IonQ Acquires Controlling Stake in ID Quantique

IonQ Acquires Oxford Ionics

September 17, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

IonQ has completed the acquisition of Oxford Ionics, a UK-based trapped-ion quantum systems company, to accelerate its technology roadmap and expand its presence in the United Kingdom and Europe. The deal adds Oxford Ionics' patented ion trap technology and engineering team to IonQ's hardware and software stack to help develop higher-fidelity, scalable quantum systems.

IonQ Acquires Lightsynq

June 3, 2025

Telecommunications

IonQ has completed the acquisition of Boston-based Lightsynq, a startup developing photonic interconnects and quantum memory. The deal adds Lightsynq's IP and engineering capabilities to accelerate IonQ's fault-tolerant quantum computing roadmap and progress toward quantum networking and the quantum internet.

IonQ Acquires Capella Space

July 15, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

IonQ has completed its acquisition of Capella Space, integrating Capella's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite capabilities with IonQ's quantum technologies. The deal positions IonQ to develop a space-based quantum key distribution (QKD) network and a quantum-enabled Earth observation platform for government and commercial customers.

BTQ Technologies Invests in Keypair to Co‑Develop Post‑Quantum Security IP

December 18, 2025

Cybersecurity

BTQ Technologies announced a strategic investment in Keypair, a Korean full‑stack security company, to co‑own Keypair's post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) intellectual property and jointly develop hardware‑rooted, infrastructure‑grade security solutions. The partnership expands BTQ's footprint in South Korea and leverages Keypair's deployments across defense, energy and financial services to accelerate commercial integration of BTQ's quantum‑safe security roadmap.

QIA Takes Minority Stake in Kokusai Electric Corporation

June 22, 2023

Manufacturing

Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), via its subsidiary Qatar Holding LLC, has taken a minority stake in Japan-based semiconductor equipment manufacturer Kokusai Electric Corporation, acquiring shares from global investment firm KKR. The investment supports Kokusai's role in advanced deposition and treatment equipment amid rising demand from data centers, AI and other high-growth semiconductor end markets.

dMY Technology Group III Completes Business Combination with IonQ

September 30, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

dMY Technology Group, Inc. III completed its previously announced business combination with IonQ, Inc., and the combined company began trading on the NYSE under the ticker IONQ on October 1, 2021. The transaction provided IonQ with approximately $636 million in gross proceeds to fund growth and accelerate commercialization of its trapped‑ion quantum computing systems and cloud services.