Rigetti also develops a cloud platform called Forest that enables programmers to write quantum algorithms.

[5] By February 2016, Rigetti created its first quantum processor, a three-qubit chip made using aluminum circuits on a silicon wafer.

[9] The SPAC deal closed on 2 March 2022, and Rigetti began trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol RGTI.

Quil facilitates hybrid quantum/classical computing, and programs can be built and executed using open source Python tools.

[2] The company operates a rapid prototyping fabrication ("fab") lab called Fab-1, designed to quickly create integrated circuits.

[13] The company was recognized in 2016 by X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis as being one of the three leaders in the quantum computing space, along with IBM and Google.