Actors

Companies, countries and labs — who is how far, and how fast. Each races its own milestones.

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IBM IBM
Quantum Computing Founded 1911
US
Google Quantum AI GOOGL
Quantum Computing Founded 1998
US
IonQ IONQ
Quantum Computing Founded 2015
US
Quantinuum QNT
Quantum Computing Founded 2021
US
Atom Computing Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2018 $110M
US
QuEra Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2018 $230M
US
Honeywell HON
Quantum Computing Founded 1906
US
Oxford Ionics Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2019
UK
China Country
CN
United States Country
US
European Union Consortium
EU
South Korea Country
KR
Private / VC Consortium
Consortium
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2018 $2.0B
US
TAE Technologies Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 1998 $1.2B
US
Helion Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2013 $1.5B
US
Tokamak Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2009 $250M
UK
Zap Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2017 $330M
US
General Fusion Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2002 $440M
CA
First Light Fusion Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2011 $105M
UK
Proxima Fusion Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2023 $215M
DE
Marvel Fusion Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2019 $160M
DE
Type One Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2019 $160M
US
Xcimer Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2022 $100M
US
Pacific Fusion Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2023 $900M
US
ITER Consortium
Nuclear Fusion
INT
NIF / LLNL Lab
Nuclear Fusion
US
EAST (ASIPP) Lab
Nuclear Fusion
CN
KSTAR Lab
Nuclear Fusion
KR
JET (UKAEA) Lab
Nuclear Fusion
UK
WEST (CEA) Lab
Nuclear Fusion
FR
United Kingdom Country
GB
France Country
FR
Japan Country
JP
Germany Country
DE
Caltech Lab
Quantum Computing
US
Rosatom Company
Small Modular Reactors
RU
CNNC Company
Small Modular Reactors
CN
NuScale Power SMR
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2007
US
GE Vernova Hitachi GEV
Small Modular Reactors
US
Rolls-Royce SMR Company
Small Modular Reactors
UK
TerraPower Company
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2006 $1.5B
US
X-energy Company
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2009
US
Oklo OKLO
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2013
US
Holtec International Company
Small Modular Reactors
US
Kairos Power Company
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2016
US
Argentina Country
AR
Canada Country
CA
Figure AI Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2022 $1.9B
US
UBTECH Robotics 9880.HK
Humanoid Robots $1.0B
CN
1X Technologies Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2014 $600M
NO
Apptronik Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2016 $935M
US
Agility Robotics Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2015 $400M
US
Boston Dynamics Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 1992
US
XPeng XPEV
Humanoid Robots
CN
Waymo Company
Autonomous Driving Founded 2009
US
Tesla TSLA
Autonomous Driving
US
Baidu (Apollo Go) BIDU
Autonomous Driving
CN
Zoox Company
Autonomous Driving Founded 2014
US
Cruise (GM) Company
Autonomous Driving
US
Pony.ai PONY
Autonomous Driving
CN
Wayve Company
Autonomous Driving Founded 2017 $2.3B
UK
Aurora Innovation AUR
Autonomous Driving Founded 2017
US
Hyundai Motor Group 005380.KS
Humanoid Robots Founded 1967
KR
Rigetti Computing RGTI
Quantum Computing Founded 2013
US
D-Wave Quantum QBTS
Quantum Computing Founded 1999
CA
Inertia Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2025 $450M
US
JT-60 (QST) Lab
Nuclear Fusion
JP
SpaceX SPCX
Reusable Rockets Founded 2002
US
Blue Origin Company
Reusable Rockets Founded 2000
US
Rocket Lab RKLB
Reusable Rockets Founded 2006
US
Neuralink Company
Brain-Computer Interfaces Founded 2016 $1.3B
US
Synchron Company
Brain-Computer Interfaces Founded 2012 $330M
US
Precision Neuroscience Company
Brain-Computer Interfaces Founded 2021 $155M
US
Paradromics Company
Brain-Computer Interfaces Founded 2015 $108M
US
PsiQuantum Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2015 $2.3B
US
Pasqal Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2019 $300M
FR
Xanadu Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2016 $275M
CA
IQM Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2018 $600M
FI
Alice & Bob Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2020 $250M
FR
Infleqtion Company
Quantum Computing Founded 2007
US
Renaissance Fusion Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2020 $50M
FR
Focused Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2021 $300M
DE
Thea Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2022 $130M
US
Avalanche Energy Company
Nuclear Fusion Founded 2018 $69M
US
Westinghouse Company
Small Modular Reactors Founded 1886
US
Last Energy Company
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2019 $164M
US
newcleo Company
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2021 $580M
FR
Aalo Atomics Company
Small Modular Reactors Founded 2023 $133M
US
Unitree Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2016 $255M
CN
Sanctuary AI Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2018 $140M
CA
Fourier Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2015 $110M
CN
NEURA Robotics Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2019 $130M
DE
Nuro Company
Autonomous Driving Founded 2016 $2.1B
US
Mobileye MBLY
Autonomous Driving Founded 1999
IL
WeRide WRD
Autonomous Driving Founded 2017
CN
Relativity Space Company
Reusable Rockets Founded 2015 $2.0B
US
Stoke Space Company
Reusable Rockets Founded 2019 $1.3B
US
Firefly Aerospace FLY
Reusable Rockets Founded 2014
US
Blackrock Neurotech Company
Brain-Computer Interfaces Founded 2008 $210M
US
Science Corporation Company
Brain-Computer Interfaces Founded 2021 $490M
US
DTT (ENEA) Lab
Nuclear Fusion
IT
Joby Aviation JOBY
Air Taxis (eVTOL) Founded 2009
US
Archer Aviation ACHR
Air Taxis (eVTOL) Founded 2018
US
Volocopter Company
Air Taxis (eVTOL) Founded 2011
DE
EHang EH
Air Taxis (eVTOL) Founded 2014
CN
Quantum Computing Inc QUBT
Quantum Computing Founded 2018
US
Motional Company
Autonomous Driving Founded 2020
US
AgiBot (Zhiyuan) Company
Humanoid Robots Founded 2023 $84M
CN
OpenAI Company
Frontier AI Founded 2015 $58.0B
US
Anthropic Company
Frontier AI Founded 2021 $57.0B
US
Google DeepMind Lab
Frontier AI Founded 2010
GB
xAI Company
Frontier AI Founded 2023 $42.0B
US
Meta AI META
Frontier AI Founded 2004
US
DeepSeek Company
Frontier AI Founded 2023
CN
Vast Company
Commercial Space Stations Founded 2021
US
Axiom Space Company
Commercial Space Stations Founded 2016 $660M
US
Voyager (Starlab) VOYG
Commercial Space Stations Founded 2019
US
Neuracle Company
Brain-Computer Interfaces
CN
TSMC TSM
Leading-Edge Chips Founded 1987
TW
Samsung Foundry 005930.KS
Leading-Edge Chips Founded 1969
KR
Intel INTC
Leading-Edge Chips Founded 1968
US
SK hynix 000660.KS
Leading-Edge Chips Founded 1983
KR
Micron MU
Leading-Edge Chips Founded 1978
US
ASML ASML
Leading-Edge Chips Founded 1984
NL
SMIC 0981.HK
Leading-Edge Chips Founded 2000
CN

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