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Irish university spin-out raises €50m to develop quantum computing technology | The Irish Post

Ireland’s Equal1 raises €50m to deploy its Bell-1 silicon quantum server for data centres.
Bell-1 is described as the world’s first silicon-based quantum computer server and the first Irish-made quantum computer.
The funding round was led by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) with other investors including Atlantic Bridge and the European Innovation Council Fund.
European Space Agency is a customer and will implement Bell-1 in its Space HPC in Italy.
Equal1 aims to unlock $100bn in value by 2035 as AI drives demand for quantum solutions.
Bell-1 can be used in existing data centres and plugs into a standard power socket.
Equal1 currently employs 45 people across the US, Canada, Romania, Japan and the Netherlands.
ISIF describes its investment as supporting indigenous Irish businesses scaling internationally.
The Space Agency plans to implement Bell-1 in its Space HPC in Italy.
Equal1’s Bell-1 is named after physicist John Stewart Bell.

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