Oxford quantum computing start-up QuantrolOx raises £1.4m in seed funding

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Stephen Emerson

Oxford University Quantum Computing start-up, QuantrolOx, has raised £1.4 million in seed funding.

QuantrolOx wants to use machine learning to control qubits, comparable to a binary digit or bit in classical computing, inside of quantum computers.

The seed funding round was led by Nielsen Ventures and Hoxton Ventures with Voima Ventures, Remus Capital, Dr. Hermann Hauser and Laurent Caraffa also investing.

Vishal Chatrath, the company’s cofounder and CEO, said: "One of the dirty little secrets of quantum computing is that the machines are only usable for about 10-30% of the time — the rest of the time the machine is waiting to be tuned and readied by a quantum technician. But with automated tuning software, you could get up to 80 or 90% on these expensive machines."

QuantrolOx’s system will be able to tune, stabilize and optimize qubits significantly faster. Current methods, QuantrolOx CEO Chatrath argues, aren’t scalable, especially as these machines continue to improve.

Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.