametersJan 7, 2025 · US 12,190,203Granted
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Press
D-Wave Awarded National Research Council of Canada Funding to Advance Commercial Annealing Quantum ComputingFinancial Post
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
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