Quantum Algorithms

A quantum approximate optimization algorithm

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MIT

Verified 2026-06-23

Authors: Edward Farhi, Jeffrey Goldstone, Sam Gutmann
Venue: MIT
Topic: Quantum Algorithms
Published: 2014-01-01

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grant - GBP 33 million

Innovate UK opens £33M quantum computing hardware CR&D opportunity

Innovate UK Business Connect's opportunities page lists 'Scaling performance of quantum computing hardware: CR&D', open from 2026-06-27 to 2026-09-18, where UK registered organizations can apply for a share of up to £33 million to develop device-level hardware and associated software for universal fault-tolerant quantum computers.

Grant - 150K EUR

REALCRYPT ERC Proof of Concept grant

CORDIS lists REALCRYPT as a Horizon Europe ERC Proof of Concept project for protocol-level hybridisation of post-quantum and classical cryptographic protocols, coordinated by Bergische Universitaet Wuppertal with EUR 150,000 in EU contribution.

Series A - 8.3M USD

SpeQtral Series A

SpeQtral raised Series A funding for satellite quantum communications.

Seed - Unknown Unknown

SBQuantum Seed

SBQuantum secured seed funding for diamond quantum magnetometry systems.

Government Contract - Unknown USD

Vector Atomic Government Contract

Vector Atomic received government support for quantum clocks and inertial sensing.

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