On January 28, IonQ announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seed Innovations, a Colorado-based software and technology R&D firm focused on delivering technology solutions and process improvements that address complex challenges facing government and commercial customers. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Seed Innovations team will join IonQ’s Quantum Infrastructure business and Seed Innovations founder Marlu Oswald will report to Frank Backes, president, IonQ Quantum Infrastructure.
At IonQ, Seed will deploy its expertise in machine learning (ML), advanced software architecture, and cloud migration to accelerate IonQ’s work in developing enterprise grade, AI-driven software layers that will be essential for managing and scaling complex quantum workloads.
Founded in 2013, Seed Innovations has established itself as a provider of full-lifecycle software development, legacy system upgrades, and R&D for the Department of War (DoW), the Intelligence Community, and the commercial sector.
“This acquisition expands IonQ’s software capabilities as we build the world’s only enterprise grade, full-stack quantum platform,” said Backes. “Seed Innovations’ expertise in machine learning and automated scaling architecture will be instrumental in optimizing performance across our quantum applications.”
Source: IonQ
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