Quantum Motion

Quantum Motion was founded in 2017 by two professors — John Morton from UCL and Simon Benjamin from Oxford — who had identified the main barrier to quantum computing scalability: most approaches require exotic materials, extreme cooling conditions and customised fabrication processes. Quantum Motion's thesis is that quantum computing must use the standard CMOS processes already used to manufacture chips in regular computers and smartphones — the only technology the industry knows how to produce at industrial scale. In 2025, the startup delivered to the UK National Quantum Computing Centre the first full-stack quantum computer built on silicon CMOS chips — a significant technical milestone. In May 2026, it raised $160M in a Series C round to accelerate production system development.