Classiq signs Taiwan partnerships with Scientek and Kensho to build quantum software market

【Article Title】 Classiq signs Taiwan partnerships with Scientek and Kensho to build quantum software market 【Article Body】 AI TRANSLATION This article is an AI-generated translation of the original Japanese article. For the authoritative version, please refer to the original. Read the original Japanese article → (https://quantumindex.jp/scientek-classiq-taiwan-quantum-software-partnership/) Classiq announced on September 2, 2026 that it has signed market-development partnership agreements in Taiwan with Scientek Corporation and Kensho, respectively. Leveraging each partner’s local customer network, the agreements aim to introduce Classiq’s hardware-agnostic quantum software platform to corporations, research institutions, universities, and government agencies, and to explore implementation support, training, customer meetings, and potential joint research and development. ✍️ Quantum Index Analysis We explain the technical and business significance behind the announcement and evaluation points that may not be obvious from the numbers or headlines. Read our exclusive analysis ↓ Summary of the announcement Under the partnership with Scientek, the target audience will include Taiwan’s semiconductor companies, research institutions, universities, and government agencies. Initial activities will prioritize semiconductor-related research, materials and chemistry simulation, optimization, and advanced computing. In addition to customer introductions, Scientek will provide implementation support and training and will consider joint R&D on quantum applications. The partnership with Kensho aims to expand access to government agencies, research institutions, and companies. Initial targets include chemistry and materials firms facing challenges in simulation and optimization, defense organizations, and organizations currently evaluating quantum computing. Kensho will handle customer introductions, local support, training, and meeting coordination, and will also consider potential joint R&D. Classiq’s platform allows developers to describe quantum algorithms as high-level functional models and automatically generate quantum circuits tailored to the chosen hardware and execution environment. The platform is designed and evaluated without locking users into a specific quantum computing modality, enabling work across multiple quantum hardware types, simulators, and cloud environments. Classiq plans to introduce both partnerships at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, showcasing capabilities for quantum modeling, circuit synthesis, optimization, and execution through Scientek and related company booths. Key points • Classiq announced on the same day partnerships with two Taiwan-focused partners, Scientek and Kensho, for market development • Scientek will expand customer touchpoints mainly across semiconductor, research, university, and government sectors • Kensho will target chemistry and materials companies, defense, and organizations evaluating quantum computing • Both partners will handle customer introductions and provide local support, training, and may pursue joint R&D • Classiq’s platform generates quantum circuits for multiple execution environments from high-level models • Customer names, contract amounts, sales targets, minimum purchase commitments, and specific joint research projects have not been disclosed Technical and business implications From a technical perspective, this effort broadens access in Taiwan to environments where user organizations can design and evaluate quantum applications without being tied to a single hardware platform, assuming multiple modalities. The move is particularly aimed at increasing touchpoints with fields considered potential early beneficiaries of quantum computing, such as semiconductors, materials and chemistry, and optimization. From a business standpoint, a notable aspect is that Classiq did not entrust sales in Taiwan to a single reseller; it signed with two partners on the same day who have different customer bases. Scientek focuses on semiconductors and research, while Kensho targets chemistry, materials, government, and defense. This appears to be a market-development approach that builds multiple channels in parallel to discover where real demand will emerge. However, the announcement alone does not reveal whether Scientek or Kensho have minimum sales quotas or license purchase obligations, or whether revenue will accrue only when projects are secured on an agency-sale basis. Therefore, it is premature to directly equate the number of partnerships with future revenue. What to watch next Going forward, the key question is how many initiatives move from seminars, training, and initial evaluations to PoCs and joint research. It will be important to see whether concrete problem definitions and hardware validations using Classiq emerge, particularly in Taiwan’s semiconductor and materials/chemistry sectors. Another evaluation point is whether the two channels represented by Scientek and Kensho actually convert into customer contracts. Disclosure of customer names, joint research topics, continued usage, commercial license agreements, and details such as sales targets or purchase obligations would make it easier to assess the substantive weight of these market-development partnerships. ✍️ Quantum Index Analysis These two agreements are better seen as market-formation measures to broaden the pool of potential users and project candidates in Taiwan until quantum hardware matures, rather than actions that will immediately generate significant license revenue. Signing with Scientek and Kensho—two partners with different customer bases—on the same day suggests a stage in which Classiq is probing multiple channels rather than relying on a single distributor. An interesting background factor is Classiq’s appointment of Regev Yativ as CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) in September 2025 to oversee global go-to-market. At the time, Classiq described the hire as part of accelerating global expansion and demand capture, and in the year it raised $110 million it also emphasized strengthening its GTM organization. In other words, the company has taken steps to establish a structure focused on revenue growth. In APAC, however, the emphasis appears to be on long-term activities combining education, PoCs, training, and partner development rather than straightforward license sales. Similar movements have been visible in Korea. The 2025 MOU with MegazoneCloud focused on quantum education, customer PoCs, workshops, and technical integration into hybrid computing environments. By contrast, the 2026 QaaS offering with QAI moved toward commercial contracts and laid out a mid-to-long-term commercialization roadmap. This suggests Classiq is not abandoning monetization, but taking a two-pronged approach: pursue commercially viable near-term deals while cultivating future customers through education and PoCs. This approach also aligns with Classiq’s product characteristics. The company’s strength lies in generating circuits for multiple quantum hardware backends from high-level models, reducing low-level implementation burden. But the more effective this abstraction, the more users may conclude they can wait until quantum hardware matures before adopting the platform. For large companies with many near-term R&D priorities—such as Taiwan’s semiconductor firms—it requires a market-development effort distinct from simple software sales to persuade them to allocate time and budget now, when tangible business value from current quantum hardware is still limited. Therefore, when evaluating this Taiwan push, one should not focus solely on short-term license revenue. The important metric will be how many initiatives are nurtured from training to PoC, joint research, and continued use, and ultimately convert to commercial contracts. Building multiple channels in Taiwan is only meaningful if those channels convert into real demand over a multi-year timeframe. 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Classiq announced on September 2, 2026 that it has signed market-development partnership agreements in Taiwan with Scientek Corporation and Kensho, respectively. Leveraging each partner’s local customer network, the agreements aim to introduce Classiq’s hardware-agnostic quantum software platform to corporations, research institutions, universities, and government agencies, and to explore implementation support, training, customer meetings, and potential joint research and development.

Summary of the announcement

Under the partnership with Scientek, the target audience will include Taiwan’s semiconductor companies, research institutions, universities, and government agencies. Initial activities will prioritize semiconductor-related research, materials and chemistry simulation, optimization, and advanced computing. In addition to customer introductions, Scientek will provide implementation support and training and will consider joint R&D on quantum applications.

The partnership with Kensho aims to expand access to government agencies, research institutions, and companies. Initial targets include chemistry and materials firms facing challenges in simulation and optimization, defense organizations, and organizations currently evaluating quantum computing. Kensho will handle customer introductions, local support, training, and meeting coordination, and will also consider potential joint R&D.

Classiq’s platform allows developers to describe quantum algorithms as high-level functional models and automatically generate quantum circuits tailored to the chosen hardware and execution environment. The platform is designed and evaluated without locking users into a specific quantum computing modality, enabling work across multiple quantum hardware types, simulators, and cloud environments.

Classiq plans to introduce both partnerships at SEMICON Taiwan 2026, showcasing capabilities for quantum modeling, circuit synthesis, optimization, and execution through Scientek and related company booths.

Key points

• Classiq announced on the same day partnerships with two Taiwan-focused partners, Scientek and Kensho, for market development
• Scientek will expand customer touchpoints mainly across semiconductor, research, university, and government sectors
• Kensho will target chemistry and materials companies, defense, and organizations evaluating quantum computing
• Both partners will handle customer introductions and provide local support, training, and may pursue joint R&D
• Classiq’s platform generates quantum circuits for multiple execution environments from high-level models
• Customer names, contract amounts, sales targets, minimum purchase commitments, and specific joint research projects have not been disclosed

Technical and business implications

From a technical perspective, this effort broadens access in Taiwan to environments where user organizations can design and evaluate quantum applications without being tied to a single hardware platform, assuming multiple modalities. The move is particularly aimed at increasing touchpoints with fields considered potential early beneficiaries of quantum computing, such as semiconductors, materials and chemistry, and optimization.

From a business standpoint, a notable aspect is that Classiq did not entrust sales in Taiwan to a single reseller; it signed with two partners on the same day who have different customer bases. Scientek focuses on semiconductors and research, while Kensho targets chemistry, materials, government, and defense. This appears to be a market-development approach that builds multiple channels in parallel to discover where real demand will emerge.

However, the announcement alone does not reveal whether Scientek or Kensho have minimum sales quotas or license purchase obligations, or whether revenue will accrue only when projects are secured on an agency-sale basis. Therefore, it is premature to directly equate the number of partnerships with future revenue.

What to watch next

Going forward, the key question is how many initiatives move from seminars, training, and initial evaluations to PoCs and joint research. It will be important to see whether concrete problem definitions and hardware validations using Classiq emerge, particularly in Taiwan’s semiconductor and materials/chemistry sectors.

Another evaluation point is whether the two channels represented by Scientek and Kensho actually convert into customer contracts. Disclosure of customer names, joint research topics, continued usage, commercial license agreements, and details such as sales targets or purchase obligations would make it easier to assess the substantive weight of these market-development partnerships.

✍️ Quantum Index Analysis

These two agreements are better seen as market-formation measures to broaden the pool of potential users and project candidates in Taiwan until quantum hardware matures, rather than actions that will immediately generate significant license revenue. Signing with Scientek and Kensho—two partners with different customer bases—on the same day suggests a stage in which Classiq is probing multiple channels rather than relying on a single distributor.

An interesting background factor is Classiq’s appointment of Regev Yativ as CRO (Chief Revenue Officer) in September 2025 to oversee global go-to-market. At the time, Classiq described the hire as part of accelerating global expansion and demand capture, and in the year it raised $110 million it also emphasized strengthening its GTM organization. In other words, the company has taken steps to establish a structure focused on revenue growth. In APAC, however, the emphasis appears to be on long-term activities combining education, PoCs, training, and partner development rather than straightforward license sales.

Similar movements have been visible in Korea. The 2025 MOU with MegazoneCloud focused on quantum education, customer PoCs, workshops, and technical integration into hybrid computing environments. By contrast, the 2026 QaaS offering with QAI moved toward commercial contracts and laid out a mid-to-long-term commercialization roadmap. This suggests Classiq is not abandoning monetization, but taking a two-pronged approach: pursue commercially viable near-term deals while cultivating future customers through education and PoCs.

This approach also aligns with Classiq’s product characteristics. The company’s strength lies in generating circuits for multiple quantum hardware backends from high-level models, reducing low-level implementation burden. But the more effective this abstraction, the more users may conclude they can wait until quantum hardware matures before adopting the platform. For large companies with many near-term R&D priorities—such as Taiwan’s semiconductor firms—it requires a market-development effort distinct from simple software sales to persuade them to allocate time and budget now, when tangible business value from current quantum hardware is still limited.

Therefore, when evaluating this Taiwan push, one should not focus solely on short-term license revenue. The important metric will be how many initiatives are nurtured from training to PoC, joint research, and continued use, and ultimately convert to commercial contracts. Building multiple channels in Taiwan is only meaningful if those channels convert into real demand over a multi-year timeframe.

NETWORKSee Classiq’s industry network →

Related articles

• Xanadu and Mitsubishi Chemical move to phase two of EUV materials research using quantum computing
• QuEra and Zapata Quantum partner to jointly validate applications for fault-tolerant quantum computing
• Q-CTRL runs 100-qubit QFT on IBM Heron, doubling previous demonstration scale via proprietary compilation

Sources

• Read the original announcement (Scientek)
• Read the original announcement (Kensho)