Why We Invested in Atom Computing

On June 3, Atom Computing announced the first full demonstration of quantum error correction using a toric code on neutral atoms. Logical error rates fell as more physical qubits were added. Logical information survived even as lost atoms were replaced mid-run, characterized out to 90 cycles of syndrome extraction. Syndrome extraction is a repeating measurement cycle that locates errors without looking at (and destroying) the encoded data itself. Ninety cycles means the machine found and fixed errors round after round and the information was still alive at the end. Useful algorithms need error correction running for the full depth of the computation.

Pleased to invest alongside Third Point Ventures, DCVC, and Cisco Investments in the Atom Computing Series C in March 2026. Since closing, Atom was also selected to receive $100 million in planned funding under the Commerce Department’s $2 billion CHIPS quantum initiative.