8-K
Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):July 16, 2025
RIGETTI
COMPUTING, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in ItsCharter)
| Delaware | 001-40140 | 88-0950636 |
|---|---|---|
| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of Incorporation) | (Commission<br><br> <br>File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.) |
| 775 Heinz Avenue**, Berkeley** , California | 94710 | |
| --- | --- | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(510
)
210-5550
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, includingarea code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if ChangedSince Last Report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common<br> Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | RGTI | The Nasdaq<br> Capital Market |
| Warrants,<br> each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | RGTIW | The Nasdaq<br> Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 16, 2025, Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it achieved its mid-year performance milestone of 99.5% median two-qubit gate* fidelity on its modular 36-qubit system (composed of four 9-qubit chips tiled together), which represents a 2x reduction in median two-qubit gate error rate from the Company’s previous best results on its 84-qubit single chip Ankaa™-3 system.
*The Company implemented CZ gates, which area commonly used two-qubit gate for executing quantum circuits and have equivalent computational power to iSWAP gates.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 18, 2025 | RIGETTI COMPUTING, INC. | |
|---|---|---|
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey Bertelsen | |
| Jeffrey Bertelsen | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |