Quantum Science and Technology will change the future of defense and national security. Startups and emerging companies that are utilizing quantum science and technology to improve the precision or effectiveness of current capabilities or seeking to deliver new functionality for the defense and national security sectors submitted their pitches for a chance to compete for $25,000 at Quantum World Congress 2023.

The finalists were:

BOSONQ PSI

BOSTON QUANTUM

KIPU QUANTUM GMBH

QUANTCAD

QUANTOPTICON CORP.

QUANTROPI INC.

ZERO POINT CRYOGENICS

Congratulations to the 2023 Quantum Startup Pitch Competition winners:

1st Place:BOSONQ PSI

2nd Place: QUANTROPI INC.

3rd Place: QUANTOPTICON CORP.

A huge thank you to this year's sponsors and supporters: NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers, the Potomac Quantum Innovation Center, Big Idea Connectpreneur, Boeing, Duality, MITRE, Quantonation, and the Quantum Startup Foundry.