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IonQ

Builds trapped-ion quantum computers and offers quantum computing via the cloud.

Quantum computingPublicCollege Park, Maryland, USAFounded 2015Founders: Christopher Monroe, Jungsang KimPublic companyWebsite โ†—
Last verified Sep 5, 2026

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Market cap
$16.01B
As of Sep 5, 2026companiesmarketcap.com

Company Snapshot

IonQ is a Quantum computing company, based in College Park, Maryland, USA, founded 2015 by Christopher Monroe, Jungsang Kim. Market cap $16.01B (As of Sep 5, 2026, companiesmarketcap.com).

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026First reported market cap: $16.01B companiesmarketcap.com
  2. Aug 10, 2026IonQ Completes Its Acquisition of SkyWater Technology Pulse story
  3. Aug 6, 2026IonQ Lands $28M DARPA Deal for Atomic Clocks Pulse story
  4. Jul 31, 2026IonQ Completes $1.8B Acquisition of SkyWater Technology Pulse story

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Latest Pulse

  1. IonQ Completes Its Acquisition of SkyWater TechnologyIonQ closed its $1.8 billion acquisition of chip foundry SkyWater Technology, calling itself the only vertically integrated, full-stack quantum computing platform company as a result.โ†’
  2. IonQ Lands $28M DARPA Deal for Atomic ClocksIonQ secured a $28 million DARPA contract extension to scale production of its Evergreen-05 optical atomic clocks, expanding beyond quantum computing into defense-grade timing hardware.โ†’
  3. AI Infrastructure's Real Exit Ramp Is M&A, Not IPOsThree separate deals in the past week -- Nscale buying Anyscale, Okta buying Permiso, and IonQ closing on SkyWater -- show strategic acquisitions, not public listings, are becoming AI infrastructure's dominant exit path this cycle.โ†’
  4. IonQ Completes $1.8B Acquisition of SkyWater TechnologyIonQ closed its $1.8 billion cash-and-stock purchase of SkyWater Technology on Friday, creating what it calls the only vertically integrated, full-stack quantum computing company with its own domestic chip foundry.โ†’

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  1. BIG TECHIonQ Completes Its Acquisition of SkyWater Technologyโ†’
  2. AIIonQ Lands $28M DARPA Deal for Atomic Clocksโ†’
  3. FUNDINGAI Infrastructure's Real Exit Ramp Is M&A, Not IPOsโ†’
  4. BIG TECHIonQ Completes $1.8B Acquisition of SkyWater Technologyโ†’

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