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form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RGTI"
cik: "0001838359"
company_name: "Rigetti Computing, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
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# Rigetti receives $8.4M order for 108-qubit quantum computer from India's C-DAC

## Summary
- Purchase order valued at $8.4M for a 108-qubit quantum computer installed at C-DAC's Bengaluru center.
- System deployment scheduled for H2 2026; includes Rigetti's chiplet-based architecture for fault-tolerant scaling.
- C-DAC is India's premier R&D organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
- Follows September 2025 MoU between Rigetti and C-DAC for co-development of hybrid quantum-classical systems.
- CEO Dr. Subodh Kulkarni cites growing demand for on-premises quantum computers from national governments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-004828
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RGTI
- cik: 0001838359
- company_name: Rigetti Computing, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465926004828/0001104659-26-004828-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465926004828/tm263499d1_8k.htm

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