Selection by Future Union is scored on verified government contracts, not fundraising. Strangeworks is recognized in the Spark tier of Sensing, Spectrum & Advanced Compute.
Strangeworks, an advanced computing company that develops optimization and quantum computing solutions for enterprises and government organizations, today announced its selection to the inaugural All-World Defense 300, the first comprehensive, data-driven global ranking of the private companies underwriting allied defense. Developed by Future Union with contribution from Ankura Consulting, Perkins Coie, and Silicon Valley Bank, the index measures demonstrated, fielded capability, not the more fleeting proxy metrics of fundraising or size.
The All-World Defense 300 scores companies on verified federal contract obligations, including FAR awards, Other Transaction Authorities, SBIR/STTR Phase I through III, and Defense Production Act Title III funding, across eight strategic verticals and twenty-six nations. The 300 represent an estimated $80.4 billion in verified government commitment. Each vertical is tiered Arsenal, representing foundational capabilities fielded at scale; Forge, representing companies scaling in importance; and Spark, representing notable current potential.
Strangeworks’ inclusion reflects its work developing an enterprise advanced computing platform that automates the routing of computational tasks across commercial quantum computing backends. The company was ranked sixth in the Spark tier of Sensing, Spectrum & Advanced Compute, recognizing its role in making emerging computing resources more accessible and practical for complex government, defense, and enterprise workloads.
This recognition reflects what our team delivers for defense customers, not just what advanced computing may enable someday. National security missions demand the best technology available, whether quantum, quantum-inspired, or classical. We’re proud to turn these technologies into practical capabilities today while preparing America and our allies for what comes next.”
–whurley, Founder and CEO, Strangeworks
“Strangeworks is exactly the kind of company the All-World Defense 300 was built to surface.”
–Andrew King, Founder, Future Union
Strangeworks develops advanced computing solutions that help enterprises and government organizations solve complex optimization, planning, prediction, and simulation challenges. Its platform and team connect customers with classical, quantum-inspired, high-performance, and quantum computing resources, automatically identifying and applying the best available approach for each problem. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Strangeworks works with organizations around the world to make advanced computing more accessible, useful, and ready for real-world deployment. Learn more at strangeworks.com
The first comprehensive, data-driven global ranking of the private companies underwriting allied defense, developed by Future Union with contribution from Ankura Consulting, Perkins Coie, and Silicon Valley Bank. It scores companies on verified federal obligations and demonstrated capability across eight verticals, tiered Arsenal, Forge, and Spark. Its companion index, the Allied Defense 100, documents the next generation. Both publish annually at futureunion.co.
About Future Union A bipartisan organization focused on catalyzing the private sector to lead in the geopolitical competition against adversarial nation-states. Its Intrepid List served as the basis for Project Vanguard, the Department of War’s inaugural program matching defense-tech venture firms with founders.
