YouShu Quantum (UnitaryLab)
Category: AI Infrastructure
Shanghai Jiao Tong University spinout building an Agent-driven, full-stack quantum scientific computing platform (UnitaryLab) and heterogeneous computing hardware base (UnitarySpark). YouShu Quantum (UnitaryLab) was founded in 2025. The company is led by Zhang Lei (张镭). Based in Shanghai, China. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $10.0M. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include Oriza Seed (元禾原点), Oriental Fortune Capital (东方富海), Jiao Tong Hanyuan Asset (交大菡源资产), Shenzhen Capital Group (深创投), Xiaomiao Fund (小苗基金), Qigao Capital (启高资本).
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $10.0M
Value proposition
Lowers the barrier to quantum computing by letting researchers describe scientific problems in natural language; an AI Agent translates them into math problems, algorithm parameters and executable tasks, then orchestrates quantum + classical (GPU/CPU) heterogeneous compute locally with data staying on-premise.
Products and solutions
UnitaryLab 2.5 (Agent-driven full-link quantum scientific computing platform, natural-language + CLI/SDK/API), UnitarySpark (first-gen heterogeneous computing hardware base / desktop quantum workstation with local inference, GPU acceleration, Agent interaction and real-QPU interconnect), open-source algorithm & capability libraries (Quantum Skills, 10+ categories, 50+ capabilities), "Schrödingerization" (薛定谔化) algorithm framework.
Unique value
Original "Schrödingerization" algorithm framework that transforms non-unitary differential-equation problems into unitary quantum evolution, enabling a unified quantum execution path for continuous scientific computing problems (PDEs) with potential algebraic-to-exponential speedups.
Target customer
Scientific researchers, engineers, universities/educators, and enterprises in finance, industrial simulation, life sciences/healthcare, meteorology and aerospace.
Industries served
Quantum computing / scientific computing, Financial technology, Industrial simulation, Life sciences & healthcare, Meteorology, Aerospace, Education
Technology advantage
Proprietary Schrödingerization algorithm framework from SJTU's quantum scientific computing team (recognized in the NSFC "14th Five-Year Plan" outstanding achievements compilation, the only representative math result in 2024, and included in SJTU's 2030 Plan); Agent-driven automation reducing ~12 manual coding steps to ~3 natural-language descriptions (~75% fewer interactions); local/on-premise deployment for data security & compliance; unified Circuit API bridging simulators and real QPUs across superconducting and coherent-optical routes.
How they differentiate
Focuses on the application/software infrastructure layer (quantum scientific computing) rather than hardware bit-count; hardware-agnostic (compatible with superconducting and coherent-optical QPUs); original PDE-oriented algorithm framework; Agent-driven natural-language interface; local/on-premise deployment for sensitive data.
Main competitors
Origin Quantum (本源量子, Origin Pilot quantum OS), Bose Quantum (玻色量子), LogicQubit / 逻辑比特科技, also Huanma Yueqian (幻码跃迁) and Zhongke Liangshu (中科量枢) in quantum software
Key partnerships
Strategic partnerships with Shanghai Guodun Quantum (国盾量子), Shanghai Bose Yuanpei Quantum (上海玻色元培量子), and Shanghai Zhongqi Wuliang Quantum (上海中器无量量子), algorithm/real-machine adaptation validation with Guodun Quantum and Bose Quantum (玻色量子), NVIDIA DGX Spark success case (UnitaryLab), listed in "AI for Industry" first batch capability list, SJTU Institute of Natural Sciences collaboration.
Notable customers
Application validation underway in fintech, industrial simulation, life sciences/healthcare, meteorology and aerospace (risk pricing, battery R&D, radiotherapy dose optimization, weather assimilation), industry/scenario cooperation intents signed with enterprises across finance, meteorology, biomedicine, AI and quantum education.
Major milestones
Founded Jan 2025 by SJTU quantum scientific computing team, UnitaryLab 1.0 released Nov 2025 (world's first quantum scientific computing platform), UnitaryLab 2.0 launched May 2026, Series A June 2026, Seed/Seed+ funding announced Aug 2026, UnitarySpark hardware base global debut Sept 20, 2026, UnitaryLab 2.5 public beta Sept 2026.
Growth metrics
UnitaryLab 2.0 launched May 2026; UnitarySpark hardware base globally debuted Sept 20, 2026; UnitaryLab 2.5 public beta launched Sept 2026; NVIDIA DGX Spark success case; 2026 spring campus recruiting for AI algorithm, HPC and numerical algorithm roles.
Market positioning
Positioned as the software infrastructure and application-ecosystem gateway for quantum scientific computing — "algorithm + platform + hardware base" full-stack layout, transitioning from a pure software platform to a software-hardware integrated product/solution provider.
Geographic focus
China (Shanghai), with global quantum computing ecosystem engagement
Patents and IP
Original "Schrödingerization" algorithm framework (core IP); open-sourced algorithm and capability libraries.
About Zhang Lei (张镭)
Professor & PhD advisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Institute of Natural Sciences); IMO Gold Medalist; BS Peking University (1999); MS Chinese Academy of Sciences (2002); PhD Caltech (Computational Mathematics); Postdoc at Max Planck Institute and Oxford; returned to SJTU in 2012; National-level Young Talent.
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Official website: https://www.unitarylab.com