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  • Comment: The technology section has been rewritten to simplify, per the last reviewer's instructions. The prose comment is confusing, so I'm not sure what to do there. I've only seen prose recommended when the text is in bullet points, but there have never been bullet points. The undue weight comment is also puzzling. Anything undue can be easily removed if it's problematic, but I'll need more specifics to address that concern. Or the editor can remove any items of concern. All edits have been made to get the article ready for submission. If the article is approved, future edits will be requested using the connected edit request process. Thanks for your consideration. EwanFanboy (talk) 23:30, 7 October 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: The article should be in prose rather than what it is now. I also feel as if undue weight is given to some parts, as well as to some parts such as the technology section not written so that the layman can understand them. Equivalent-Text2598 (talk) 08:57, 26 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: Article has been completely rewritten, and I declared a COI on the talk page. I don't know who wrote the first article or who resubmitted it, but this was rewritten from scratch in my sandbox. There may be some useful content to merge from the last version, but any future edits will be requested using the edit request template. EwanFanboy (talk) 17:55, 11 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: We can't accept LLM submissions. Beyond that, the company needs to show corporate depth, per WP:SIRS and a lot of the existing sources are in the corporate trivia area, and/or sourced to the company and its press releases. ChrysGalley (talk) 09:32, 27 May 2026 (UTC)


Infleqtion
TypePublic
NYSE: INFQ
IndustryQuantum computing
Founded2007
FounderDana Anderson
HeadquartersLouisville, Colorado
Key people
  • Matthew Kinsella (CEO)
  • Dana Anderson (Chief Science Officer)
  • Frederic T. Chong (Chief Scientist for Quantum Software)
  • Mark Saffman (Chief Scientist for Quantum Information)
ProductsAdvanced measurement devices
Websiteinfleqtion.com

Infleqtion is a quantum computing and quantum sensing technology company based in Louisville, Colorado. The company went public on the NYSE in February 2026.

History

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Infleqtion was founded in 2007 as ColdQuanta. The company was spun out of the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) by CU-Boulder physics professor Dana Anderson, who as of August 2026 serves as the company's Chief Science Officer.[1][2] The company's technology was based on work Anderson did with Colorado’s Nobel Prize winners Eric Allin Cornell and Carl Wieman to study Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) and atomic particles, particles without electric charge.[2] Anderson described the technology as "(shooting) laser beams at atoms to get them to do useful things".[2]

After optioning the technology, the company received a so-called Proof of Concept investment from the CU Technology Transfer Office, to bring the technology to market.[3] Early applications included UHV processing, systems controls, and diverse glass and silicon bonding, through contracts with the Army, Navy, NASA and the National Science Foundation.[3]

In 2012, the company and university reached a licensing agreement allowing the company to commercialize the BEC physics research.[3]

In 2018, ColdQuanta's commercialized Bose Einstein condensation (BEC) machine was sent to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory.[4] The research, conducted in part by astronaut Christina Koch, studied BEC particles produced in space, where the particles float in microgravity and move more slowly, making them easier to study.[5]

In 2020, the company, along with University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of physics and Wisconsin Quantum Institute director, Mark Saffman, who also served as the company's chief scientist for quantum information, received a $7.4 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funding grant through the ONISQ program — Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices.[6] The funding was designed to help researchers study how Qubits could be used to solve complex optimization problems.[6]

In 2022, the company changed its name to Infleqtion, as it transitioned from research and development to commercial deployment of its technology.[4]

In 2024, Matthew Kinsella, an early investor in the company and board member since 2018, joined as CEO.[7][8] Also in 2024, the company released its Oqtant quantum innovation platform, allowing researchers to create, manipulate and study quantum phenomena using BECs.[4]

In September 2025, it was announced that the company was participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) newly formed Quantum & Space Collaboration, with a goal of using quantum technology to further national security, energy/sustainability and economic interests.[4]

The company went public on the NYSE in February 2026.[2] In August 2026, the company opened its new headquarters in Louisville, Colorado, at the Colorado Quantum Innovation Center.[2]

In May 2026, Infleqtion was one of nine quantum companies awarded a combined $2B federal funding for quantum research, under the CHIPS and Science Act.[9] In October, the company developed a handheld prototype quantum sensor, with an optical cavity and fabricated on a silicon nitride chip, in collaboration with Honeywell Aerospace and UC Santa Barbara.[10]

Technology

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Infleqtion builds quantum computers and quantum sensors.[10] Its work centers on a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), a state of matter created by cooling atoms to almost absolute zero. The atoms carry no electric charge and react strongly to gravity and magnetic fields.[3] Because of this sensitivity, BEC can be a better basis than lasers for building very precise instruments that measure rotation (gyroscopes), changes in speed (accelerometers), gravity (gravimeters) and magnetic fields (magnetometers).[3] Possible uses include extremely accurate clocks, better navigation for submarines and spacecraft, and quantum computing.[3]

For its quantum computers, the company uses lasers that can switch on and off very quickly to control individual atoms held in place. These lasers act on one atom or on pairs of atoms at a time, which are the basic steps of quantum computing.[11] The company published research showing that its way of trapping neutral atoms with lasers and controlling them lets nearby atoms work together faster and more efficiently.[11]

Infleqtion also makes quantum gravity gradiometers. These devices detect tiny differences in the strength of Earth's gravity from place to place, which can help locate underground mineral deposits.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Wilkers, Ross (June 2, 2025). "Infleqtion closes $100M Series C round". Washington Technology.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Berdychowski, Bernadette (August 19, 2026). "Colorado's Infleqtion opens new HQ as it races to commercialize quantum". The Denver Gazette.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ultracold matter technology from CU and SRI International licensed to Boulder's ColdQuanta | Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine Archive | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu. March 20, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hansen, Heather (April 14, 2025). "The coolest technology in the universe and the origins of Infleqtion at CU Boulder | Venture Partners at CU Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu.
  5. ↑ "The Fifth State of Matter - NASA Science". nasa.gov. August 2, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "WQI researchers part of team awarded DARPA grant to apply quantum computers to real-world problems". Wisconsin Quantum Institute. April 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Principals: Matthew Kinsella". arenamag.com. April 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ Boger, Yuval (August 8, 2026). "Matt Kinsella (Infleqtion): Why Neutral Atoms Power Sensors, Clocks, and Computers Alike". The Quantum Insider.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Quantum Exchange corporate partners secure dominant share of historic $2 billion federal quantum funding portfolio | Chicago Quantum Exchange". chicagoquantum.org. May 21, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Flint, Rusty (October 6, 2026). "Infleqtion Partners To Make Quantum Systems Field-ready". Quantum Zeitgeist.
  11. 1 2 Radnaev, A.G.; Chung, W.C.; Cole, D.C.; et al. (August 25, 2025). "Universal Neutral-Atom Quantum Computer with Individual Optical Addressing and Nondestructive Readout". PRX Quantum.
  12. ↑ Arnoldi, Marleny (August 19, 2026). "Quantum computing company Infleqtion to field test critical mineral potential in Colorado". Engineering News.
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