# While Quantum Companies Fight Over Qubits, NVIDIA Owns the Software Underneath

- slug: while-quantum-companies-fight-over-qubits-nvidia-owns-the-software-underneath
- date: 2026-04-15
- category: Quantum Computing

DARPA picked a Chicago startup to build a quantum compiler — but NVIDIA s CUDA-Q platform is the infrastructure play that makes the whole heterogeneous quantum bet work, no matter which qubit type wins.

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