Vikram Desai
Vikram tracks capital flowing into frontier technology: government programs, private placements, strategic investments, and acquisitions.
Articles by Vikram Desai
DARPA Reopens the Door: Quantum Benchmarking Initiative Solicits New Entrants as 11 Companies Race Through Stage B
With proposals due September 30, the Pentagon's flagship quantum vetting program is expanding its 20-company field — a government stamp that has become one of the sector's most-watched investment signals.
Inside D-Wave's $550 Million Bet: Quantum Circuits Deal Brings a Claimed 10x Error-Correction Advantage — and a Second Business Model
Seven months after closing its acquisition of the Yale-spinout, D-Wave is detailing the dual-rail qubit technology it bought — and a roadmap that runs from a 49-qubit system in 2027 to 100 logical qubits by 2032.
Where Quantum Venture Money Went in 2026: Photonic's $2 Billion Mark, QuantWare's $178 Million and a European Surge
PitchBook's new quarterly read on quantum dealmaking lands amid a year of fewer but chunkier rounds, with Nvidia, BlackRock and sovereign funds anchoring the cap tables that matter.
Paid in Stock: IonQ's Filing Reveals $294.6 Million of Deals Before the $1.8 Billion One
The company's quarterly report details three completed acquisitions in the first half, an 18-million-share increase in the count and a $3 billion warrant liability that dwarfs its revenue.