quip.network• Apr 2, 2026• 1 min read
Show HN: Open-source distributed quantum compute networkHey HN. I'm Colton (YC S21, ex-Acorns), one of the founders of Postquant Labs. My cofounder Richard is a cryptographer out of Draper Labs and DARPA. We're building Quip.Network, the first distributed quantum compute network. We just opened our testnet and wanted to share it here.The basic problem: quantum hardware is here and already competitive on certain optimization problems, but for most people, there's no way to access it. The machines cost millions and the hardware and research are gated by the companies who own them.Also, quantum providers regularly have machines sitting idle because demand isn't consistent, and that's a problem because many architectures need to be cooled near absolute zero and can't just be turned off. There's currently no equivalent of spinning up an on-demand cloud instance for quantum compute.So we're building one. Quip.Network is a spot clearinghouse and marketplace where quantum providers contribute excess capacity, developers deploy their best solvers to