Xanadu Quantum Technologies — vendor dossier

Xanadu Quantum Technologies

Quantum computers
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Photonic quantum computing company building room-temperature, fibre-networked machines based on continuous-variable squeezed light and GKP (Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill) bosonic qubits. Founded in Toronto in 2016 by Christian Weedbrook; demonstrated quantum computational advantage with Borealis (Nature 606, 75, 2022) and launched Aurora in January 2025 — a universal modular photonic QC across four server racks, 35 chips, and 13 km of fibre. Ships the open-source PennyLane SDK alongside the X-series / Borealis / Aurora hardware lines, with Borealis available on AWS Braket. Listed publicly on Nasdaq and TSX via a 2026 SPAC merger with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp.

HQ
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Founded
2016
Status
public
Last verified
Fri May 15 2026 08:00:00 GMT+0800 (Singapore Standard Time)

Timeline

201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030today
2016
Company founded in Toronto by Christian Weedbrook (CEO)
2022-06
Nature paper: Borealis demonstrates quantum computational advantage with a fully programmable photonic processor (216 squeezed modes, Gaussian boson sampling, 36 μs vs 9,000 yr classical)
2022-06
Borealis described by Xanadu as the first publicly accessible quantum-advantage machine; made available via AWS Braket
2025-01
Aurora launched and Nature-published — universal modular photonic QC across four server racks, 35 photonic chips, 13 km fibre, 12 qubits, all room-temperature; demonstrates real-time photonic error detection and correction
2025-06
First on-chip generation of GKP states demonstrated — silicon-nitride waveguides on 300 mm wafers, plus improved photon-number-resolving detection; building block for scalable photonic FTQC
2025
Advances to Stage B of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (path to a "useful" QC by 2033)
2026
Xanadu lists publicly on Nasdaq and TSX via SPAC merger with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. (~$3.1B pre-merger valuation, >$300M raised); first Canadian tech IPO since 2021
2026
Integrate HyperLight thin-film lithium-niobate (TFLN) waveguides to reduce photonic loss vs silicon nitride
2029
~1,000 logical qubits at ~100:1 logical-to-physical ratio (~100,000 physical qubits)
shipped milestone public roadmap

Current flagship

Aurora — modular networked photonic QC (4 server racks, 35 chips, 13 km fibre, 12 qubits, GKP-encoded)

Milestones

  1. 2026
    Xanadu lists publicly on Nasdaq and TSX via SPAC merger with Crane Harbor Acquisition Corp. (~$3.1B pre-merger valuation, >$300M raised); first Canadian tech IPO since 2021
    Quantum computers filing source ↗
  2. 2025-06
    First on-chip generation of GKP states demonstrated — silicon-nitride waveguides on 300 mm wafers, plus improved photon-number-resolving detection; building block for scalable photonic FTQC
    Quantum computers press source ↗
  3. 2025-01
    Aurora launched and Nature-published — universal modular photonic QC across four server racks, 35 photonic chips, 13 km fibre, 12 qubits, all room-temperature; demonstrates real-time photonic error detection and correction
    Quantum computers press source ↗
  4. 2025
    Advances to Stage B of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (path to a "useful" QC by 2033)
    Quantum computers press source ↗
  5. 2022-06
    Nature paper: Borealis demonstrates quantum computational advantage with a fully programmable photonic processor (216 squeezed modes, Gaussian boson sampling, 36 μs vs 9,000 yr classical)
    Quantum computers paper source ↗
  6. 2022-06
    Borealis described by Xanadu as the first publicly accessible quantum-advantage machine; made available via AWS Braket
    Quantum computers blog source ↗
  7. 2016
    Company founded in Toronto by Christian Weedbrook (CEO)
    Quantum computers press source ↗

Roadmap

  • 2029 ~1,000 logical qubits at ~100:1 logical-to-physical ratio (~100,000 physical qubits) source ↗
  • 2026 Integrate HyperLight thin-film lithium-niobate (TFLN) waveguides to reduce photonic loss vs silicon nitride source ↗

Capability details

Quantum computing

Qubit type
photonic
Physical qubits
12
Logical qubits
0
1Q gate fidelity
—
2Q gate fidelity
—
T₁
—
T₂
—
EC code
gkp
Connectivity
photonic-link
7 unverified fields
  • modalities.qc.one_q_fidelity
  • modalities.qc.two_q_fidelity
  • modalities.qc.coherence_t1_ms
  • modalities.qc.coherence_t2_ms
  • modalities.qc.gate_set
  • shareholders — Post-SPAC ownership detail (DEF 14A / S-4 cap table) not yet cross-checked against the 2026 merger filings; institutional stakes will need to be added from the post-combination 13Fs
  • key_personnel — Only the founder/CEO is captured; CTO/CFO/Chief Scientist roles not surfaced from primary sources at this pass

People

  • Christian Weedbrook — Founder & CEO (since 2016) ↗

References