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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-22-297573
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221202
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221202

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Rigetti Computing, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001838359
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BLANK CHECKS [6770]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B3
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-263798
		FILM NUMBER:		221442439

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		775 HEINZ AVENUE
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94710
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(510) 210-5550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		775 HEINZ AVENUE
		CITY:			BERKELEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94710

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Supernova Partners Acquisition Co II, Ltd.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20201230
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)<BR>Registration No. 333-263798 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 8 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(To Prospectus dated
June&nbsp;1, 2022) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" ALIGN="center">


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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UP TO 19,354,059 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF WARRANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UP TO 96,941,181 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UP TO 4,450,000 WARRANTS TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement
supplements the prospectus, dated June&nbsp;1, 2022 (the &#147;Prospectus&#148;), which forms a part of our registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> (No. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-263798).</FONT> This
prospectus supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information in the Prospectus with the information contained in Item 5.02 of our Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;2, 2022 (the &#147;Current Report&#148;). Accordingly, we have attached the Current Report to this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Prospectus and this prospectus supplement relate to the issuance by us of up to an aggregate of 19,354,059 shares of our common stock, $0.0001 par value
per share (the &#147;common stock&#148;) consisting of (i) 4,450,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of 4,450,000 warrants (the &#147;private placement warrants&#148;) originally issued in a private placement in connection with the
initial public offering (the &#147;IPO&#148;) of Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (&#147;Supernova&#148;), by the holders thereof, (ii) 8,624,972 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
8,624,972 warrants (the &#147;public warrants&#148; and, together with the private placement warrants, the &#147;warrants&#148;) originally issued in the IPO by holders thereof, and (iii) 6,279,087 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise
of warrants assumed by us and converted into warrants to purchase common stock (the &#147;Rigetti assumed warrants&#148;) in connection with the Business Combination (as defined below). We will receive the proceeds from the exercise of any warrants
and any Rigetti assumed warrants for cash. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Prospectus and this prospectus supplement also relate to the offer and sale from time to time by the
selling securityholders named in this prospectus or their permitted transferees (the &#147;selling securityholders&#148;) of up to (i) 96,941,181 shares of common stock consisting of (a) 10,251,000 shares of common stock purchased by subscribers at
a price of $10.00 per share and 4,390,244 shares of common stock purchased by subscribers at a price of $10.25 per share in private placements pursuant to separate subscription agreements, (b) 8,625,000 shares of common stock (the &#147;Founder
Shares&#148;) originally purchased by Supernova Partners II LLC (&#147;Supernova Sponsor&#148;) for $25,000, or for approximately $0.004 per share, in a private placement in connection with the IPO, including 3,059,273 Founder Shares subject to
vesting and forfeiture (the &#147;Sponsor Vesting Shares&#148;), (c) 4,450,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants, (d) 2,446,716 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of Rigetti assumed
warrants, which Rigetti assumed warrants have a weighted average exercise price of $0.6628 per share, (e) 6,226,065 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, which have an exercise price of $0.272 per share, (f) 6,288,369
shares of common stock issuable in connection with the vesting and settlement of outstanding restricted stock units, which were assumed by and converted into restricted stock awards for common stock in connection with the Business Combination based
on an acquiror share value of $10.00 per share and (g) 54,263,787 shares of common stock issued in connection with the Business Combination as merger consideration at an acquiror share value of $10.00 per share, and (ii)&nbsp;up to 4,450,000 private
placement warrants, which were purchased by Supernova Sponsor at a price of $2.00 per warrant. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock or warrants by the selling securityholders pursuant to this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement updates and supplements the information in the Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except
in combination with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto, except to the extent that the information
in this prospectus supplement updates and supersedes the information contained therein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock and public warrants are listed on the Nasdaq
Capital Market under the symbols &#147;RGTI&#148; and &#147;RGTIW,&#148; respectively. On December&nbsp;1, 2022, the last reported sales price of our common stock was $1.16 per share and the last reported sales price of our public warrants was
$0.1767 per warrant. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an &#147;emerging growth company&#148; as defined under U.S. federal securities laws and, as such,
have elected to comply with reduced public company reporting requirements. The Prospectus complies with the requirements that apply to an issuer that is an emerging growth company. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risks. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described in the section titled
&#147;<U><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000119312522165287/d200128d424b3.htm#cov200128_1">Risk Factors</A></U>&#148; beginning on page 16 of the Prospectus, and under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to the
Prospectus. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or passed upon the
accuracy or adequacy of the Prospectus or this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Prospectus
Supplement dated December&nbsp;2, 2022. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;1) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;8, 2022 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RIGETTI COMPUTING, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-40140</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">88-0950636</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>RGTI</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (&#167; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;14, 2022, Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) filed a Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (the &#147;Original Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K&#148;)</FONT> reporting under Item 5.02 the appointment of Rick Danis as the Company&#146;s Interim President and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Executive&nbsp;Officer.&nbsp;Compensation&nbsp;arrangements and terms of service
for Mr.&nbsp;Danis with respect to such role had not been determined as of the filing of the Original Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K.</FONT> This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> is being filed solely
for the purpose of amending the Original Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> to provide a brief description of the letter agreement entered into with Mr.&nbsp;Danis on December&nbsp;1, 2022, in connection with his appointment as Interim
President and Chief Executive Officer. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K/A</FONT> does not amend, modify or update the disclosures contained in the Original Form <FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As previously reported in the Original Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> on November&nbsp;12, 2022 (the &#147;Interim CEO Start Date&#148;), the Company&#146;s board of directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) appointed Rick Danis, the Company&#146;s General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary, as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of such date and until a successor Chief Executive Officer has been appointed (the &#147;Interim CEO Period&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;1, 2022, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the &#147;Interim CEO Letter&#148;) with Mr.&nbsp;Danis, governing the terms of his
service as the Company&#146;s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer during the Interim CEO Period. During the Interim CEO Period, Mr.&nbsp;Danis&#146; base salary is increased to $83,333 per month. Mr.&nbsp;Danis is also eligible to receive
a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-time</FONT> bonus in the amount of $67,109.47, provided that, all of the stock options held by Mr.&nbsp;Danis as of the date of the Interim CEO Letter are exercised prior to the three-month anniversary of the
date of the Interim CEO Letter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Interim CEO Letter, subject to the approval of the Board or an authorized committee thereof, Mr.&nbsp;Danis is
eligible to receive the following restricted stock unit (&#147;RSU&#148;) awards: (i)&nbsp;a RSU award having a grant date fair value equal to $150,000 following the entry of the Interim CEO Letter (the &#147;Initial RSU Award&#148;); (ii) a RSU
award having a grant date fair value equal to $250,000 following the end of the Interim CEO Period (the &#147;End of Term RSU Award&#148;); and (iii)&nbsp;a RSU award having a grant date fair value equal to $50,000 on each monthly anniversary of the
Interim CEO Start Date starting with March&nbsp;12, 2023 (each, an &#147;Additional RSU Award&#148;). Each of such RSU awards will be governed by the Company&#146;s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and a RSU award agreement adopted thereunder. Subject to
Mr.&nbsp;Danis&#146; continued service with the Company through each applicable vesting date, the Initial RSU Award will vest in three equal monthly installments following the vesting commencement date; the End of Term RSU Award will vest in twelve
equal monthly installments following the vesting commencement date; and each Additional RSU Award will fully vest at the end of the month following the applicable vesting commencement date. In the event of a change in control of the Company, the
vesting of such RSU awards will be accelerated in full immediately prior to the consummation of such change in control, subject to Mr.&nbsp;Danis&#146; continued service with the Company through such date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing is a summary only and does not purport to be a complete description of all of the terms, provisions and agreements contained in the Interim CEO
Letter and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Interim CEO Letter, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and is
incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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