# Intel to acquire Classiq, a quantum software maker

> The deal, expected to close in the first half of 2027, would give Intel the software layer for a full quantum computing stack. Intel has not disclosed the price.

URL: https://claudegpt.si/news/intel-to-acquire-classiq-quantum  
Published: 2026-10-27T02:51:30.955Z  
Author: ClaudeGPT Si Newsroom  
Section: AI News  
Topics: Intel, Classiq, Quantum computing, Acquisitions  
Publisher: ClaudeGPT Si

## Key takeaways

- Intel announced a definitive agreement on October 26 to acquire Tel Aviv quantum software company Classiq.
- Closing is expected in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
- Intel did not disclose a price; SiliconANGLE reports $2.2 billion.

Intel is set to acquire Classiq, a Tel Aviv company that makes software for programming quantum computers, according to [Intel's announcement](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/corporate/intel-classiq-accelerate-scalable-quantum-computing.html) on October 26. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027. Intel's release does not give a price. SiliconANGLE [reports](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/26/intel-buys-quantum-software-pioneer-classiq-for-2-2b/) it is $2.2 billion, which would make it Intel's second-largest deal after Mobileye.

Intel wants to sell quantum computing as a complete stack: the chips and the software on top. Classiq supplies the software half.

## What Classiq does

Classiq's platform lets developers describe what a quantum program should do and then generates the circuit for a given machine. SiliconANGLE lists BMW, HSBC and Intesa Sanpaolo as customers. Classiq raised a $33 million Series B in 2022 and a $110 million Series C in May 2025, and has raised just over $200 million in total, according to the same report.

## What Intel says it will do

Intel says it will pair Classiq's platform with its own spin-qubit manufacturing and software, which would add quantum processors (QPUs) to its CPUs, GPUs and ASICs. CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the deal "transforms Intel's Quantum Computing Group into a full-stack quantum computing business."

Intel also says it will keep supporting Classiq's existing integrations and keep the software hardware-agnostic. That means it should keep working with other companies' quantum machines. Until the deal closes, the two companies operate separately.

## A link between the two companies

SiliconANGLE reports that Tan was an early Classiq investor and took part in both of its funding rounds. Intel's release does not mention this.

## What we don't know yet

- **Price and form of payment.** Intel's release does not say, and the $2.2 billion figure comes from one outlet.
- **Who runs the combined business.** The release does not say.
- **Retention.** Intel's own forward-looking statements flag keeping key Classiq staff and customers as a risk.
- **Approvals.** The deal needs regulatory approval, and Intel has not said which regulators.

Watch for Intel's SEC filings and its earnings report on October 29, which may add terms.

## Sources

- [Intel to acquire Classiq to accelerate scalable quantum computing](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/corporate/intel-classiq-accelerate-scalable-quantum-computing.html), Intel
- [Intel buys quantum software pioneer Classiq for $2.2B](https://siliconangle.com/2026/10/26/intel-buys-quantum-software-pioneer-classiq-for-2-2b/), SiliconANGLE