Rigetti Announces Order for a 108-Qubit Quantum Computer from India’s C-DAC

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Rigetti Computing India P L, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rigetti Computing, Inc., a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, announced that it has received an $8.4 million purchase order to deliver a 108-qubit quantum computer to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), India’s premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The system will be installed on-premises at C-DAC’s Bengaluru center and is scheduled to be deployed in the second half of 2026.

The system includes Rigetti’s proprietary chiplet-based architecture, which is the foundation of Rigetti’s path to scaling to extremely high qubit count systems required for error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing.

“We are honored that C-DAC has recognized the value of Rigetti’s quantum computing technology and expertise by selecting our system for the first quantum computer to be installed and integrated into their supercomputing data center and systems. Our open and modular architecture enables the hands-on R&D and innovation C-DAC requires to bring hybrid classical-quantum supercomputing to their community of scientific and industrial partners,” says Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, Rigetti CEO. “This highlights the growing demand for on-premises quantum computers as national governments prioritize quantum computing, and Rigetti’s leadership in delivering state-of-the-art quantum computing systems for the world’s leading researchers,” says Dr. Subodh Kulkarni.

This order builds on Rigetti’s existing partnership with C-DAC. In September 2025, Rigetti and C-DAC announced that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the co-development of hybrid quantum computing systems to support government laboratories and academics pursuing quantum computing R&D.