PsiQuantum Bets $9B On Quantum Campus

Silicon Valley start-up PsiQuantum and partners are investing $9 billion, including more than $850 million in public funds, to build a quantum computing campus in South Chicago, announced Feb. 6, 2026. The project has attracted at least $140 million in DARPA funding and aims to advance cryptographic and sensor applications while promising jobs and R&D. Residents express concern about military links, surveillance, and local impacts.