Texas Quantum Partners and Samara plan Austin quantum campus

Texas Quantum Partners and Samara said they will build Occam Foundry, a quantum technology campus in Austin designed to put researchers, startups, fabrication, and a working quantum system on one site. The project aims to support commercialization, attract tenants and research partners, and add hundreds of jobs in Texas as state and federal quantum policy accelerates.

Why it matters: - Occam Foundry is designed to help quantum technology move from research to commercialization in one place. - The campus aims to link university teams, startups, fabrication, and a working quantum system on owned land in Austin. - The project could support hundreds of new jobs across the Texas economy. - Texas is positioning itself as a national quantum hub while broader federal policy and state funding push the sector forward.

What happened: - Texas Quantum Partners and Samara announced Occam Foundry, a quantum technology campus in Austin. - The partnership owns the 16.5-acre site in southeastern Travis County. - The first buildings are drawn and the first phase will use part of the property. - The partnership is already talking with prospective anchor tenants, quantum companies, and international research partners.

The details: - Occam Foundry is meant to house companies commercializing quantum technology near the tools they need to build hardware. - The campus is meant to support sensing, networking, and timing technologies, which share similar physics and talent needs. - The longer-term focus includes materials and process work, prototyping, and characterization. - Texas already fabricates chips at scale, and the campus is intended to extend that capability into quantum development. - The property has room for the state, universities, and companies to build alongside the first phase. - The site is about 15 minutes from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and about 25 minutes from downtown Austin. - Samara says it owns, develops, and self-manages real property across Texas, with about 17 million square feet of land and more than 8,500 tenants served. - The campus sits in one of the country’s fastest-growing advanced-manufacturing corridors and near one of the world’s largest factories. - Companies, universities, and partners can learn more at OccamFoundry.com.

Between the lines: - The project reflects a shift from broad quantum ambitions to physical infrastructure that can support companies now. - The timing lines up with new federal quantum orders, Texas’ Quantum Initiative under House Bill 4751, and the state’s push for commercially relevant infrastructure. - Texas Quantum Partners investor Matt Cimaglia framed the problem as commercialization, not science, and said regional nodes are needed to connect working systems, fabrication, and founders. - State Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who authored House Bill 4751, said central hubs of excellence can help quantum advance in Texas and create real ROI and use cases. - McKinsey estimates global economic value from quantum computing could reach $1.3 trillion to $2.7 trillion by 2035. - Texas also continues to attract major technology investment, including Tesla and SpaceX’s announced Terafab chip factory outside Houston with an initial $16.8 billion investment.

What's next: - The partnership plans to grow the campus as the quantum field advances. - Texas Quantum Partners and Samara will continue discussions with anchor tenants, companies, and research partners. - The campus is expected to expand into a regional node for universities, researchers, and quantum businesses. - Occam Foundry will develop over decades, according to Samara.

The bottom line: - Occam Foundry is Texas’ latest bet that quantum needs real estate, not just research, to become a commercial industry.