Four Things Every Business Leader Should Know About Quantum Computing, According to an MIT Quantum Engineer
Insider Brief Quantum computing is unlikely to reshape corporate IT this year, or even next year, but decisions made now could determine which companies benefit when it does mature. Startup activity, private funding and government investment in quantum technologies are accelerating, even as fully commercial systems remain at least a decade away, and William Oliver, […]
F5 and NetApp Launch Joint AI + Post-Quantum Security Solution
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced an expanded collaboration with NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company, to drive high-performance AI data delivery and prepare enterprises for the post-quantum cryptography (PQC) era. This builds on a long-standing collaboration between F5 and NetApp, and aims to address the increasing demand for secure, resilient, and scalable solutions for […]
Nu Quantum Closes Oversubscribed $60 Million Series A
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Nu Quantum, the category creator and leader in distributed quantum computing, has closed its oversubscribed $60 million Series A funding round led by National Grid Partners, including participation from Gresham House Ventures and Morpheus Ventures, and continued support from existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, IQ Capital, Ahren Capital, Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, East […]
Quantum Motion’s Fernando Gonzalez Zalba Wins ERC Consolidator Grant
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Motion, a leading developer of quantum computers using industry standard CMOS transistor technology, is proud to announce that Fernando Gonzalez Zalba, Ikerbasque Research Professor at CIC nanoGUNE and Principal Engineer at Quantum Motion, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant. The grant will fund project QuDos, an innovative research initiative […]
Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Illinois EDC, and Silicon Catalyst Announce Partnership to Support Quantum Startup Companies
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park (IQMP) and Silicon Catalyst announced a new partnership to support quantum startups and bring them to Illinois. The Illinois Economic Development Corporation played a key role in facilitating the partnership. Under the agreement, the IQMP – a first-of-its-kind park built for quantum technology scale-up and related quantum and microelectronics […]
SEALSQ Boosts Quantum Investment Fund from $35 Million to Over $100 Million
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, supported by a strong liquidity position of almost $450 million, today announced its strategic decision to reinforce Europe’s leadership in Quantum Security, Post-Quantum technologies, and sovereign […]
New Canada–Germany Digital Alliance Prioritizes Quantum Collaboration
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, met with Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, while participating in the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers’ Meeting in Montréal. The […]
What Are ‘Perpetual Five-Year Technologies’? Why Hard Tech Can be Valuable Tech, According to Quantum VC
Insider Brief Quantum computing is five years away, “because it’s always five year away” is a favorite punchline for a range of critics stretching from well-meaning tech skeptics to cynical Luddites. Quantum computing — along with nuclear fusion, advanced energy systems, compact particle accelerators, and extreme-light physics — have, in fact, all worn that label. […]
Quantum Dice Secures €2m From European Innovation Council
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Dice, a UK-based leader in quantum photonics and probabilistic computing, has secured a €2 grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator programme, with the project now officially underway following its October kick-off. Selected as one of only 40 deep-tech start-ups across Europe – and among just three from […]
Quantum Corridor, Toshiba Demonstrate Cross-state Quantum Key Distribution Over Live Commercial Metro Fiber Network
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Quantum Corridor, in collaboration with Toshiba International Corporation and partners, today announced the successful demonstration of quantum-secured communication over a live metropolitan fiber network connecting Tier III data centers in Illinois and Indiana—an achievement that marks a critical step toward building a commercially scalable, quantum-safe internet for the United States. […]