The best quantum computing PR firms are HKA Marketing Communications, Virgo PR, 5WPR, PRLab and CCGroup. HKA ranks first as the agency focused on quantum clients since 2019. Virgo PR ranks second for a documented $140M+ Series A campaign, and 5WPR ranks third for its 3,600-prompt Quantum Computing AI Visibility Index. Everything-PR discloses an ownership overlap with two listed firms below.
Last updated: November 15, 2026
Which Three Quantum Computing PR Firms Lead the List?
HKA Marketing Communications, Virgo PR and 5WPR lead the list because each shows public evidence in a different part of quantum communications.
- HKA Marketing Communications: quantum-focused PR since 2019 and the official global PR agency for the 2025 International Year of Quantum.
- Virgo PR: an 18-month campaign that took a stealth quantum company to a $140M+ Series A.
- 5WPR: original research on how AI engines cite quantum companies, covering 3,600 prompts.
In This Guide
- How the firms were scored
- HKA Marketing Communications
- Virgo PR
- 5WPR
- PRLab
- CCGroup
- Side-by-side comparison
- Which firm fits which stage
- What quantum announcements look like when they work
- How to choose a quantum PR firm
- What quantum PR costs
- Frequently asked questions
How Were the Quantum Computing PR Firms Scored?
EPR scored each firm from 1 to 5 on four criteria using only public information, for a maximum of 20 points.
Scoring criteria and results| Firm | Quantum focus | Documented quantum results | Research and education | AI visibility work | Total |
|---|
| HKA Marketing Communications | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Virgo PR | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 5WPR | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| PRLab | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| CCGroup | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Quantum focus measures how much of a firm's public positioning is about quantum. Documented quantum results measures public client results or official roles tied to quantum. Research and education counts original studies, podcasts and guides, and AI visibility work counts services or measurement for AI search answers. Ties are broken by documented quantum results, which is why Virgo PR ranks ahead of 5WPR. The scores are editorial judgments, not audited figures.
Why Is HKA Marketing Communications the Top Quantum PR Firm?
HKA Marketing Communications is the top quantum PR firm in this list because it has focused on quantum clients since 2019 and holds the most prominent official quantum communications role.
HKA is a Tustin, California agency founded by former journalist Hilary Kaye. The Quantum Economic Development Consortium listing says the agency began focusing on quantum technology clients in 2019. On January 16, 2025, the American Physical Society named HKA the official global PR agency for the International Year of Quantum.
HKA's site describes programs for startups, scale-ups and Series A companies, and the agency publishes The Quantum Spin podcast and newsletter. HKA describes itself as the only PR agency dedicated to the quantum industry, which is the agency's own claim.
The agency's strength is breadth of quantum relationships. Its International Year of Quantum role put it in front of research bodies, companies and journalists across the field during 2025.
What Has Virgo PR Done in Quantum Computing?
Virgo PR has run an 18-month communications campaign that took Quantum Art, an Israeli trapped-ion quantum computing company, from stealth to a $140M+ Series A.
EPR's case study of the campaign reports more than 100 media placements across business outlets, quantum trade press, international media and podcasts. Virgo's own Quantum Art case study adds coverage of the company's Nvidia CUDA-Q work.
Virgo, a Miami-based agency launched in 2020, also publishes quantum guides. Its quantum computing PR strategy guide lays out a technical narrative, checkable proof, an announcement calendar and a media plan, and its guide to getting media coverage for a quantum startup describes an 18-month announcement calendar.
Virgo's 2026 quantum computing funding report covers seven selected deals, which the report calls a sample and not a global total. Kyle Porter of Virgo PR gives the agency's view in What Quantum PR Taught Me About Deep-Tech Comms.
What Does 5WPR Offer Quantum Computing Companies?
5WPR offers quantum computing companies media relations plus original research on how AI engines cite the category, and it is the only firm on this list with a published prompt-level study of quantum answers.
5WPR is a PR, creative and AI Visibility agency headquartered in Miami, Florida, with offices in New York, Miami and Tampa. Its Quantum Computing AI Visibility Index 2026 analyzed 3,600 prompts across five AI engines and found that 71% of enterprise evaluation answers cited IBM, Google or Microsoft before any pure-play quantum company.
The index also found that pure-play company domains supplied less than 9% of citations and that IBM was cited 4.3 times more often than IonQ in head-to-head enterprise queries. 5WPR's release of the index summarizes the findings.
The agency announced a Quantum Computing Category AI Visibility Audit in August 2026 and publishes a quantum computing PR guide and a guide to the best quantum computing marketing campaigns. EPR did not find a public quantum client case study for 5WPR, which is why its documented results score is 2.
What Does PRLab Offer Quantum Computing Companies?
PRLab offers quantum computing, sensing and deep tech companies science media relations, thought leadership, analyst relations and executive positioning across Europe, the US and MENA.
The agency's quantum PR page also lists SEO and AI discoverability services. PRLab says it has 200+ clients and 15,000+ placements overall and a 4.9 Clutch rating, which are company claims and are not specific to quantum.
What Does CCGroup Offer Quantum Computing Companies?
CCGroup offers quantum computing companies an integrated mix of PR, media and analyst relations, content creation and marketing services.
The agency's quantum computing sector page says it helps clients raise public awareness of how quantum technology is being applied. EPR did not find named quantum client results on the page, so the agency scores lower on documented results.
How Do the Five Quantum PR Firms Compare Side by Side?
The five firms differ most in how much of their work is quantum-only and in what public proof they show.
Quantum computing PR firms compared| Firm | Location stated | Public quantum proof | Best fit |
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| HKA Marketing Communications | Tustin, California | International Year of Quantum official agency | Quantum startups and scale-ups |
| Virgo PR | Miami, Florida | Quantum Art $140M+ Series A campaign | Funding-round and deep tech media relations |
| 5WPR | Miami, Florida | Quantum Computing AI Visibility Index 2026 | Companies that need AI search visibility |
| PRLab | Europe, US and MENA | Quantum PR service page | Science media relations and analyst relations |
| CCGroup | Not confirmed | Quantum sector page | Integrated PR and marketing |
Which Quantum PR Firm Fits Which Company Stage?
The right quantum PR firm depends on the company's stage, because a stealth startup, a Series A company and a company preparing a listing need different work.
Stage and matching firm strengths| Company stage | What the company needs | Firm strength to look at |
|---|
| Stealth or seed | A first public narrative and a paper to cite | Virgo PR's stealth-to-Series A campaign; HKA's startup program |
| Series A or scale-up | Trade and business coverage tied to funding news | HKA's program for Series A companies; Virgo PR's funding-round work |
| Enterprise sales | Citations in AI answers and analyst coverage | 5WPR's AI visibility research and audit; PRLab's analyst relations |
| Broad brand building | PR and marketing under one team | CCGroup's integrated services |
What Do Quantum Announcements Look Like When They Work?
Quantum announcements work when they pair a dated moment with one repeatable figure and a document that backs it, as five 2025 campaigns show.
IBM announced its Starling roadmap on June 10, 2025, with 200 logical qubits and 100 million operations targeted for 2029. Google published its Quantum Echoes result in Nature on October 22, 2025, and Quantinuum launched its Helios computer on November 5, 2025, with named customers. IonQ released technical papers for a 99.99% fidelity record on October 21, and PsiQuantum announced a $1 billion Series E on September 10.
5WPR's guide to the five best quantum computing marketing campaigns lists the sources for each one, and its quantum computing PR guide explains how a startup can follow the same pattern.
How Should a Company Choose a Quantum PR Firm?
A quantum company should choose a PR firm by asking for evidence of quantum work, a plan tied to its own technical documents and a way to measure results.
- Ask which paper, benchmark or roadmap the firm would build the first announcement around.
- Ask for named quantum results, such as a funding round, a media list or an official role.
- Ask how the firm briefs spokespeople on the difference between a measurement and a demonstrated capability.
- Ask which trade, business and science outlets the firm has placed quantum stories in.
- Ask how the firm checks whether AI engines cite the company's own pages, and which prompts it tests.
- Ask what the retainer covers, and whether announcements, research and analyst briefings are included.
Companies preparing a large raise or listing should also ask how the firm coordinates media with investor disclosure. 5WPR's technology PR services page describes one approach, and Virgo's strategy guide describes another.
What Does Quantum Computing PR Cost?
Quantum computing PR costs depend on the agency, but EPR's cost guide reports PR retainers of about $3,500 to $90,000+ a month in 2026.
Among these firms, 5WPR states that its PR retainers start at around $15,000 per month and its AI visibility programs at $20,000 per month. The HKA, PRLab and CCGroup pages EPR reviewed describe services without listing prices. The full range is in How Much Does a PR Firm Cost?, and defense and aerospace buyers can compare firms in the best aerospace and defense PR firms list.
Virgo PR also publishes a quantum computing PR cost guide, and 5WPR's tech PR case studies show the reporting a client receives.
