Qilimanjaro
Overview
Full-stack analog quantum computers based on fluxonium qubits — a superconducting architecture that bypasses the need for error correction by exploiting analog quantum dynamics. Operates a quantum data centre in Barcelona.
0Key Milestones
- 2019: Founded by Jordi Blasco and Victor Canivell, scientific leadership from Jose Ignacio Latorre (ICFO)
- 2023: Partnership with Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
- 2025: Launched multimodal quantum data centre in Barcelona with Oxigen Data Center
- 2025: Delivering Quantum-as-a-Service to Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
Technology Approach
Qilimanjaro takes an unconventional approach within superconducting quantum computing: analog quantum computation using fluxonium qubits. Rather than the standard digital gate-based model, analog quantum computing continuously evolves quantum states to find solutions — similar to D-Wave’s annealing approach but using gate-quality superconducting qubits.
The fluxonium qubit architecture offers inherently longer coherence times than conventional transmon qubits (the type IBM and Google use), potentially making analog evolution more reliable.
In November 2025, Qilimanjaro launched a multimodal quantum data centre in Barcelona combining quantum processors with classical HPC — one of the first such facilities in Southern Europe.
Competitive Position
Strengths: Unique analog + fluxonium approach. Barcelona Supercomputing Centre as anchor customer. Part of Spain’s growing quantum cluster (ICFO, Quantum Spain programme).
Challenges: Small funding relative to US/Northern European competitors. Analog quantum computing has a narrower application space than digital gate-based.