Australian quantum computing startup Quantum Brilliance has expanded its footprint to Japan after being selected for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s foreign business subsidy program.
With the support of Kiraboshi Bank, the Sydney headquartered company has established a subsidiary in Japan and is now in the process of hiring talent to fill out its new office in Toranomon Hills, Tokyo.
Hideaki Yoshimura, Quantum Brilliance’s country director for Japan, has already relocated to Tokyo to oversee local operations. Mr Yoshimura has been with the company for the past year.
“We see Japan as a key location for building a diamond-based quantum technology value chain, and we are excited to have the support of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government,” Quantum Brilliance chief executive Mark Luo said.
“We extend our gratitude to the Austrade Tokyo Office for introducing us to this grant and Kiraboshi Bank for their continued support.”
Quantum Brilliance is the first Australian company to be selected for the Japanese subsidy program, which was established in June 2023 as part of a broader action plan to “attract human and financial resources from overseas” to Tokyo.
The office is Quantum Brilliance’s fourth outside of Australia, joining existing spaces in Germany, the United Kingdom and Singapore. It is also the company’s first new office since late 2023.
Founded in Australia in 2019 and grown out of research conducted at the Research School of Physics at Australian National University, Quantum Brilliance is one of Australia’s pioneers of quantum technology.
The company will be reimbursed for half of its actual expenses to a maximum of 10 million yen (approximately A$107,000), and can apply for the subsidy each financial year.
Under the terms of the subsidy, Quantum Brilliance must continue business operations in Tokyo for at least two financial years after the year in which the decision to grant the subsidy was made.
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