IQM Quantum Computers began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ticker IQMX after completing its business combination with Real Asset Acquisition Corp.
EUR337 million in pro forma cash gives the Finnish company funding to expand technology and commercial operations as it enters public markets.
23 quantum computers sold worldwide underpin IQM's claim of the largest installed base among quantum manufacturers, with systems already operating at Oak Ridge, CINECA and Germany's LRZ.
The listing makes IQM the first European quantum computing company on a major U.S. exchange, extending a push into the U.S. and Asia as customers move from research toward implementation.
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