Honda Xcelerator Ventures Backs Quemix to Speed Quantum Materials Work for 2050 Carbon Neutrality
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Updated · Automotive World · Aug 10
Honda Xcelerator Ventures Backs Quemix to Speed Quantum Materials Work for 2050 Carbon Neutrality
3 articles · Updated · Automotive World · Aug 10
Summary
Honda Xcelerator Ventures invested in Quemix to expand their existing partnership and push quantum computing from research into practical materials development.
Quemix develops quantum algorithms and software, and Honda said the funding will help apply those tools to future materials work tied to its 2050 carbon-neutrality goal.
The collaboration has already produced two milestones: a 2025 quantum state readout technology and a 2026 algorithm that accelerates Density Functional Theory calculations used in materials science.
Honda said the Quemix deal fits its broader startup investment strategy through HXV, which also targets energy, robotics and computing across the group’s businesses and research functions.