Rigetti Computing has announced a new operating structure designed to scale deployment of on-premises quantum systems, strengthen end-to-end operational execution, and further focus its engineering resources on quantum processor development. The company is establishing a dedicated Systems Delivery organization and creating the role of Chief Operating Officer to lead manufacturing operations, systems delivery, commercial functions, and customer-facing engineering.
Rigetti creates new COO and CTO roles to scale quantum system deployments.
David Rivas appointed COO; Andrew Bestwick, Ph.D. appointed CTO.
Increased demand for on-premises systems from 9-qubit Novera to 108-qubit Cepheus-class systems.
Target of 99.5% median two-qubit gate fidelity on Cepheus-1-108Q.
Quantum systems achieve gate speeds of 50-70 nanoseconds.
Rigetti is a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing based on superconducting qubits.
The company has seen increased demand for customer deployments of on-premises systems, ranging from 9-qubit Novera systems to large-scale 108-qubit Cepheus-class systems. The new structure creates dedicated leadership and resources for system deployment and customer success, while enabling engineering teams to concentrate on advancing processor performance and the company's published technology roadmap, including its target of 99.5% median two-qubit gate fidelity on Cepheus-1-108Q. David Rivas, who has served as Rigetti's Chief Technology Officer since February 2023, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, overseeing fabrication operations, systems delivery, software engineering, applications, business development, government programs, supply chain, and facilities. Andrew Bestwick, Ph.D., currently Senior Vice President, Quantum Systems, has been appointed Chief Technology Officer, overseeing quantum processor development, chip fabrication development, and hardware engineering.
"Rigetti's growing deployment activity makes this the right time to establish a dedicated organization focused on delivering and supporting systems for customers," said Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This structure gives our commercial and operational teams clear, end-to-end accountability for scaling system delivery, while giving our technology organization even greater focus on quantum processor innovation and performance. David brings deep experience building the operational capabilities that support our systems and customers, and Andrew brings exceptional technical leadership to our chiplet-based architecture."
About Rigetti
Rigetti is a pioneer in full-stack quantum computing. Rigetti quantum computers are based on superconducting qubits, which are widely believed to be the leading qubit modality given their maturity, clear path to scaling, and fast gate speeds. Rigetti quantum computing systems achieve gate speeds of 50-70 nanoseconds, which is about 10,000 times faster than trapped-ion systems and 100 times faster than neutral-atom systems.
