Equal1
Category: AI Infrastructure
Irish quantum semiconductor company building rack-mounted, silicon-based (CMOS) quantum computers for data centers and HPC environments. Equal1 was founded in 2017. The company is led by Jason Lynch. Based in Dublin, Ireland. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $71.6M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), Atlantic Bridge, European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Enterprise Ireland, Elkstone, TNO Ventures, btov Industrial Technologies.
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- Dublin, Ireland
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $71.6M
Value proposition
Equal1 builds quantum processors in standard silicon (CMOS) using the same foundries that make conventional chips, enabling quantum computers that are manufacturable, deployable and upgradeable — turning quantum from bespoke hardware into deployable rack infrastructure that runs alongside CPUs/GPUs in existing data centers.
Products and solutions
Bell-1 (rack-mounted silicon quantum server / QPU, world's first silicon-based quantum server for data centers and HPC), RacQ (rack-mounted quantum computer shipping today), UnityQ (silicon quantum processors, each generation compounding qubits/fidelity), hybrid quantum-classical computing systems.
Unique value
Only company delivering silicon-spin quantum computers with qubits in a rack-mounted device, built on standard CMOS manufacturing (TSMC-class foundries) — scalable, affordable, and deployable inside existing data center infrastructure without custom manufacturing or data center disruption.
Target customer
High-performance computing (HPC) centers, data centers, government/space agencies (e.g. European Space Agency), and enterprises needing quantum for optimization, simulation, materials, cryptography and quantum AI workloads.
Industries served
Quantum computing infrastructure, HPC/data centers, space & Earth observation, energy/climate modeling, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, quantum AI.
Technology advantage
Silicon spin-qubit technology fabricated in standard CMOS foundries; uses cryo-coolers typically made for MRI machines; roadmap toward millions of on-chip qubits; rack-mounted form factor enabling hybrid quantum-classical workloads; multiple generations of silicon proven.
How they differentiate
Unlike competitors pursuing various qubit modalities, Equal1 focuses on silicon spin qubits in standard CMOS foundries with a rack-mounted, data-center-deployable form factor (Bell-1/RacQ) that ships today — emphasizing manufacturability, affordability and hybrid quantum-classical integration rather than lab-scale bespoke hardware.
Main competitors
Diraq, Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), Quantum Motion, Quobly, Intel (Tunnel Falls)
Key partnerships
European Space Agency (ESA Φ-lab, hybrid quantum computing for Earth Observation), Nvidia (MoU on quantum use cases, business models, proofs of concept), Q-CTRL (autonomous, data center-ready quantum computing), UCD (spin-out), Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund 'Qubic' project.
Notable customers
European Space Agency (ESA Φ-lab, Italy), HPC centers
Major milestones
Founded 2017 as UCD spin-out, launched Bell-1 (Ireland's first home-grown QPU) March 2025, RacQ shipping to customers including ESA, $60M Series A (Jan 2026) to deploy Bell-1 to HPC centers and scale toward millions of on-chip qubits, Nvidia collaboration (2024), ESA hybrid quantum computing selection (Nov 2025).
Market positioning
Positioning itself as the quantum standard for HPC — the first silicon-spin quantum computer with qubits in a rack-mounted device, targeting deployment in HPC centers and data centers, with ESA as an anchor customer.
Geographic focus
Global, with HQ in Dublin, Ireland and offices in US (Fremont, CA), Canada (Sherbrooke), Romania (Timișoara), Netherlands (Delft), and Japan.
About Jason Lynch
Ex-General Manager at Analog Devices; Ex-Managing Director at Hittite Microwave; also held roles at Farren Technology. 20+ years in executive management, strategy, sales, operations and technical engineering.
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Official website: https://www.equal1.com