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Strangeworks

Austin, US · Founded 2018 · 32 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors

Strangeworks provides optimization and quantum computing services, combining embedded PhD-level specialists with a heterogeneous hybrid compute platform and an agent product called Aura to turn complex operational problems into production systems. It serves enterprises and governments in sectors such as aerospace, using classical, quantum-inspired, and quantum resources.

Founders & leadership

Strangeworks was founded in 2018 by whurley and Justin Youens.

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whurleyin𝕏Founder & CEOCo-Founder and General Partner at Ecliptic Capital
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Justin YouensFounder

Investors · 3

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2 people who came through Strangeworks went on to found or lead other companies.

Competitors · 6

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Blockworks14 shared keywordsBlockworks operates a platform for onchain capital markets, connecting investors and businesses and providing data, research, and information to help investors underwrite crypto assets. It also produces market and crypto research and media content such as its "The Breakdown" series.
Netezza12 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
Moveworks12 shared keywordsMoveworks provides an AI assistant platform that enables enterprise employees to search and act across business applications, automating tasks and workflows through a reasoning engine with specialized AI agents. The platform serves entire workforces across IT, HR, procurement, and other departments, with support for over 100 languages and integration with 50+ business systems.
Justworks10 shared keywordsJustworks is a technology company that provides a platform for payroll, employee benefits, HR, and compliance, aimed at small and growing businesses. It combines software with support services to help companies manage and pay their teams and navigate workforce compliance.
Clockwork9 shared keywordsClockwork provides infrastructure software for running large-scale AI training and inference workloads on GPU clusters, using nanosecond-precision monitoring, auto-remediation, and stateful job failover to prevent job crashes and reduce restarts. Its Software-Driven Fabric offers a hardware-independent control plane that routes traffic, improves GPU utilization, and provides cross-stack observability for AI infrastructure and fleet operators.
Hopsworks8 shared keywordsHopsworks provides an AI Lakehouse platform that integrates data science, data engineering, and machine learning into a unified environment for building and deploying AI models. It serves organizations seeking to streamline AI model development and production deployment.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strangeworks do?
Strangeworks provides optimization and quantum computing services, combining embedded PhD-level specialists with a heterogeneous hybrid compute platform and an agent product called Aura to turn complex operational problems into production systems. It serves enterprises and governments in sectors such as aerospace, using classical, quantum-inspired, and quantum resources.
Who founded Strangeworks?
Strangeworks was founded by whurley, Justin Youens in 2018.
Who are Strangeworks's investors?
Strangeworks's investors include Hitachi Ventures, Ecliptic Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Where is Strangeworks headquartered?
Strangeworks is headquartered in Austin, US.