D-Wave Acquires Quantum Circuits Inc. for $550 Million
January 23, 2026
D-Wave Quantum Inc. has completed its acquisition of Quantum Circuits Inc. in a deal valued at approximately $550 million (about $300M in stock and $250M in cash). The purchase brings Quantum Circuits' error-corrected dual-rail superconducting gate-model qubit technology and team (including co-founder Dr. Rob Schoelkopf) into D-Wave to accelerate a dual-platform roadmap and advance an initial gate-model system targeted for 2026.
- Buyers
- D-Wave Quantum Inc.
- Targets
- Quantum Circuits Inc.
- Sellers
- Quantum Circuits shareholders
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
Explore More
Related Acquisitions
-
Quantum Computing Inc. Acquires Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. for $110M
February 5, 2026
Manufacturing
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) completed an all-cash acquisition of Luminar Semiconductor, Inc. (LSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Luminar Technologies, in a transaction valued at $110 million. The deal brings LSI’s lasers, detectors, advanced packaging, and manufacturing capabilities into QCi’s thin-film lithium niobate photonics platform to create a vertically integrated, domestically manufactured photonics and quantum technology offering and to strengthen near-term revenue and defense/aerospace market access.
-
AI/ML Innovations Inc. Acquires Quantum Sciences Ltd
December 10, 2024
AI & Machine Learning
AI/ML Innovations Inc. entered into a binding share purchase agreement to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Quantum Sciences Ltd for a purchase price of $690,000 to be paid by the issuance of 10,000,000 common shares. The acquisition (SPA dated December 9, 2024) brings digital health AI/ML and quantum‑inspired capability into AI/ML Innovations' portfolio and remains subject to customary closing conditions and CSE approval.
-
Quantic Electronics Acquires M-Wave Design
May 15, 2024
Aerospace & Defense
Quantic Electronics, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired M-Wave Design, a supplier of ferrite-based RF and microwave passive components used in aerospace, defense and quantum computing applications. The acquisition is an add-on to Quantic's electronics portfolio and expands its product capabilities in high-performance, cryogenic-capable components for military, space and quantum customers.
-
IonQ Acquires Controlling Stake in ID Quantique
May 6, 2025
Cybersecurity
IonQ has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in ID Quantique (IDQ), adding IDQ's quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, quantum random number generators (QRNGs) and single-photon detectors to its product portfolio. The deal expands IonQ's quantum networking and secure-communications capabilities, brings nearly 300 granted and pending patents to IonQ's IP estate, and strengthens its position in national and international quantum communications initiatives.
-
Quantic Electronics (Arcline-backed) Acquires Microwave Dynamics
June 14, 2022
Manufacturing
Quantic Electronics, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Microwave Dynamics, a designer and manufacturer of high-precision microwave and millimeter-wave oscillators, amplifiers, converters and multipliers. The acquisition expands Quantic's oscillator and RF/microwave capabilities to serve aerospace, defense and industrial end markets.
-
Quantum Surgical Acquires NeuWave Medical
February 27, 2026
Medical Devices
Quantum Surgical has acquired NeuWave Medical and combined both businesses under a newly created parent, Precision IO Group Inc., to expand a robotic-assisted tumor ablation platform. The deal is supported by investment from Ally Bridge Group and aims to integrate Quantum Surgical's Epione robotic system with NeuWave's microwave ablation technology to broaden access to minimally invasive interventional oncology care.
Track M&A activity that matters to you
Get real-time deal alerts, build buyer lists with AI, and access our full acquisition database. Start your free trial today.