qBraid Co.
qBraid Co. is a Chicago-based quantum software company offering a cloud platform to build, run, deploy, and learn quantum computing across multiple hardware providers.
- Technology
- Software platform with unified access to quantum devices across neutral-atom, superconducting, and trapped-ion modalities.
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Founded
- 2020
- Ownership
- Private company
- Funding
- The about page states qBraid is venture-backed, but no amount or date is given.
- Products and platforms
- Lab, Runtime, Gateway, qBook, qBraid OS
- Key people
- Kanav Setia, CEO
Ricky Young, COO
Ryan Hill, CTO
Kenneth Heitritter, VP of R&D - Website
- qbraid.com
qBraid Co. describes itself as a quantum cloud platform for building, running, and deploying quantum programs. Its website says users can access 20+ QPUs and simulators through one SDK and API, with support for major frameworks including Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane, Braket, and CUDA-Q. The platform is presented as connecting quantum hardware and software to developers, with unified access across multiple device providers.
The company’s platform includes Lab, Runtime, Gateway, and qBook. Lab provides a browser-based development environment, Runtime handles compilation and execution across different backends, Gateway is aimed at connecting quantum control hardware through a REST API, and qBook offers interactive curriculum and labs. The about page states that qBraid was founded in 2020, is venture-backed, and is built in Chicago.
qBraid says its platform is used by more than 35,000 developers. In October 2026 it added QPerfect's MIMIQ emulator to its managed API.
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Last verified: November 2, 2026