Venugopal R

“Dr. Prabha Mandyam of IIT Madras and Dr. Anupama Ray from IBM Quantum are at the forefront of quantum education in India.”
― L Venkata Subramaniam, Quantum Nation: India's Leap into the Future

“to begin funding in 2024, India’s National Quantum Mission has allocated a substantial Rs 6000 crores over the next eight years. While this is a significant investment for India, it is the first notable investment into quantum technology in India. In contrast to other nations, India has seen notably much much lower industry investment and investor interest in quantum technology. When it comes to startup funding in this sector, Indian companies have collectively managed to raise less than Rs 50 crores as of December 2023. This sum is minuscule compared to the global quantum computing startup scene, where funding has exceeded this amount by nearly thousand times in the same period.”
― L Venkata Subramaniam, Quantum Nation: India's Leap into the Future

“India launched its own initiative in 2023 aimed at leveraging its widespread diaspora’s potential—the Department of Science and Technology introduced the Vaishvik Bhartiya Vaigyanik (VAIBHAV) scheme.”
― L Venkata Subramaniam, Quantum Nation: India's Leap into the Future

“Industry leaders like IBM, Google, and Microsoft have been at the forefront, channeling significant portions of their extensive R&D budgets into quantum computing research and development. Alongside these tech giants, a dynamic landscape of startups has emerged, with companies such as Rigetti Computing, IonQ, and D-Wave collectively securing hundreds of millions of dollars in funding.”
― L Venkata Subramaniam, Quantum Nation: India's Leap into the Future