Rigetti books ~$5.7M in purchase orders for two 9-qubit Novera systems
On 2025-09-30 Rigetti Computing announced purchase orders totaling approximately $5.7 million for two 9-qubit Novera quantum computing systems, with delivery expected in the first half of 2026. An Asian technology manufacturer will use one system for benchmarking and internal expertise, and a California startup will use the other for hardware and error-correction research. The Ankaa-class Novera system bundles a 9-qubit processor, dilution refrigerator, and control electronics.
On-premises Novera orders are incremental commercial traction for Rigetti's hardware line, modest in size and below the material threshold but a concrete revenue and deployment data point.
Repeat on-prem Novera sales support Rigetti's strategy of seeding research and benchmarking customers that may scale to larger systems as its multi-chip roadmap advances.