# D-Wave to acquire Quantum Circuits for $550M

D-Wave Quantum Inc. has entered a merger agreement to acquire Quantum Circuits Inc. for $550 million in stock and cash, combining annealing and gate-model quantum computing technologies.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-01-07
- Where: United States
- Value: $550.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: quantum computing systems, gate-model quantum computers, annealing quantum computers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [D-Wave Quantum](https://endata.com/companies/89506.md) (acquirer)
- [Quantum Circuits](https://endata.com/companies/89507.md) (target)

## Sources

- [dwavequantum.com](https://www.dwavequantum.com/company/newsroom/press-release/d-wave-to-acquire-quantum-circuits-inc-establishing-world-s-leading-quantum-computing-company/), 2026-01-07: "By combining the world's leading annealing quantum computing company with the world's leading developer of error-corrected gate-model technology, D-Wave will dramatically accelerate the projected time to a scaled, error-corrected gate-model quantum computer."

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