Rigetti Computing Establishes Dedicated Systems Delivery Organization to Scale Customer Deployments and Advance Quantum Processor Roadmap

Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI) announced Aug. 19, 2026, a new operating structure intended to scale on-premises deployments, strengthen execution and focus engineering resources on quantum processor development. The dedicated Systems Delivery organization will oversee manufacturing operations, systems delivery, commercial functions and customer-facing engineering. Processor architecture, chip development and hardware engineering will be consolidated under the chief technology officer. The company cited increased demand for systems ranging from its nine-qubit Novera to 108-qubit Cepheus-class platforms. The restructuring supports customer deployment and success while advancing Rigetti’s published roadmap, including a target of 99.5% median two-qubit gate fidelity on Cepheus-1-108Q. David Rivas, Rigetti’s chief technology officer since February 2023, became chief operating officer effective Aug. 18. Reporting to President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Subodh Kulkarni, Rivas will oversee fabrication operations, systems delivery, software engineering, applications, business development, government programs, supply chain and facilities. Andrew Bestwick, Ph.D., previously senior vice president of Quantum Systems, became chief technology officer. He led the architecture of Rigetti’s Cepheus-class, multi-chip systems and will oversee processor development, chip-fabrication development and hardware engineering. Bestwick joined Rigetti in August 2015 and has worked across chip fabrication, circuit design, cryogenic radio-frequency hardware engineering and system architecture. He previously worked at Bain & Company and holds degrees from Harvard University and Stanford University. Rigetti said its technology organization will remain its largest engineering group. Its superconducting-qubit systems offer gate speeds of 50–70 nanoseconds, which the company says are approximately 10,000 times faster than trapped-ion systems and 100 times faster than neutral-atom systems. Rigetti sells nine- to 108-qubit systems, including the nine-qubit Novera QPU, and provides cloud access through Rigetti Quantum Cloud Services. Cepheus systems use proprietary chiplet technology and control electronics. In 2026, Rigetti deployed Cepheus-1-108Q, a 108-qubit system built from twelve nine-qubit chiplets, and manufactures chips at Fab-1. Key risks include technology and delivery delays, canceled orders, government funding, partnerships, financing and cash resources, profitability, legal proceedings, employee and supplier relationships, regulation, competition, and adverse economic, geopolitical and supply-chain conditions.