Quantum Computing

Rigetti Computing

Medium58% confidenceProfile verified Jul 22, 2026
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A superconducting-qubit quantum computing company that signed a letter of intent with the US Department of Commerce in May 2026 for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act-linked R&D funding (in exchange for a government equity stake), and deployed the industry's largest multi-chip quantum computer, Cepheus-1-108Q, built from twelve tiled 9-qubit chiplets. Rigetti ended its most recent quarter with nearly $569 million in cash and zero debt.

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Leading Indicators

Hiring and patent filing trends — the underlying numbers Momentum is computed from. Insider filing activity is tracked separately under Sources below.

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Additional Intelligence Signals

Patent citation lineage, earnings-call mentions, and federal contract disclosures — automatically collected, not yet visible anywhere else on the site.

Earnings-call mentions

Mentions Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure

“Rigetti recently announced the general availability of its 108-qubit Cepheus-1-108Q quantum computing system, accessible to customers via Rigetti QCS and through Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure Quantum, and qBraid.”

SEC 8-K exhibit (0001104659-26-058635) · May 11, 2026

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Sources

Every claim traced to a primary source — evidence, recent activity, and insider filing behavior, all in one place.

Evidence

4 sources · 1 government/SEC filing · 69% avg. source confidence

  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) — Rigetti Computing FY2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC95% source confidence
  • GlobeNewswire — Rigetti signs $100M letter of intent with US Department of Commerce for quantum R&D68% source confidence
  • Yahoo Finance — Rigetti deploys industry's largest multi-chip quantum computer, Cepheus-1-108Q60% source confidence
  • The Motley Fool — Rigetti positioned as a sovereign-hardware play on its US-based Fab-1 facility amid sector selloff54% source confidence

Insider Filing Activity

12Form 4 filings, trailing 90 days0 since last week's snapshot

Counts filing frequency only — transaction direction/size wasn't parseable from the sampled filings · sourced from SEC EDGAR · as of Jul 28, 2026

Correlated Activity

Both Rigetti Computing and IonQ — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (1 recorded change for IonQ in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

Both Rigetti Computing and IQM Quantum Computers — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (1 recorded change for IQM Quantum Computers in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

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Dependency Map

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The Story So Far (last 6 months)

Mar 2026: Rigetti Computing FY2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC→May 2026: $100M CHIPS Act letter of intent with US Commerce Department→May 2026: Rigetti signs $100M letter of intent with US Department of Commerce for quantum R&D→Jun 2026: Rigetti deploys industry's largest multi-chip quantum computer, Cepheus-1-108Q→Jul 2026: Rigetti positioned as a sovereign-hardware play on its US-based Fab-1 facility amid secto…

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Rigetti Computing's Timeline

A sourced, dated history of Rigetti Computing's key moments — founding to present.

  1. May 2026 · $100M CHIPS Act letter of intent with US Commerce Department

    Rigetti signed a letter of intent with the US Department of Commerce for up to $100 million in CHIPS Act-linked quantum R&D funding over three years, with the Department receiving an equity stake in exchange.