Mergers & AcquisitionsMedium•4 November 2026•
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IonQ Finalizes Elisity Acquisition to Strengthen Quantum Security Portfolio
Key Facts
1IonQ completed its acquisition of Elisity, a Zero Trust security company, in an all-stock transaction.
IonQ completed its acquisition of Elisity, a Zero Trust security company, in an all-stock transaction. Business Wire reported that the deal aims to integrate Elisity’s networking technology with IonQ’s existing quantum security and cryptography capabilities.
The acquisition is intended to extend IonQ's quantum security strategy by incorporating complementary technologies such as post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and quantum key distribution (QKD). IonQ closed at $29.99 on November 3, 2026, having traded between a low of $28.81 and a high of $30.19 during that session.