# Rigetti x DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative: partnership

Canonical ID: `04cad362-13f3-4df4-88a1-d727a945187a`

Rigetti selected to participate in DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) Stage A, a 6-month program worth up to  million to verify and validate utility-scale quantum computing concepts by 2033. Rigetti's concept combines its multi-chip architecture with qLDPC quantum error correction codes, collaborating with Riverlane on QEC technology.

- **Type:** development
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Parties (3)

- [Rigetti Computing](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/rigetti-computing.md) technology provider
- DARPA _(off-registry)_ customer
- Riverlane _(off-registry)_ co developer

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2025-04-03

## Sources (2)

1. https://investors.rigetti.com/news-releases/news-release-details/rigetti-computing-selected-participate-darpas-quantum
2. https://www.darpa.mil/news/2025/companies-targeting-quantum-computers


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