Rigetti will delive a 9-qubit Nove a™ qua tum computi g system to the ew Pittsbu gh Supe computi g Ce te testbed, which is bei g fu ded by a $5 millio Natio al Scie ce Fou datio g a t. This builds o Rigetti’s existi g st ategic collabo atio with HPE to comme cialize qua tum-e abled high-pe fo ma ce computi g systems.
BERKELEY, Calif., July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rigetti Computi g, I c. (Nasdaq: RGTI) (“Rigetti” o the “Compa y”), a pio ee i full-stack qua tum-classical computi g, today a ou ced that it will pa t e with HPE a d Pittsbu gh Supe computi g Ce te (“PSC”) to build the Ta gleLab supe computi g testbed. The PSC-based testbed, which is bei g fu ded by a $5 millio Natio al Scie ce Fou datio (“NSF”) g a t, will featu e a supe compute powe ed by a 9-qubit Nove a™ qua tum computi g system i teg ated with a classical high-pe fo ma ce computi g (“HPC”) system.
This p oject builds o Rigetti a d HPE’s collabo atio to comme cialize qua tum-e abled high-pe fo ma ce computi g systems. Togethe , Rigetti a d HPE a e aimi g to adva ce hyb id qua tum-classical wo kflows fo esea ch i stitutio s, public secto o ga izatio s, a d e te p ises explo i g the futu e of HPC.
“We a e excited to have a Nove a at the co e of Ta gleLab, which will p ovide esea che s a d educato s access to a state-of-the-a t hyb id qua tum-classical compute to push the bou da ies of qua tum computi g i ovatio a d discove y. This system will be efit f om the fast gate speeds that a e i t i sic to supe co ducti g qua tum systems, a c itical met ic fo high-pe fo ma ce hyb id qua tum computi g e vi o me ts,” said D . Subodh Kulka i, Rigetti CEO. “Mo eove , by collabo ati g with HPE, the global leade i HPC, we a e i a st o g positio to delive wo ld-leadi g hyb id computi g solutio s — sta ti g with Ta gleLab.”
“Realizi g the pote tial of qua tum computi g will depe d o how effectively qua tum p ocesso s i teg ate with high-pe fo ma ce computi g, AI, a d adva ced etwo ki g,” said Masoud Mohse i, Se io Disti guished Tech ologist a d Di ecto of HPE Qua tum at HPE Labs. “HPE’s ole i Ta gleLab is to b i g those tech ologies togethe i to a u ified hyb id e vi o me t, e abli g esea che s to develop, be chma k, a d optimize qua tum-classical wo kflows while gai i g c itical i sight i to how futu e qua tum-HPC-AI systems will ope ate at scale.”
PSC will allocate time o the compute usi g a flexible competitive p oposal p ocess. The goal will be to allow i dividual esea che s to use the system i a dedicated ma e whe eeded, while educato s will also have eal-time access whe teachi g classes a d wo kshops. To help use s of Ta gleLab come up to speed ega dless of thei level of expe ie ce with qua tum computi g, PSC will offe o boa di g activities, t ai i g, a d i -depth esea ch co sulti g.
Co st uctio of Ta gleLab is expected to begi at PSC’s ew data ce te o Septembe 1, 2026, with full ope atio s expected i 2027.
Ta gleLab is fu ded by the NSF Adva ced Computi g Systems & Se vices p og am u de awa d # 2537076. The system di ectly add esses atio al i vestme t a d actio p io ities fo Fiscal Yea 2027, listed i memo a dum M-25-34/NSTM-2 f om the Office of Scie ce a d Tech ology Policy, i cludi g e abli g adva ceme t i qua tum i fo matio scie ce a d a tificial i tellige ce.
Rigetti sells o -p emises 9-qubit to 108-qubit qua tum computi g systems, which suppo t atio al labo ato ies a d qua tum computi g ce te s. Rigetti’s Cepheus 36-qubit to 108-qubit systems a e based o the Compa y’s p op ieta y chiplet-based tech ology a d i clude the Compa y’s co t ol elect o ics. Rigetti’s 9-qubit Nove a QPU suppo ts a b oade R&D commu ity with a high-pe fo ma ce, o -p emises QPU desig ed to plug i to a custome ’s existi g c yoge ic a d co t ol systems.
The Compa y ope ates qua tum compute s ove the cloud th ough its Rigetti Qua tum Cloud Se vices (QCS) platfo m, e abli g global e te p ise, gove me t, a d esea ch clie ts to pu sue R&D. The Compa y’s p op ieta y qua tum-classical i f ast uctu e p ovides high-pe fo ma ce i teg atio with public a d p ivate clouds fo p actical qua tum computi g.
Rigetti developed the i dust y’s fi st multi-chip qua tum p ocesso fo scalable qua tum computi g systems. Leve agi g this p op ieta y tech ology, Rigetti deployed the i dust y’s la gest multi-chip qua tum compute i 2026 with Cepheus-1-108Q, based o twelve 9-qubit chiplets tiled togethe . The Compa y desig s a d ma ufactu es its chips i -house at Fab-1, the i dust y’s fi st dedicated a d i teg ated qua tum device ma ufactu i g facility. Lea mo e at https://www. igetti.com/.
Ce tai stateme ts i this commu icatio may be co side ed “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the fede al secu ities laws, i cludi g with espect to the Compa y’s expectatio s ega di g its futu e success a d pe fo ma ce i cludi g expectatio s delive i g a 9-qubit Nove a™ qua tum computi g system to the Pittsbu gh Supe computi g Ce te testbed; expectatio s that the PSC-based testbed will featu e a supe compute powe ed by a 9-qubit Nove a™ qua tum computi g system i teg ated with a classical high-pe fo ma ce computi g (“HPC”) system; expectatio s that the Nove a will p ovide esea che s a d educato s access to a state-of-the-a t hyb id qua tum-classical compute to push the bou da ies of qua tum computi g i ovatio a d discove y; a d expectatio s fo begi i g co st uctio of PSC’s ew data ce te o Septembe 1, 2026, with full ope atio s expected i 2027. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e based upo estimates a d assumptio s that, while co side ed easo able by the Compa y a d its ma ageme t, a e i he e tly u ce tai . Facto s that may cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om cu e t expectatio s i clude, but a e ot limited to: the Compa y’s ability to achieve milesto es, tech ological adva ceme ts, i cludi g with espect to its tech ology oadmap; Compa y’s ability to delive p oducts to custome s i time o at all, i cludi g actio s by custome s, such as co t ols ove thei facilities a d ca celli g o de s; the ability of the Compa y to obtai gove me t co t acts successfully a d i a timely ma e a d the availability of gove me t fu di g; the pote tial of qua tum computi g; the success of the Compa y’s pa t e ships a d collabo atio s; the Compa y’s ability to accele ate its developme t of multiple ge e atio s of qua tum p ocesso s; the outcome of a y legal p oceedi gs that may be i stituted agai st the Compa y o othe s; the ability to mai tai elatio ships with custome s a d supplie s a d att act a d etai ma ageme t a d key employees; costs elated to ope ati g as a public compa y; cha ges i applicable laws o egulatio s; the possibility that the Compa y may be adve sely affected by othe eco omic, busi ess, o competitive facto s; the Compa y’s estimates of expe ses a d p ofitability; the evolutio of the ma kets i which the Compa y competes; the ability of the Compa y to impleme t its st ategic i itiatives a d expa sio pla s; the expected use of p oceeds f om the Compa y’s past a d futu e fi a ci gs o othe capital; the sufficie cy of the Compa y’s cash esou ces; u favo able co ditio s i the Compa y’s i dust y, the global eco omy o global supply chai , i cludi g isi g i flatio a d i te est ates, dete io ati g i te atio al t ade elatio s, political tu moil, atu al catast ophes, milita y co flicts, a d te o ist attacks; a d othe isks a d u ce tai ties set fo th i the sectio e titled “Risk Facto s” a d “Cautio a y Note Rega di g Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme ts” i the Compa y’s A ual Repo t o Fo m 10-K fo the yea e ded Decembe 31, 2025 a d Qua te ly Repo t o Fo m 10-Q fo the qua te e ded Ma ch 31, 2026 a d othe docume ts filed by the Compa y f om time to time with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio . These fili gs ide tify a d add ess othe impo ta t isks a d u ce tai ties that could cause actual eve ts a d esults to diffe mate ially f om those co tai ed i the fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts speak o ly as of the date they a e made. Reade s a e cautio ed ot to put u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, a d the Compa y assumes o obligatio a d does ot i te d to update o evise these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts othe tha as equi ed by applicable law. The Compa y does ot give a y assu a ce that it will achieve its expectatio s.
