Quantum computer maker IonQ to buy cybersecurity startup Elisity for $1.3B

Quantum computer maker IonQ to buy cybersecurity startup Elisity for $1.3B

IonQ Inc., a publicly traded supplier of quantum computers, today announced plans to acquire Elisity Inc. for $1.3 billion.

The price tag includes $150 million in performance incentives that are contingent on Elisity meeting certain business milestones. The all-stock deal is set to close by year’s end.

IonQ’s flagship product is a 256-qubit quantum computer called Superion 256 that debuted last month. Its qubits are ions, or charged particles…