FIG. 01 / OBSERVATION PATHSNSF's $290M Quantum Bet, IBM Buys HRL, and Treasury Gets Quantum-Ready
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RGTI$15.59-5.2%
QBTS$16.99-5.1%
QUBT$8.15-5.8%
IONQ$39.20-7.7%
PSQL$19.11+95.2%
August 28, 2026 close01
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Quantum markets
Public-company performance, placed in context.
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Pasqal's debut moved against a broadly weaker listed quantum basket. PSQL is shown since the prior BBCQ close while a normal trading history develops.
TickerCompanyPrice1D1W
RGTIRigetti Computing$15.59-5.2%-13.0%QBTSD-Wave Quantum$16.99-5.1%-16.7%QUBTQuantum Computing Inc.$8.15-5.8%-8.6%IONQIonQ$39.20-7.7%-12.6%PSQLPasqal$19.11+95.2%+96.8%IBMIBM$235.59-1.3%0.0%Price changes exclude dividends. PSQL performance uses the prior BBCQ close while a normal post-listing history develops. Data through the August 28, 2026 close. Each ticker opens in Google Finance.
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Capital ledger
Verified financings across the quantum stack.
TRACKED / Q3 2026$479.7M
Disclosed capital across the four most recent verified rounds.
28 JUL 2026ZuriQ$25.5MSeedTrapped-ion hardware
10 JUL 2026Oratomic$300MSeries ANeutral-atom hardware
02 JUL 2026Qolab$54.2MSeries BSuperconducting hardware
16 JUN 2026Atom Computing$100MSeries CNeutral-atom hardware
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Quantum Job Board
Current openings from official employer systems.
01QUERAInternship - Research & DevelopmentBoston, MAOn-site internship02RIGETTISenior Quantum Engineer, Gate CalibrationBerkeley, CA$175K-$200K03ATOM COMPUTINGQuantum Error Correction Software EngineerBerkeley or Boulder$155K-$185K
Roles were verified on official company application systems on August 31, 2026.
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