Aegiq builds photonic quantum computers for real-world deployment

Aegiq, a UK-based startup, is developing photonic quantum computers designed to solve what it sees as a critical problem: quantum hardware remains trapped in labs and hard to scale. By using standard semiconductor manufacturing and fiber-optic networks, the company aims to make quantum systems deployable in real industrial settings.

The startup has integrated NVIDIA technology into its core operations. Using NVIDIA's Ising solver cut the time needed to calibrate quantum dots by three times. Through NVIDIA's cuTENSOR libraries, Aegiq increased its computational mesh capacity from 1 million points on existing GPUs to billions, with plans to reach 10 trillion points in collaboration with NVIDIA.

Aegiq has joined NVIDIA Inception, an accelerator program for startups in AI and deep tech. Near-term applications include aerospace simulation, fusion energy, materials science, and quantum chemistry.