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IONQ

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Rocket Ship Rating: 84 out of 100

To develop the world’s best quantum technology to solve the world’s most complex problems

Also known as IonQ, Inc.

  • Quantum & frontier science
  • Deeptech
  • Hardware
Status
IPOas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
Business model
B2B
Headquarters
College Park, MD, United States
Founded
2015
Customers
organizations
Legal name
IonQ, Inc.
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Record updated 28 September 2026

About

Founded in 2015 by Dr. Chris Monroe and Dr. Jungsang Kim, IonQ emerged from more than 30 years of academic research and foundational trapped ion breakthroughs licensed from the University of Maryland and Duke University.

Funding snapshot

Total raised
$14MSEC form D sum, as of 2026-09-28Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round
Round, $12M2017-02-24

Funding rounds

Round, 2017
$12M2017-02-24, SEC form D sold, 3 investors
Round, 2016
$2M2016-07-25, SEC form D sold, 1 investor

About the company

Status notes
NYSE: IONQ

Products

Hardware
Quantum computing
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