ORCA Computing
ORCA Computing is a London-headquartered company developing photonic quantum computers and hybrid quantum-classical systems for AI and optimisation workloads.
- Category
- Photonic
- Technology
- photonic quantum computers; hybrid quantum-classical systems
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2019
- Ownership
- Private company
- Products and platforms
- PT Series, PT-3
- Key people
- Richard Murray, Co-founder, CEO
Josh Nunn, Co-founder, Chief Science Officer
Erik Langaker, Chairman of the Board
Per Nyberg, Chief Commercial Officer - Website
- orcacomputing.com
ORCA Computing says it builds photonic quantum computers designed to integrate with existing data-centre infrastructure, GPUs, and developer tools. The company states that its systems target AI and optimisation applications, and names its PT Series and third-generation PT-3 system. Its website also says it has deployed 11 systems in data centres worldwide and works with more than 35 customers and partners.
According to ORCA’s team page, the company spun out of the University of Oxford in 2019 and is headquartered in London, with an office in Austin. ORCA describes its approach as hybrid quantum-classical computing and cites work with customers and partners including bp, Vodafone, Toyota Motor and Airbus. The company positions its technology around a modular, upgradeable photonic architecture and says its roadmap is focused on fault-tolerant universal quantum computing.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, retrieved by DesignQuantum.
- Photonic Quantum Computers for AI | ORCA Computing orcacomputing.com
- About ORCA: Our Team & Quantum Computing Mission orcacomputing.com
Last verified: October 28, 2026