Quantum Security
IonQ Agrees to Buy Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion in a Quantum-Security Expansion
The all-stock transaction includes as much as $150 million of performance-based earnouts and gives IonQ an enterprise Zero Trust platform with more than 100 customer deployments.
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By Anna Ferreira
Oct 18, 2026 · 4 min read
IonQ agreed to acquire cybersecurity company Elisity in an all-stock transaction valued at up to $1.3 billion, extending the quantum-computing company’s expansion into security products that can address current network threats as well as future risks from quantum systems.
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Anna Ferreira
Senior Correspondent, Corporate Strategy
Anna Ferreira writes for Corporate Insider Inc.