SQC's Watermelon joins Fast Company's 2026 tech list

Oct 6, 2026
Fast Company recognized SQC's Watermelon quantum enhanced AI system in its 2026 Next Big Things in Tech list.

SQC says Watermelon was named to Fast Company's 2026 Next Big Things in Tech list, according to a company press release. The system was recognized in the Computing, Chips, and Foundational Technology category.

Launched in October 2025, Watermelon is a commercial quantum reservoir computer that generates quantum enhanced features from classical data. It can analyze relationships in sparse and time series data or serve as an offload resource for AI model training.

In a Telstra trial, Watermelon reduced training time for a predictive network model from weeks to days. Tests with Schneider Electric found that it improved home energy forecasting accuracy by up to 41% compared with a classical benchmark.

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