Startup · United States
BQP
HQ SyracuseFounded 202011-50 employeesUpdated
BQP’s quantum platform leverages quantum to solve system Optimizations, Physics simulations & Large AI/ML on current HPCs.
Funding5 rounds · ~$8.6M
- Equity raised
- ~$8.6M
- Latest
- UndisclosedStrategic · Sep 2, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | IBM Ventures | Monta Vista Capital, Venn10 Capital | Confirmed |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Seed | $5.0M | — | Monta Vista Capital | Alumni Ventures, Armory Square Ventures, Emergent Ventures, Gaingels | Reported |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Seed | $3.0M | — | Monta Vista Capital | Alumni Ventures, Armory Square Ventures, Emergent Ventures | Reported |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Seed | ~$100K | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Pre-Seed | $525K | — | 3to1 Capital | — | Reported |
- UndisclosedSep 2, 2026
- SeedLed by Monta Vista Capital$5.0MJul 16, 2025
- $3.0MDec 17, 2024
- SeedSpeculative~$100KAug 16, 2023
- Pre-SeedLed by 3to1 Capital$525KJul 12, 2022
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
- BQPhyA quantum-inspired optimization platform designed for engineering simulation and large-scale industrial optimization.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People6
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Chopra · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Jash Minocha · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Rut Lineswala · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder |
| Abhishek Chopra · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Executive and Scientific Officer |
| Jash Minocha · LinkedIn ↗ | COO |
| Rut Lineswala · LinkedIn ↗ | CTO |
Sources13
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Profile4
- 1DatabaseBQP - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 40)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "78848d1b-ab48-408b-a2e4-d736be90afe3"}”
- 3
BQP · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“BQP’s quantum platform leverages quantum to solve system Optimizations, Physics simulations & Large AI/ML on current HPCs. Get started with a PoC”
- 4DatabaseBQP - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Systems1
- 5
BQP · Supports System
“BQPhy**, a [quantum-inspired optimization platform](https://www.bqpsim.com/quantum-optimization/qio-engineering) designed for engineering simulation and large-scale industrial optimization. The platform runs on classical HPC and GPU infrastructure while maintaining architectural compatibility with future quantum systems”
Funding7
- 6
LinkedIn (BQP) · Sep 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Ventures has invested in BQP, bringing our total funding to $8 million”
- 7
NewsBreak (Fierce) · Sep 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“IBM Ventures has invested in Syracuse, New York-based BQP”
- 8
Startup Rise Asia · Jul 19, 2025 · Supports Funding round
“has raised $4.9 million in seed funding”
- 9
The Quantum Insider · Dec 17, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“announced the successful closure of a $3+ million Seed-I funding round”
- 10
Entrackr · Jul 12, 2022 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $525K in pre-seed funding led by 3to 1 capital”
- 11
Inc42 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“Seed - BosonQ Psi”
- 12
YourStory · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Monta Vista Capital”
People1
- 13DatabaseBQP - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role
“hq_city: Syracuse”
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