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{{Short description|Indian quantum physicist and technologist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2025}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Nagendra Nagaraja
| birth_name = Nagendra Nagaraja
| citizenship = India
| fields = Quantum computing, AI, and algorithmic intelligence
| alma_mater = *[[Coventry University]], UK
*[[Illinois Institute of Technology]], Chicago, USA
*[[Bangalore University]]
*[[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore]]
| known_for = [[QpiAI-Indus]] quantum computer
}}
'''Nagendra Nagaraja''' is an Indian quantum physicist and technologist. He is the founder and CEO of the Indian startup company QpiAI specialised in the field of quantum computer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swayne |first=Matt |date=2024-08-21 |title=India Nears Its Quantum Moment -- Completion of First Quantum Computer Expected Soon |url=https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/08/21/india-nears-its-quantum-moment-completion-of-first-quantum-computer-expected-soon/ |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=The Quantum Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> He is known for the construction of the [[QpiAI-Indus]] [[Quantum computing|quantum computer]] in India.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=QpiAI raises $32 million in Series-A round led by Avataar Ventures and National Quantum Mission |url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/brand-connect/qpiai-raises-32-million-in-seriesa-round-led-by-avataar-ventures-and-national-quantum-mission/96377/1 |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=www.forbesindia.com |language=en}}</ref> His main interests are in the field of quantum computing, artificial and [[Algorithm|algorithmic intelligence]], etc. He is also an author of several papers and books in these fields. He holds Ph.D. degree in [[Wireless network|Wireless]], ML, and AI from [[Coventry University]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nagendra Nagaraja |url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37085369059 |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=ieeexplore.ieee.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagendra Nagaraja - Founder, CEO, and Chairman at QpiAI |url=https://theorg.com/org/qpiai/org-chart/nagendra-nagaraja |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=THE ORG |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2025-07-17 |title=QpiAI raises $32 million led by Avataar, NQM |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/qpiai-raises-32-million-led-by-avataar-nqm/articleshow/122589981.cms |access-date=2025-10-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |title=Qpi Technology announces new subsidiary Qpivolta with disruptive Quantum based Battery Technology and unveils blueprint of giga battery manufacturing facility at Bangalore |url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/qpi-technology-announces-new-subsidiary-qpivolta-with-disruptive-quantum-based-battery-technology-and-unveils-blueprint-of-giga-battery-manufacturing-facility-at-bangalore-121050100503_1.html |work=Business Standard}}</ref>

The inspiration for success of the technologist Nagendra Nagaraja lies in the philosophy of the ancient Indian strategist [[Chanakya|Acharya Chanakya]]. In an interview with media, he said that his ideal person is Chanakya. He is inspired by the philosophy of focusing on achieving goals as earlier practiced by the Indian philosopher Acharya Chanakya.<ref name=":4" />

== Education and career ==
In the year 2000, Nagendra Nagaraja completed his Bachelor's degree from [[Bangalore University]] in Electronics and communications engineering. In 2008, he completed Master degree in ECE (Network Engineering) from [[Illinois Institute of Technology]] in [[Chicago]], USA. He also went to study management program focused on entrepreneurship at [[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore|Indian Institute of Management]], Bangalore.<ref name=":0" /> Later he worked in the leading companies like [[Nvidia|NVIDIA]] and [[Qualcomm]], [[Lucent Technologies|Lucent Microelectronics]]. There he joined engineering teams of the companies.<ref name=":1" />

== As an entrepreneur ==
After having long technological experiences from the deep tech companies like NVIDIA and Qualcomm, he founded several companies and established his self as an entrepreneur.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> In 2016, he, along with Vinod Dham and Prashant Trivedi, founded a startup company ''AlphaICs'' in Bangalore. In the year 2018, he aimed to be first [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Unicorn (finance)|Unicorn]] from India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dochniak |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XTWEDwAAQBAJ&q=nagendra+nagaraja |title=Patents and Artificial Intelligence: Thinking Computers |date=2019-01-15 |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |isbn=978-1-5275-2548-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Aiming To Be First AI Unicorn From India |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/aiming-to-be-first-ai-unicorn-from-india-162033 |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=BW Businessworld |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, he founded his startup company QpiAI, which is specialised in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with quantum computing for various enterprise applications. The startup company is providing real-world quantum solutions to the critical sectors of materials science and drug discovery to several global enterprises.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-19 |title=Everything to know about QpiAI, the startup helping India's Quantum computing leap |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/technology-everything-to-know-about-qpiai-the-startup-helping-indias-quantum-computing-leap-3919341/ |access-date=2025-10-18 |website=FE Tech Bytes |language=en}}</ref> On 8 April in the year 2021, he founded his major company ''Qpi Technology''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=QPI TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED |url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/QPI-TECHNOLOGY-PRIVATE-LIMITED-U72900KA2021PTC146303 |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=ZaubaCorp |language=en}}</ref> In the same year, he founded subsidiary company ''Qpivolta'' to manufacture solid state batteries and Quantum batteries in future.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=QpiVolta Announces India's First Indigenous High Energy Density Lithium Metal Based SSB Pouch Cell |url=https://www.businesswireindia.com/qpivolta-announces-indias-first-indigenous-high-energy-density-lithium-metal-based-ssb-pouch-cell-83382.html |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=www.businesswireindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Scientific career ==
Nagendra Nagaraja has filed 30 patents in the fields of wireless, security, multimedia and artificial intelligence. Among these 30 filed patents, 27 patents were granted.<ref name=":4" /> He is one of the prominent technocrats in the field of quantum computing in India. In 2025, he raised funds of $32 millions with help of National Quantum Mission of India and Avataar Ventures for the development of the [[Quantum computing|quantum computer]] [[QpiAI-Indus]] at his flagship startup company QpiAI in Bangalore.<ref name=":1" /> It is expected that this fresh funds $32 million will support the company’s operations for the next 3 to 3.5 years for the construction of the next generation quantum computer of 64 qubits by the end of the next year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-17 |title=QpiAI secures $32 million funding; eyes global expansion |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/digital-transformation-qpiai-secures-32-million-funding-eyes-global-expansion-3918108/ |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}}</ref>

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