Add-on Acquisition • Aerospace

IonQ Acquires Capella Space

On July 15, 2025, IonQ acquired aerospace company Capella Space

Acquisition Context
  • This is IonQ’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is IonQ’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is IonQ’s 2nd transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 15, 2025
Target Capella Space
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) IonQ
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Capella Space

San Francisco, California, United States
Capella Space is an American space technology company offering synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and satellite solutions for government and commercial applications. Capella Space was founded in 2016 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

IonQ

College Park, Maryland, United States

Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Technology Hardware
Employees407
Revenue 43M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

IonQ develops and manufactures quantum computers using trapped ion qubits, which are atoms suspended in electromagnetic fields and manipulated with lasers to perform quantum calculations. IonQ was founded in 2015 and is based in College Park, Maryland.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector: Aerospace 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 5 of 7
State: California 2 of 3
Country: United States 3 of 5
Year: 2025 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-09 Oxford Ionics

Oxford, United Kingdom

Oxford Ionics delivers innovations to create powerful, accurate, and reliable quantum computers. The company rapidly commercialized its technology, selling full-stack quantum computers to the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) and Germany’s Cyberagentur. Oxford Ionics was formed in 2019 and is based in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Buy $1.1B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-17 Vector Atomic

Pleasanton, California, United States

Vector Atomic designs and manufactures advanced quantum sensors for precision positioning, navigation, and timing applications. Vector Atomic was founded in 2018 and is based in Pleasanton, California.

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