Xanadu Targets Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing by 2029, 1,000 Logical Qubits by 2031

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• Xanadu is targeting fault-tolerant quantum computing in 2028–2029, with a goal of more than 1,000 logical qubits by 2031. Its roadmap prioritizes reducing photon loss, the company's primary technical obstacle, and achieving very low logical error rates.

• Canadian federal funding of CAD 195 million will support Project OPTIMISM and the nearly 160,000-square-foot Inception facility in Toronto, designed to strengthen manufacturing, packaging and photonic integration capabilities.

• Xanadu is expanding PennyLane toward utility-scale quantum computing while pursuing commercialization through cloud access, system sales, photonic devices, licensing and software. Meaningful end-customer commercialization is targeted for 2029–2030, alongside a planned quantum data center.

Xanadu Quantum Technologies Limited Class B Subordinate Voting Shares (NASDAQ:XNDU) outlined a technology roadmap targeting fault-tolerant quantum computing in 2028-2029, construction of a quantum data center beginning around 2029-2030, and more than 1,000 logical qubits by 2031.

Founder and CEO Christian Weedbrook said the company remains focused on its mission to build quantum computers that are useful and broadly available, with photonics serving as the foundation of its hardware approach. Xanadu also highlighted its PennyLane software platform as a key part of making quantum systems accessible to developers and commercial users.