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LIGHTMATTER
Lightmatter
Quantum Computing / Photonics · Mountain View, California · United States · Founded · 2017 · ≈ · 100 · employees

Lightmatter competitors

IPO filed

Lightmatter has 6 close competitors: Classiq, ColdQuanta, Diraq.

ProfileValuationFundingCompetitorsStock & IPOHow to invest
Peer set

Who competes with Lightmatter

Sector, valuation and status for each competitor.

company profileLightmatter›
$12.5Bpost-money · Apr 2026
Founded 2017United States
competitorClassiq›
$600Mlatest valuation
Founded 2020Private
competitorColdQuanta›
$100Mas of Jul 2021
Founded 2007Private
competitorDiraq›
$106.8Mlatest valuation
Founded 2022Private
competitorSpinQ›
$750Mlatest valuation
Founded 2018Private
competitorPsiQuantum›
$10.5Bas of May 2026
Founded 2015Private
competitorQuera Computing›
$1Blatest valuation
Founded 2018Private
Head-to-head

Lightmatter and its peers, side by side

A private valuation and a public market cap share one column; each row names its basis and date.

Company
Sector
Founded
Valuation / market cap
Status
HQ
On Canborsa
Lightmatter
Quantum Computing / Photonics
2017
$12.5Bpost-money · Apr 2026
IPO FILED
United States
Company profile
Classiq
Quantum Computing
2020
$600M
PRIVATE
Israel
Company profile
ColdQuanta
Quantum Computing
2007
$100MJul 2021
PRIVATE
Canada
Company profile
Diraq
Quantum Computing
2022
$106.8M
PRIVATE
Australia
Company profile
SpinQ
Quantum Computing
2018
$750M
PRIVATE
China
Company profile
PsiQuantum
Quantum Computing
2015
$10.5Bpost-money · May 2026
PRIVATE
United States
Company profile
Quera Computing
Quantum Computing
2018
$1B
PRIVATE
United States
Company profile
Context · reading the peer set

Where Lightmatter meets its rivals

What Lightmatter sells, and where the rivals meet it

Quantum computing company developing photonic quantum processors using light-based computation.

Lightmatter competes with 6 companies here: Classiq, ColdQuanta, Diraq, SpinQ, PsiQuantum, Quera Computing.

A private valuation and a public price

Lightmatter was last valued at $12.5B (post-money, Apr 2026). That price was agreed in one transaction and holds until the next round. A listed competitor is repriced every trading session.

Lightmatter on Canborsa
MarketClosest: NVDA-PERP
Fees0.07% per side · 0.14% round-trip
Fundingevery 1h

Lightmatter competitors — frequently asked questions

Who has invested in Lightmatter?›

Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.

Who are Lightmatter's competitors?›

The closest quantum computing / photonics peers are on the competitors page.

How can I get exposure to Lightmatter?›

The routes section explains what is realistically available for a company at this stage.

Is Lightmatter publicly traded?›

Not yet. Lightmatter has filed for an IPO; until it prices, the shares do not trade publicly.

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