Unitary Foundation
Unitary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports the quantum technology ecosystem through microgrants, research, and open-source community activities.
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Funding
- The homepage states that Unitary Foundation gives $4k cash grants to quantum tech projects through its microgrant program.
- Products and platforms
- mitiq, metriq, ucc, clifft
- Key people
- Nathan Killoran, CTO–Software, Xanadu; quoted in a testimonial on the homepage
Travis L. Scholten, IBM Quantum; quoted in a testimonial on the homepage - Website
- unitary.foundation
Unitary Foundation describes itself as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on building a quantum technology ecosystem that benefits the most people. On its homepage, it says its work centers on three areas: microgrants, research, and community. The foundation states that it funds projects worldwide through a microgrant program and hosts an open-source quantum technology community with hackathons and events.
The homepage also lists several projects it is developing: mitiq, metriq, ucc, and clifft. These are presented as open-source tools and platforms for error-mitigated quantum programming, quantum technology benchmarking, quantum compilation, and simulation of near-Clifford quantum circuits. The page further notes that grants can support open-source quantum software, education materials, workshops, and even quantum sensor prototypes, indicating a broad ecosystem role rather than a single hardware modality.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, retrieved by DesignQuantum.
- Home - Unitary Foundation unitary.foundation
Last verified: October 28, 2026