Rigetti Secures $5.7M in Orders for Upgradeable Novera Quantum Systems

Rigetti Computing has secured $5.7M in purchase orders for two upgradeable Novera quantum systems, each with 9 qubits. The systems are scheduled for delivery in H1 2026 and will be upgradeable for future scaling. One system will be sent to an Asian client, while the other will go to a US-based client.

Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) has announced the receipt of purchase orders totaling approximately $5.7 million for two 9-qubit Novera™ quantum computing systems. These systems, scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2026, are upgradeable, allowing customers to increase the system qubit count for more complex computations and research.

One system will be purchased by an Asian technology manufacturing company. The system will serve as a testbed to develop internal quantum computing expertise and benchmark and validate their own quantum computing technologies with the Novera system. The other system will be purchased by a California-based applied physics and artificial intelligence startup, which will use it for quantum hardware and error correction research.

Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, Rigetti CEO, commented, “The Novera QPU continues to be chosen and trusted by national labs and researchers across the world to advance quantum computing technology R&D. We are excited to see the increased demand for on-premises quantum computing systems as the industry matures.”

Rigetti’s Novera quantum computing systems are designed to support research in key areas such as qubit operation, control system optimization, gate design and characterization, decoherence mitigation, and efficient quantum algorithm development. The Novera QPU is manufactured in Rigetti’s Fab-1, the industry’s first dedicated and integrated quantum device manufacturing facility.

Rigetti Computing, Inc. has been a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing since 2017, serving global enterprise, government, and research clients through its Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services platform. In 2021, the company began selling on-premises quantum computing systems with qubit counts between 24 and 84 qubits, supporting national laboratories and quantum computing centers. The 9-qubit Novera™ QPU was introduced in 2023, designed to plug into a customer’s existing cryogenic and control systems.

The company’s proprietary quantum-classical infrastructure provides high-performance integration with public and private clouds for practical quantum computing. Rigetti has developed the industry’s first multi-chip quantum processor for scalable quantum computing systems.

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