Equal1
Quantum Science & Computing · Quantum Computing Hardware
10open roles
$60Mlatest round · Venture round · Jan 2026 · 9 mo ago
3backers · KAUST, Atlantic Bridge
Growinghiring pace, 70 of 100
Overview
Equal1 is changing that paradigm, introducing the first commercially viable quantum system built to run inside existing AI and HPC data center environments.
How Equal1 hires
Truth index
C 56/100
Ghost roles
73%
Stale roles
0%
Reposted roles
0%
Equal1 scores C on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 11 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 73% look like ghost listings, 0% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$60M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$60M
Venture round · Jan 2026 · 9 mo ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
11
+2 posted in 30 days
Grants
$200k
1 grant · CORDIS
Backers
3
KAUST, Atlantic Bridge
The money's age
Fresh money
9 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
37/100
hiring for its size, a new city, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 14
Launched Equal1 unveils rack-mounted silicon-spin quantum computer, RacQ · datacenterdynamics.com
Apr 14
Partnership Bull and Equal1 Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Hybrid Quantum-HPC Integration in Europe · manilatimes.net
Jan 15
Raised a round Venture round $60M · led by Ireland Strategic Investment Fund · Silicon Republic
May 16, 2025
Launched Equal1 launches first silicon quantum computer for standard data centres · tribune.com.pk
Mar 16, 2025
Launched Equal1 launches silicon quantum server named Bell-1 · datacenterdynamics.com
Sep 30, 2024
Partnership Equal1 signs MoU with Nvidia for quantum computing tech · electronicsweekly.com
Jun 28, 2021
Won a grant $200k · CORDIS
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
1
best: 4 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jan 2026 | $60M | Ireland Strategic Investment Fund lead | Silicon Republic |
| Grant | Jun 2021 | $200k | — | CORDIS |
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
70/100
Growing
Open positions
11
2 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
173 days
faster than 6% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
DevOps
33% ▲
Hardware
33% ▼
Industrial Engineering
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: Canada
Oct 2026
Added TensorFlow C++ to stack
Oct 2026
Added TensorFlow to stack
Oct 2026
Added Rust to stack
Oct 2026
Added PyTorch C++ to stack
Oct 2026
Added PyTorch to stack
Oct 2026
Added Linux to stack
Oct 2026
Added Julia to stack
Oct 2026
Added HPC to stack
Oct 2026
Added CUDA to stack
Oct 2026
New location: San Jose
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Equal1 over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
31
Postings analysed
8
Stack modernity
76/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
C++
Bash
Rust
Frameworks & libraries
CUDA
MLIR
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Databases
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
Linux
AWS
Azure
ClearML
AI & ML
LLM
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Connections
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Shared investors
Atlantic BridgeVia a fund
KAUSTVia a fund
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Owner
Same company
Same group
Likely
News
Bull and Equal1 Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Hybrid Quantum-HPC Integration in Europe
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Equal1: $60 Million Closed To Bring Quantum Computing To Standard Semiconductor Fabs
Equal1 has raised $60 million in new funding to accelerate development and deployment of its silicon-based quantum computing systems, aiming to make quantum hardware manufacturable and deployable using existing semiconductor manufacturing and standard dat
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Irish start-up Equal1 raises $60m to deploy its quantum tech
Dublin-based quantum start-up Equal1 has raised $60m in a funding round led by Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.
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Equal1 aims to dominate quantum in the next decade, CEO says
Equal1 CEO Jason Lynch in conversation with SiliconRepublic.com on the future of quantum and the start-up's role in the space.
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Report
Equal1 Validates CMOS-Compatible Silicon Spin Qubit Platform Using GlobalFoundries' 22FDX Process
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Irish startup unveils world's first silicon-based quantum computer
Irish startup Equal1 has unveiled the world's first quantum computer that runs on a hybrid quantum-classical silicon chip.
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
5
Hiring now
4
Countries
4
Busiest office
Dublin
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San Carlos
United States
HQ
Dublin
Ireland
Sales office
6 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Quantum, Hardware, HR
Delft
Netherlands
Engineering / R&D
Netherlands
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Quantum, Hardware
Delft, 2628 XJ
Timișoara
Romania
Engineering / R&D
Romania
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, DevOps, Quantum
Timişoara, 300627
San Jose
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Product