QPIAI : Shaping The Future Of Next-Generation Advanced Computing
With Data Volumes Soaring Rapidly, AI Is Unlocking Insights At An Unprecedented Scale. However, Current Computing Systems Face Signi- ficant Limitations, Particularly In Effi- ciently Handling High-Dimensional Data And Complex Models While Maintaining Modeling Accuracy And Mitigating Energy Consumption. This Is Where QPIAI Is Pioneering A Hybrid Computing Approach That Integrates Classical High-Performance Computing With Quantum Computers, Driving The Next Generation Of AI Computation. This Fusion Accelerates Data-To-Insight Cycles While Paving The Way For Sustainable AI Data Centers, Ensuring A Future Where Intelligent Computing Is Both Powerful And Energy-Efficient.While engineering hurdles such as qubit fragility, error correction, and scalability currently limit widespread quantum computing adoption, QPIAI addresses these through a unique hybrid quantum-classical approach, powered by AI-integrated and quantum-inspired technologies. The company focuses on application driven solutions, supported by full-stack optimizations that span hardware, software, and applications. By prioritizing real-world impact and business outcomes, the company empowers organizations to unlock the potential of quantum computing through a unified and streamlined platform. Its integrated stack simplifies the complexities of quantum technology, enabling businesses to focus on solving their core challenges.
QPIAI, a Bangalore-based deep-tech company established in November 2019, has launched India's first, largest, and most powerful 25-qubit quantum computer code-named QPIAI Indus Quantum Computer, and is building India's only full-stack quantum computing technology ecosystem. The company’s technology scales from 25 to 64, 128, and 256 qubits in the next two to three years. With international centres in Helsinki, Finland, and California, USA, it has a 75+ strong team of technologists and business professionals, positioning it at the forefront of quantum innovation and as a global leader in quantum technology commercialization.
Moulding a Technologically Superior Business Ecosystem
QPIAI collaborates closely with enterprises to accelerate quantum adoption across critical sectors, including life sciences, healthcare, materials, energy, automotive, aerospace, logistics, trans -portation, sustainability, and climate action. Through an expert-led approach, the company simplifies the complexity of quantum technology,helping organizations stay ahead of the curve in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
“We provide secure access to cutting-edge quantum computing systems while developing a structured, incremental adoption roadmap tailored to each business. This ensures seamless integration, mitigates risks, and unlocks exponential transformation. By leveraging quantum technology, our partners gain a competitive edge, positioning themselves as industry disruptors and pioneers in their domains”, highlights Dr Nagendra Nagaraja, Founder & CEO, QPIAI.
QPIAI’s team brings together world-class expertise across quantum physics, microelectronics, cryogenics, computational chemistry, drug science, and operations research, working in concert with engineers in quantum software, AI, and hardware. This multidisciplinary foundation fuels industry-first, scalable solutions. By enabling cross-domain collaboration, from quantum algorithm optimization to next-generation drug modeling, it has built a motivated team focused on delivering India’s first enterprise-ready quantum computer and scaling commercial quantum-AI products.
A Journey of Excellence
“For enterprise adoption, we drive technology literacy through guided L&D programs and collaborate on high-value quantum use cases. Our phased adoption roadmap delivers exponential performance gains through deep innovation. Looking ahead, we are developing logical qubits and scalable processors to ensure long-term technology security and a future-proof quantum strategy”, explains Dr Nagendra.
Reflecting on QPIAI’s evolution, Dr Nagendra adds, “Since our inception five years ago, QPIAI has been at the forefront of AI and quantum integration, pioneering breakthrough IPs that shape the future of computing. Over the next five years, we are focused on deep quantum innovations, fault-tolerant quantum computing, and AI-quantum convergence. We are investing in globally competitive, scalable quantum chips, with plans to launch our logical qubit processor by 2027. Additionally, we collaborate with top academic institutions worldwide, leveraging collective expertise to drive next-generation technologies with real-world impact”.
QPIAI is embedding quantum capabilities directly into enterprise operations through targeted vertical solutions such as QPIAI-Logistics, QPIAI-Matter, and QPIAI-Pharma. These platforms are already enabling breakthroughs in portfolio optimization, fraud detection, drug discovery, diagnostics, supply chain planning, and AI-driven manufacturing. Over the next five years, such innovations will become deeply woven into enterprise digital ecosystems, powered by scalable quantum systems and supported by fault-tolerant architectures that deliver tangible business outcomes.
Leading the Charge
QPIAI is among eight startups selected for the inaugural cohort of India’s National Quantum Mission (NQM) in 2024, receiving support from the
Department of Science and Technology to advance national quantum capabilities. The company plays a pivotal role in building India’s quantum future through its integrated focus on technology, talent, and training.
“Education and workforce development are central to our vision. With over 24,000 learners on our quantum education platform and extensive partnerships with global capability centers (GCCs), we are shaping the future quantum workforce. The company has a strong education arm with one of the largest quantum communities in India and the world at large. Further more, it is providing a comprehensive on-prem quantum lab deployment solution with an 8-qubit Quantum Computer QPIAI-QVidya integrated with education and training materials. Through various certification programs running for the last 4 years and partnerships with several national and international universities, we are driving the 'national quantum ecosystem' creation with skilled engineers and scientists”, affirms Dr Nagendra.
As a technology veteran with over two decades of experience at Nvidia, Qualcomm, ST, and Lucent, Dr Nagendra envisioned right from the establishment in November 2019 that QPIAI would be driven by a bold vision: to revolutionize intelligence modeling and intelligence compute through the seamless integration of AI and Quantum Computing. Dr Nagaraja holds a PhD in AI and Wireless from Coventry University, an MS in EECS from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from IIM Bangalore.
Bringing the Power of Quantum-Enhanced AI
QPIAI is redefining the future of computing by uniting bits, qubits, and neurons to usher in a new era of quantum intelligence, one that reflects nature’s most fundamental processes. By combining quantum computing with advanced AI, the company is addressing some of the world’s most complex challenges, delivering transformative solutions across medicine, healthcare, materials science, energy, and climate action.
Founded with the vision of building a powerful, sustainable, full-stack computing ecosystem, QPIAI integrates AI and quantum technologies to drive the next wave of intelligent computing. Its mission is to make AI-powered quantum computing both accessible and commercially viable, accelerating innovation, solving real-world problems, and advancing global technological progress. By converting data to intelligence at the speed of light, it positions quantum computing as a foundational pillar of next-generation AI supercomputing.
The impact of QPIAI’s solutions is already being felt across industries. In automotive design, the company has achieved a 96x speedup in vehicle simulations while cutting compute costs by 10x. Its logistics optimization platform has reduced travel distances by 60 percent, minimized fleet size by 48 percent, and improved route planning speed by 72x. “In financial services, we slashed financial analytics model training time by 32x.
In pharmaceuticals, our AI-powered molecular dynamics models run 1000x faster than traditional methods. These breakthroughs unlock immense value for enterprises today while paving the way for 100x quantum acceleration in the future”, highlights Dr Nagendra.
At the core of QPIAI’s infrastructure is the QPIAI Indus system, which is India’s largest and most powerful 25-qubit quantum computer, co-located with a high-performance computing data center. The company’s roadmap includes scaling to 64 qubits by 2026, 128 by 2027, and 1000 qubits by 2030. Parallelly, the company is advancing fault-tolerant quantum computing, with its first logical qubit scheduled for 2026 and 100 logical qubits by 2030.
A Robust Product Portfolio Computer, Co-located Roadmap
QPIAI has built a full-stack ecosystem of AI and quantum solutions tightly integrated with its quantum HPC infrastructure. QPIAI-QVidya offers an 8-qubit superconducting quantum computer tailored for education and research, with scalability up to 16 qubits. For enterprise-grade workloads, QPIAI-Indus delivers 25-qubit quantum computing capabilities optimized for industry-specific applications. Education and workforce development are anchored by QPIAI-Explorer, a learning and upskilling platform that already has a community of over 24,000 learners worldwide.
For quantum developers and researchers, QPIAIQuantum provides advanced algorithm development tools and cloud-based access. QPIAI-Opt delivers high-efficiency optimization solutions proven in live industrial environments. Expanding its innovation pipeline, QPIAI-Agent Hive enables no-code development of multi-agent AI systems, while QPIAI-Pro supports full-cycle generative AI model creation and deployment. Vertical solutions such as QPIAI-Logistics, QPIAI-Pharma, and QPIAI-Matter bring quantum-AI capabilities to supplychain optimization, pharmaceutical research, materials discovery, and sustainable technologies.
“A core objective for QPIAI is to commercialize quantum computing at scale, offering globally competitive solutions across pharmaceuticals, life sciences, logistics, transportation, automotive, aerospace, sustainability, and climate action”, concludes Dr Nagendra.
Dr Nagendra Nagaraja, Founder & CEO, QpiAI
A Core Objective For QpiAI Is To Commercialize Quantum Computing At Scale, Offering Globally Competitive Solutions Across Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Logistics, Transportation, Automotive, Aerospace, Sustainability, And Climate Action
“Education and workforce development are central to our vision. With over 24,000 learners on our quantum education platform and extensive partnerships with global capability centers (GCCs), we are shaping the future quantum workforce. The company has a strong education arm with one of the largest quantum communities in India and the world at large. Further more, it is providing a comprehensive on-prem quantum lab deployment solution with an 8-qubit Quantum Computer QPIAI-QVidya integrated with education and training materials. Through various certification programs running for the last 4 years and partnerships with several national and international universities, we are driving the 'national quantum ecosystem' creation with skilled engineers and scientists”, affirms Dr Nagendra.
By vertically integrating quantum and AI for real-world applications, we’re bringing quantum out of the lab and into the hands of users, unlocking exponential value across industries
As a technology veteran with over two decades of experience at Nvidia, Qualcomm, ST, and Lucent, Dr Nagendra envisioned right from the establishment in November 2019 that QPIAI would be driven by a bold vision: to revolutionize intelligence modeling and intelligence compute through the seamless integration of AI and Quantum Computing. Dr Nagaraja holds a PhD in AI and Wireless from Coventry University, an MS in EECS from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from IIM Bangalore.
Bringing the Power of Quantum-Enhanced AI
QPIAI is redefining the future of computing by uniting bits, qubits, and neurons to usher in a new era of quantum intelligence, one that reflects nature’s most fundamental processes. By combining quantum computing with advanced AI, the company is addressing some of the world’s most complex challenges, delivering transformative solutions across medicine, healthcare, materials science, energy, and climate action.
Founded with the vision of building a powerful, sustainable, full-stack computing ecosystem, QPIAI integrates AI and quantum technologies to drive the next wave of intelligent computing. Its mission is to make AI-powered quantum computing both accessible and commercially viable, accelerating innovation, solving real-world problems, and advancing global technological progress. By converting data to intelligence at the speed of light, it positions quantum computing as a foundational pillar of next-generation AI supercomputing.
The impact of QPIAI’s solutions is already being felt across industries. In automotive design, the company has achieved a 96x speedup in vehicle simulations while cutting compute costs by 10x. Its logistics optimization platform has reduced travel distances by 60 percent, minimized fleet size by 48 percent, and improved route planning speed by 72x. “In financial services, we slashed financial analytics model training time by 32x.
In pharmaceuticals, our AI-powered molecular dynamics models run 1000x faster than traditional methods. These breakthroughs unlock immense value for enterprises today while paving the way for 100x quantum acceleration in the future”, highlights Dr Nagendra.
At the core of QPIAI’s infrastructure is the QPIAI Indus system, which is India’s largest and most powerful 25-qubit quantum computer, co-located with a high-performance computing data center. The company’s roadmap includes scaling to 64 qubits by 2026, 128 by 2027, and 1000 qubits by 2030. Parallelly, the company is advancing fault-tolerant quantum computing, with its first logical qubit scheduled for 2026 and 100 logical qubits by 2030.
A Robust Product Portfolio Computer, Co-located Roadmap
QPIAI has built a full-stack ecosystem of AI and quantum solutions tightly integrated with its quantum HPC infrastructure. QPIAI-QVidya offers an 8-qubit superconducting quantum computer tailored for education and research, with scalability up to 16 qubits. For enterprise-grade workloads, QPIAI-Indus delivers 25-qubit quantum computing capabilities optimized for industry-specific applications. Education and workforce development are anchored by QPIAI-Explorer, a learning and upskilling platform that already has a community of over 24,000 learners worldwide.
For quantum developers and researchers, QPIAIQuantum provides advanced algorithm development tools and cloud-based access. QPIAI-Opt delivers high-efficiency optimization solutions proven in live industrial environments. Expanding its innovation pipeline, QPIAI-Agent Hive enables no-code development of multi-agent AI systems, while QPIAI-Pro supports full-cycle generative AI model creation and deployment. Vertical solutions such as QPIAI-Logistics, QPIAI-Pharma, and QPIAI-Matter bring quantum-AI capabilities to supplychain optimization, pharmaceutical research, materials discovery, and sustainable technologies.
“A core objective for QPIAI is to commercialize quantum computing at scale, offering globally competitive solutions across pharmaceuticals, life sciences, logistics, transportation, automotive, aerospace, sustainability, and climate action”, concludes Dr Nagendra.
Dr Nagendra Nagaraja, Founder & CEO, QpiAI
A Core Objective For QpiAI Is To Commercialize Quantum Computing At Scale, Offering Globally Competitive Solutions Across Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Logistics, Transportation, Automotive, Aerospace, Sustainability, And Climate Action
