Zapata (ZPTA) outlines quantum software platform, $2TN market view and debt reset
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Zapata, Inc. furnished an investor presentation outlining its strategy as a quantum software company. The presentation highlights Zapata Quantum as a US‑based publicly traded quantum software leader with over 60 foundational patents, 40+ peer‑reviewed papers, and roots in Harvard’s quantum computing lab.
Management describes a large potential opportunity, citing estimates for a $2TN quantum economic value in 2035 and a $100BN+ platform total addressable market, alongside a current $2BN quantum computing market growing at 35% annually. The deck emphasizes DARPA Quantum Benchmarking program experience, a unified software platform spanning discovery to deployment, and an Intermediate Representation patent viewed as foundational for quantum and hybrid compilation.
Zapata also notes a completed restructuring, including a clean balance sheet with over $20M of debt restructured, new capital from venture investors and quantum specialists, and restored operations with key technical leadership. Potential future catalysts discussed include equity research coverage, uplisting to a national exchange, commercial conversions, partnerships, government programs, and continued scientific and intellectual property progress.
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Zapata positions itself as a focused quantum software pure‑play with IP and restructuring highlighted.
The presentation frames Zapata as a specialized quantum software platform company rather than a hardware player. It stresses over 60 patents, DARPA Quantum Benchmarking program participation, and an Intermediate Representation patent that management views as central to quantum and hybrid compilation.
From a business perspective, the deck underscores large market estimates, including a $2TN quantum economic value by 2035 and a $100BN+ platform TAM, plus a current $2BN quantum market growing at 35% annually. These figures come from third‑party and internal estimates and illustrate perceived long‑term potential rather than current revenue scale.
The restructuring commentary, including a clean balance sheet and over $20M of debt restructured, suggests a reset of the capital structure with operations "fully restored" and technical leadership retained. The presentation also lists possible future catalysts such as uplisting to a national exchange and additional partnerships, but timing and probability are not quantified, so actual impact will depend on subsequent execution and disclosed transactions.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously disclosed, on July 9, 2026, Sumit Kapur, the Chief Executive Officer of Zapata Quantum, Inc. (the “Company”) presented at the Global Technology Virtual Investor Conference. A copy of the slide presentation used for the presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under such section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 9, 2026
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| By: | /s/ Sumit Kapur | |
| Sumit Kapur, Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
The Software Platform to Unlock Quantumʼs Potential July 2026
Actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Zapata. These forward - looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including , without limitation, our need for additional capital and scale and re - establish material operations, secure and maintain contracts with customers and collaborators and meet future goals and milestone targets which we may be unable to obtain on favorable terms, our ability to meet the initial listing standards of a national securities exchange, within the time required or at all, which may be hindered, among other things, by our minimal operations since October 2024, the state of the U.S. economy including issues caused by affordability, the risk of future inflation and uncertainty about interest rates, uncertainty surrounding and impacts arising from tariffs and litigation and developments relating thereto the adverse impact of wars including those in the Middle East and Ukraine, our ability to attract and retain key personnel, our ability to maintain and protect intellectual property rights, the risk that we are unable to establish and grow a market share for our products and services or that the demand and market for our products and services and future growth and trends with respect thereto are lower or less favorable than anticipated or projected, the risk that software and technology infrastructure on which we depend fail to perform as designed or intended, the possibility that competitors may develop or access technology with similar or superior capabilities to our technology offerings, and the risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2026 and in our Registration Statement on Form S - 1 filed with the SEC on June 5, 2026. If any of these or other risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward - looking statements. In addition, forward - looking statements reflect Zapata’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this Presentation. Zapata anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Zapata’s assessments to change. Zapata does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward - looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. These forward - looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Zapata’s assessments of any date subsequent to the date of this Presentation. Accordingly, reliance should not be placed upon the forward - looking statements. Use of Data The data contained herein is derived from various internal and external sources. No representation is made as to the reasonableness of the assumptions made within or the accuracy of completeness of any projects or modeling or any other information contained herein. Any data on past performance or modeling contained herein is not an indication as to future performance. Zapata assumes no obligation to update the information in this Presentation except as may be required by law No Offer or Solicitation This Presentation is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent, or authorization with respect to any securities. This Presentation shall also not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale, issuance, or transfer of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom 2 Cautionary Notes This presentation (“Presentation”) is provided for informational purposes only. This Presentation does not constitute, with respect to Zapata Quantum, Inc. (“Zapata”, “we”, “us” or ”our”) (i) a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities, or (ii) an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) nor any securities commission of any other U.S. or non - U.S. jurisdiction has determined that this Presentation is truthful or complete. No representations or warranties, express or implied, are given in, or in respect of, this Presentation. 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Forward Looking Statements Certain statements included in this Presentation that are not historical facts are forward - looking statements, , including statements regarding the prospective market for our technology offerings and for the quantum technology industry generally, our potential future operating results, growth prospects and source of revenue, the use of and potential future developments with respect to our intellectual property, our future personnel, our efforts to uplist to a national securities exchange, our potential future market capitalization and ability to achieve higher valuation, and anticipated or potential future events involving our outstanding securities and indebtedness. 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The handoff from hardware to software There is hereby established the Quantum Computer for Application Discovery and Development Science (QC - ADDS) Effort
To dramatically accelerate the discovery and development of quantum applications Our Mission
Zapata Quantum is the only US - based publicly traded quantum software company and leader in the space 5 2017 Spun out of Harvard 60 Foundational patents in quantum software 40 Significant peer - reviewed scientific papers Proven leadership across research and industry and others…
Quantum computing has reached an inflection point, driving acceleration of progress and time to value 6 ● Economic value of $2TN in 2035 1 ; $100BN+ platform TAM 2 ● Public / private sector arms races; 90% of value to 10% early movers 3 “Quantum computing is the next frontier and will solve problems we’ve only dreamed of tackling.” - Jensen Huang, CEO “Quantum computing is where AI was five years ago.” - Sundar Pichai, CEO “The next big accelerator in the cloud will be quantum.” - Satya Nadella, CEO 1. McKinsey Quantum Monitor 2025 2. Company estimate based on SaaS TAM % of value creation 3. BCG estimate
As with other technology cycles, software will ultimately drive value creation and market capitalization 7 PC / Mobile AI Web $4TN+ market cap $5TN+ market cap $6TN+ market cap
Quantum is currently dominated by hardware and full - stack efforts → inefficient software progress 8 ● Each provider focused on proving their technology ; collective action problem with respect to software ● Enterprises are cautious about committing to one paradigm ● Result is slow software progress and low - value add duplication of efforts
December 2025 Google paper highlights the critical quantum computing software gap “Identifying concrete problem instances expected to exhibit quantum advantage and connecting such problems to real - world uses cases represent essential and under - resourced challenges.”
Production line optimization Zapata is the leader in quantum software across high - value domains 10 Quantum Native Quantum Mapped Homogeneous catalysis Industrial Chemistry Batteries, catalysts, fertilizers, polymers, specialty chemicals Cancer research: KRAS inhibitors Optimization Networks, logistics, manufacturing, supply chains Credit valuation adjustment Simulation Defense, finance, computational fluid dynamics, materials Molecular property prediction Machine Learning Anomaly detection, intelligent controls, pattern discovery Pharma / Biotech Drug discovery, enzyme design, biomolecular simulation
Zapataʼs cancer research chosen as one of Nature Biotechʼs top 10 of 2025 11
The Quantum Computing Application Bottleneck 01 Dynamic landscape "Every plan we write is stale in six months. A roadmap slips, a new algorithm lands, and we're re - evaluating from scratch.” 02 Lack of rigorous assessments “Everyone has an opinion on whether a quantum use case will actually work. What I don't have is a defensible, evidence - based business case that I can take to leadership.” 03 Lack of objectivity "Every vendor's benchmark says they're winning. I need an unbiased evaluation and don’t want to get locked in to any one system.” 04 Little in - house expertise “We don't have a quantum physicist on staff, so we can’t do it alone - and it’s hard to evaluate outside partners.” Organizations struggle with their strategy to discover, develop, and deploy quantum computing applications
Applying AI to the problem…
Zapataʼs pressure - tested solution is based on our unique DARPA experience 14 ● DARPAʼs Quantum Benchmarking QB Program laid the foundation for quantum application development ● Zapata was the only company chosen for all three critical phases of the program ● Our solution codifies this multi - year, multi - party effort spanning public sector and industry
15 Zapataʼs platform provides unified tooling for the full quantum application lifecycle Discovery → Development → Deployment
Zapataʼs approach is backed by foundational IP developed over 8+ years as a pioneer in quantum software 16 Imperative Declarative Static Dynamic SC Qubits Trapped Ions GPU’s CPU’s IR (Intermediate Representation) Source Code Machine Code Quantum Compilation Validation study conducted by major global consultancy concluded Zapataʼs 60+ patents cover three strategic control points Intermediate Representation patent based on 2022 QED C working group convened by Zapataʼs CTO We believe this patent is foundational to quantum / hybrid compilation
Zapataʼs senior leadership consists of leading scientists from Harvardʼs quantum computing lab Sumit Kapur, CEO • 20+ years experience scaling complex businesses; grew prior ML firm 50x to $1BN revenue over 10 years • MBA, Harvard Business School; BA in Applied Mathematics, Harvard College Yudong Cao, CTO • 15+ years in AI and quantum computing, 40+ papers, 30 patents, 4.5k citations • Former head of quantum at BCG X • Harvard quantum computing postdoc; PhD in computer science Jhonathan Romero Fontalvo, VP of Product • 10+ years in quantum computing and AI, 40+ peer - reviewed publications, 6 patents, 10k citations • Harvard PhD in chemical physics; developed foundational quantum algorithms for chemistry and machine learning Jonny Olson, VP of Operations and Strategy • 10+ years in quantum computing; intellectual property law specialist; extensive experience bridging technical advancements with legal protection • Harvard quantum computing postdoc; PhD in physics; licensed patent attorney 17
End - to - end solution from algorithm discovery and application development to runtime Quantum Application Engineering Quantum Application Intelligence Quantum Software Platform (Operating System) • Modular platform captures value across the full quantum application lifecycle • TAM: Current $2BN quantum computing market growing at 35% CAGR 1 • Validated commercial demand through enterprise engagements, government - funded research, and strategic partnerships (e.g. hardware) • Upside potential from IP licensing or strategic acquisitions to expand capabilities and value Platform layer delivered as subscription along with stand - ready advanced technical services Zapataʼs model is analogous to other frontier tech models 18 1. McKinsey estimate
Zapata offers a uniquely attractive entry point into quantum ● Restructuring complete ○ Clean balance sheet (over $20M debt restructured) ○ New high - quality capital from top - tier VCʼs, top quantum fund, prominent quantum co execs ○ Operations fully restored / key technical leadership intact ○ Road paved to much higher valuations as the foundational quantum software company ● Significant potential near - term catalysts ○ Equity research / awareness ○ Nasdaq / NYSE uplistings ○ Commercial conversions ○ Partnerships NVIDIA and beyond) ○ Government grants / programs (e.g. DOE Genesis Mission) ○ Continued scientific / IP progress 19
We are only at the beginning… 20 In 1945, John von Neumann wrote to Lewis Strauss about the potential uses of computers: “ Uses which are not, or not easily, predictable now, are likely to be the most important ones . Indeed they are by definition those which we do not recognize at present because they are farthest removed from what is now feasible , and they will therefore constitute the most surprising and farthest - going extension of our present sphere of action in mathematics and in applied mathematics."
Software to Unlock Quantumʼs Potential Thank You Sumit Kapur CEO skapur@zapataquantum.com