About their qubit:
- alice-bob.com/2023/02/15/computing-256-bit-elliptic-curve-logarithm-in-9-hours-with-126133-cat-qubits/ Computing 256-bit elliptic curve logarithm in 9 hours with 126,133 cat qubits (2023). This describes their "cat qubit".
Official website: www.c12qe.com/
www.c12qe.com/articles/la-deeptech-c12-inaugure-sa-premiere-ligne-de-production-de-puces-quantiques-a-paris explains their choice of address: there is a hill in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, and they have a lab in a deep basement, which helps reduce vibrations from the external environment. Interesting.
Founed by two twin brothers who both studied at École Polytechnique: Pierre Desjardins and Matthieu Desjardins.
Their one letter name is extremelly annyoing! The previous "Holistic AI" was so much saner.
They claim to want to achieve AGI, but it is not clear if they are just going to try larger LLMs or if they have something actual in mind.
Their main initial product thing seems to be browser automation which is cool.
One interesting aspect of this company is that they are trying to sell not only full quantum computers, but also components that could be used by competitors, such as
Funding:
- 2023-01-23 €5 Million