The 130 Organizations Behind America's Quantum Tech Hub.
Elevate Quantum is the federally designated Mountain West Quantum Tech Hub, awarded by the US Department of Commerce in 2023. Its consortium spans industry, capital, education, workforce, and government, organized to build a quantum economy that the region's federal labs and research universities have made possible.
"A Tech Hub is not a building. It is a coalition. The federal designation is awarded to the coalition, not to a company or a campus, which is why the membership list matters."
The Millikelvin, editorial
Elevate Quantum cites 130+ member organizations. The 82 members below are the ones publicly listed on the consortium's own directory. Locations and websites were verified against Elevate Quantum's directory and each member's official site. For the deeper editorial coverage we maintain, the Company Directory covers the Colorado quantum companies in full.
Elevate Quantum consortium directoryIndustry: Quantum Companies
Hardware, software, and component companies whose primary product is quantum technology. The center of mass of the consortium.
- Atom Computing●ColoradoBoulder, CONeutral atom quantum computingProfile
- Quantinuum●ColoradoBroomfield, COTrapped ionProfile
- Infleqtion●ColoradoBoulder, CONeutral atom, NYSE-listed since February 2026Profile
- Maybell Quantum●ColoradoDenver, CO (7100 Broadway)Compact dilution refrigeratorsProfile
- Mesa Quantum●ColoradoBoulder, COChip-scale atomic sensorsProfile
- Icarus Quantum●ColoradoBoulder, COSingle photon sourcesProfile
- LongPath Technologies●ColoradoBoulder, COQuantum-enabled methane sensingProfile
- Vescent●ColoradoGolden, COLaser systems for atomic physicsProfile
- KMLabs●ColoradoBoulder, CO (4775 Walnut St)Ultrafast lasersProfile
- Octave Photonics●ColoradoLouisville, CONonlinear opticsProfile
- FieldLine Industries●ColoradoLouisville, COOptically pumped magnetometersProfile
- Apex Atomics●ColoradoBoulder, COAtomic vapor cells for sensing and clocks; listed in the consortium as Vapor Cell TechnologiesProfile
- TreQ●ColoradoMilton Park, Oxfordshire, UKOpen-architecture quantum systems integrationProfile
- Resilient Entanglement●ColoradoDenver, COQuantum software for the power gridProfile
- NIST Boulder●ColoradoBoulder, COFederal lab. Foundation of the ecosystem.Profile
- Star CryoElectronics●Out of stateSanta Fe, NMCryogenic electronics and SQUIDsProfile
- Emode Photonik●InternationalGermanyPhotonic integrated circuit modelingProfile
- Magnetics Corp●Location verifyingLocation unconfirmedMagnetic components and assembliesProfile
- Entanglement Inc.●Out of stateEl Segundo, CAQuantum-inspired optimization softwareProfile
- Qrypt●Out of stateNew York, NYPost-quantum cryptographyProfile
- Secured Quantum Services●Location verifyingLocation unconfirmedQuantum-resilient security servicesProfile
Industry: Enablers and Strategic Partners
Hyperscalers, semiconductor companies, test and measurement vendors, and toolchain providers. The supply chain and software layer the quantum companies depend on.
- Google Quantum AI●Out of stateSanta Barbara, CAOpened a Boulder office in March 2026Profile
- Microsoft●Out of stateRedmond, WAAtom Computing partner; Azure Quantum distributorProfile
- IBM●Out of stateArmonk, NYIBM Quantum NetworkProfile
- AWS●Out of stateSeattle, WAAmazon Braket quantum servicesProfile
- AMD●Out of stateSanta Clara, CAClassical compute for hybrid workloadsProfile
- NVIDIA●Out of stateSanta Clara, CACUDA-Q; its venture arm NVentures invested in QuantinuumProfile
- Quantum Machines●InternationalTel Aviv, IsraelQuantum control hardwareProfile
- BlueQubit●InternationalInternationalQuantum software platformProfile
- Q-BLOX●InternationalDelft, NetherlandsQuantum control hardwareProfile
- Quantum Rings●InternationalBengaluru, IndiaQuantum simulation softwareProfile
- OxIonics●InternationalOxford, UKTrapped-ion quantum computingProfile
- Menlo Systems●InternationalMunich, GermanyOptical frequency combsProfile
- Thorlabs●Out of stateNewton, NJPhotonics componentsProfile
- FormFactor●Out of stateLivermore, CACryogenic probe stationsProfile
- Dynamic Tech Media●Location verifyingLocation unconfirmedTech media and productionProfile
Capital
Venture firms, family offices, accelerators, and banks underwriting the ecosystem.
- Stout Street Capital●ColoradoDenver, COEarly-stage tech venture firmProfile
- Buff Gold Ventures●ColoradoBoulder, COCU Boulder-affiliated student-run VCProfile
- CerraCap Ventures●Out of stateSan Diego, CAEnterprise technology VCProfile
- Caruso Ventures●ColoradoBoulder, CODan Caruso family officeProfile
- Decisive Point●ColoradoColorado Springs, CODefense and dual-use venture firmProfile
- Mark IV Capital●Out of stateNewport Beach, CAReal estate and private investmentProfile
- Matchstick Ventures●ColoradoBoulder, CO and Minneapolis, MNPre-seed and seed VCProfile
- Techstars●ColoradoBoulder, COGlobal accelerator, founded in BoulderProfile
- Foundry●ColoradoBoulder, COBoulder venture firmProfile
- Endeavor●Out of stateNew York, NY (global HQ)Global high-impact entrepreneur network with a Colorado chapterProfile
- Bank of Colorado●ColoradoFort Collins, COCommunity bankProfile
- Colorado Startups●ColoradoColoradoStatewide founder networkProfile
- Quantonation●InternationalParis, FranceThe first quantum-only venture firmProfile
Higher Education
Universities providing research, talent, and curriculum. CU Boulder is represented through JILA and the Anschutz Medical Campus; the rest are regional research and teaching institutions.
- Colorado School of Mines●ColoradoGolden, COPublic research university, applied sciences focusProfile
- Colorado State University●ColoradoFort Collins, COR1 research universityProfile
- University of Denver●ColoradoDenver, COPrivate research universityProfile
- University of Northern Colorado●ColoradoGreeley, COPublic university, GreeleyProfile
- Fort Lewis College●ColoradoDurango, COPublic liberal arts collegeProfile
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus●ColoradoAurora, COCU's medical research campusProfile
- University of New Mexico●Out of stateAlbuquerque, NMR1 research universityProfile
- University of Wyoming●Out of stateLaramie, WYR2 research universityProfile
- United States Air Force Academy●ColoradoColorado Springs, COFederal service academyProfile
Community and Technical Colleges
The training layer. Quantum technician programs, dual enrollment, and applied associate degrees designed to feed the workforce pipeline the Tech Hub designation requires.
- Colorado Community College System●ColoradoDenver, CO13 community colleges statewideProfile
- Emily Griffith Technical College●ColoradoDenver, COPublic technical collegeProfile
- Cherry Creek Innovation Campus●ColoradoGreenwood Village, COHigh school career and technical campusProfile
- Central New Mexico Community College●Out of stateAlbuquerque, NMCommunity collegeProfile
K-12 Districts
School districts running quantum-aware STEM programs as part of the pipeline strategy. The Tech Hub language calls this 'cradle to career.'
Workforce and Labor Organizations
Skills, equity, and placement organizations responsible for connecting the workforce funnel to the companies hiring.
- Activate Work●ColoradoDenver, COSkills-to-job nonprofitProfile
- NCWIT●ColoradoBoulder, CONational Center for Women & Information TechnologyProfile
- Manufacturer's Edge●ColoradoLakewood, COMEP for Colorado manufacturersProfile
- GeekPack●Location verifyingLocation unconfirmedTechnical community and confidence programsProfile
- Access Mode●Location verifyingLocation unconfirmedWorkforce and equity organizationProfile
- Colorado Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative●ColoradoColoradoCEEMI, statewide equity coalitionProfile
- Colorado Thrives●ColoradoDenver, COStatewide economic mobility coalitionProfile
- TechHubNow●ColoradoColoradoTech Hub implementation backboneProfile
- The Wiser●Location verifyingLocation unconfirmedWorkforce and community organizationProfile
Federal Labs, Government, and Industry Associations
The convening layer. Federal labs that anchor the science, state and city economic development arms that anchor the funding, and industry associations that organize the rest.
- Los Alamos National Laboratory●Out of stateLos Alamos, NMFederal lab, quantum and national securityProfile
- Sandia National Laboratories●Out of stateAlbuquerque, NMFederal lab, QSCOUT trapped-ion testbedProfile
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory●ColoradoGolden, COFederal energy research labProfile
- Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade●ColoradoDenver, COOEDIT, state economic developmentProfile
- New Mexico Economic Development Department●Out of stateSanta Fe, NMState agency, economic developmentProfile
- Boulder Chamber●ColoradoBoulder, CORegional chamber of commerceProfile
- Colorado Technology Association●ColoradoDenver, COStatewide tech industry trade associationProfile
- Colorado Photonics Industry Association●ColoradoLoveland, COPhotonics industry trade associationProfile
A Tech Hub designation is won by a coalition, not a company.
The US Department of Commerce designated Elevate Quantum a Tech Hub in 2023 and, in July 2024, made a $40.5M EDA Phase 2 implementation award (matched by roughly $74M in Colorado and New Mexico state commitments). The award went to the consortium, not to any single member. The list above is the structure that won the designation: federal labs anchoring the science, universities supplying talent, community colleges and K-12 districts building the pipeline, capital backing the companies, and workforce organizations placing the people.