Rigetti Computing Inc (NASDAQ: RGTI) is a quantum computing company that designs and builds superconducting gate-based quantum computers for commercial and government customers. Revenue comes from system sales, cloud access to quantum processors, and government contracts, including a January 2026 purchase order of $8.4 million to deliver a 108-qubit system to India's C-DAC center in Bengaluru. The company develops its own quantum processing units (QPUs) using a superconducting modality, which it argues offers gate speeds roughly 1,000 times faster than competing modalities based on publicly available information (per the FY2025 10-K). Rigetti is pre-profitability and has funded operations primarily through equity issuances, including $346.7 million in net proceeds raised via an at-the-market offering during FY2025. A February 2025 collaboration agreement with Quanta commits both parties to invest at least $250 million each over five years in quantum computing hardware development. The company competes globally against well-resourced private and public-sector rivals in a market it describes as early-stage and rapidly evolving.
Superconducting gate-based quantum computers, including a 108-qubit system contracted for C-DAC (announced January 2026). QPUs (quantum processing units) are the core proprietary hardware. Non-QPU components under development with Quanta include control systems, dilution refrigerators, and flexible cables. Cloud access to quantum processors is offered across multiple cloud platforms. The company targets a multi-chip architecture as its pathway to scaling qubit counts toward fault-tolerant systems.
System sales (on-premises quantum computer deployments), cloud-based quantum computing access, and government contracts. The $8.4 million C-DAC purchase order (January 2026) is a direct hardware sale. The Quanta collaboration involves co-development of non-QPU components under statements of work. Equity issuances, including a $350 million ATM offering completed in Q2 FY2025, have been the primary source of operating capital.
U.S. federal government agencies (including classified contract customers requiring facility clearances), foreign government agencies (C-DAC in India), and commercial enterprises accessing quantum computing via the cloud. End markets include quantum machine learning, quantum simulation, and quantum optimization. The customer base is early-stage and small given the industry's current maturity.
United States (primary operations and government contracting). India (C-DAC deployment in Bengaluru expected second half of 2026, executed through wholly-owned subsidiary Rigetti Computing India P L). Quanta collaboration has manufacturing and capital expenditure components across both parties' operations.
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