US is taking equity stakes in IBM and other quantum computing companies – Engadget

US is taking equity stakes in IBM and other quantum computing companies – Engadget

By Steve Dent
Publication Date: 2026-05-21 12:49:00

One of those companies is linked to Donald Trump Jr. and another to a top Pentagon official.

The US government has taken $2 billion worth of equity stakes in nine quantum computing companies, including one linked to the Trump family and another taken public by a current Pentagon official. IBM was the biggest beneficiary, along with firms including D-Wave Quantum, Atom Computing and PsiQuantum, according to The Financial Times and press releases from D-Wave and PsiQuantum. The deals reportedly aren’t final and the White…