QAI Ventures

Our team is heading to #Toronto for Quantum Days 2025 🇨🇦✨ The Canadian quantum ecosystem is thriving—and we’re here for it. With high-profile #research institutions, pioneering #startups, and significant public & private #investments, #Canada is positioning itself as a leader in quantum technologies. This is exactly why QAI Ventures has chosen Canada as the next step in our expansion! 🙌 Powered by Quantum City as a strong partner, we open our accelerator in #Calgary on March 10 and welcome our first quantum startup batch in Canada — helping visionary founders turn their ideas & research into scalable businesses. 💪 Heading to Quantum Days? Let’s connect! Our team is excited to meet fellow quantum innovators, investors, and researchers and students! Reach out to David Yiptong and Saeed Neyshabouri, MBA! Fabienne Marco Dr. Robert Axmann Pavel Kalinin Sahar Ben Rached Daniel Stadler Daniel Szombati Dr. Katharina Wollenberg #QuantumDays2025 #QAIventures #QuantumTech #DeepTech #Innovation #CanadaTech #QuantumComputing

🚀 Meet QAI Ventures at Quantum Days 2025 in #Toronto! The QAI Ventures team is heading to #Canada’s flagship quantum science and technology conference, and we’re excited to connect with fellow innovators, researchers, and investors shaping the future of quantum!   ⁉️ Why attend?  🔹 Cutting-edge quantum breakthroughs & practical applications  🔹 Global collaboration with top minds in the industry  🔹 Access to the Canadian Quantum Directory for networking & funding 🔹 Insightful discussions on quantum’s transformative impact 🤝 Want to schedule a 1:1 with David or Saeed? Send us a message — we’d love to connect!   📣 Who should we meet? What can’t we miss? Drop your recommendations in the comments!  See you at #QuantumDays2025! #Quantum #Network #DeepTech #Innovation #TechInvestment #QAIventures #QuantumTechnology

💡How do you turn your #quantum know-how into a successful #business?💡⚛️ This was the key question addressed during the Quantum Entrepreneurship Workshop hosted by QAI Ventures at the NCCR SPIN: Spin Qubits in Silicon PhD Retreat in beautiful Engelberg, Switzerland🇨🇭 PhD students from across the quantum field joined us to explore how they can transform their research into marketable #innovations. Our highlights from the workshop: First and foremost: Our participants ROCKED!! 🚀🚀🚀Don’t get us wrong—we knew we had some kick-ass smart folks in the room.😎 But they still surprised us with how quickly they embraced the entrepreneurial mindset and came up with creative business ideas— even a Quantum Art Startup was born! ✨⚛️ And there was more… 👉🏻 Expert Input Sessions: Our mentors James and Tobias kicked off the session on how start-ups are driving quantum innovation and the evolving #investment landscape for quantum technologies. 👉🏻 Business Model Canvas: Students learned how to create a solid business case, receiving direct feedback on their technology-driven business ideas. 👉🏻 Pitching:The workshop closed with a series of impressive pitches showcasing the entrepreneurial concepts and business #ventures. A special thank you to the NCCR SPIN team—Marie Le Dantec, Dr. Carmen Pietropaolo and Maria (Marilena) Longobardi for inviting us! We look forward to supporting the growth of quantum innovation and entrepreneurship in the future! Our takeaway? This workshop is just the beginning. At QAI Ventures, we are thrilled to tap into the potential of early-stage ideas and help them come to life. ⁉️Curious about joining one of our bootcamps, sign up for our next workshop on April 11-13: https://lnkd.in/diPXyjfj ⁉️Want to set up a customized bootcamp for your group? DM us! #QuantumEntrepreneurship #BusinessModelCanvas #InnovationInQuantum #StartupJourney #QuantumComputing #NCCRSPIN #QAIventures #PhDRetreat #LeanCanvas #QuantumStartups #FutureInnovators

It was a gathering of the Who's Who in quantum science: The kick-off conference for the UNESCO International Year of Quantum in #Paris. In a nutshell: brilliant minds and a full load of good vibes—so unique to the quantum world ⚛️✨ The imperatives that the community shared: 👉🏻Unlock #innovation on a #global scale: An international approach is key to capturing the best ideas, promoting talent, and ensuring that every corner of the world contributes to and benefits from quantum innovation. 👉🏻Establish #ethical frameworks: Just as we’ve seen with the rapid rise of AI, we cannot afford to overlook the need for strong, proactive ethical guidelines. The time to set these principles is now, before the technology outpaces our ability to govern it. 👉🏻Foster #diversity & #education: The biases we see in today’s systems are built into the structures we operate within. Let’s fix the system, ensuring that talent from all backgrounds has the opportunity to drive innovation. So, what’s QAI Ventures role in all of this? We are dedicated to building a thriving #ecosystem around quantum technologies. We promote young talent, #invest in ideas, and #accelerate startups on their path to commercialization. We have big plans for 2025 and are excited to bring them to life! A shout-out to our amazing #partners, #founders, and young #talents who’ve joined us along the way. Let’s make 2025 a year to remember! #Quantum2025 #IYC #Innovation #EthicalTech #QuantumTech #QuantumComputing #GlobalCollaboration #DiversityInSTEM

The release of our AI concierge with DeepSeek-R1 shows me that we are at the forefront of AI - a milestone I will never forget. Making this available for everyone in our secure cloud environment in Switzerland is the answer to what is currently going on in the ai arena. 🇨🇭 Swiss Sovereign AI for the World 🌍 Try it out and see what's possible when you simply do it: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dkSVKJ7c IBM Red Hat Dell Technologies Phoenix Technologies AG Phoenix Systems uptownBasel Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area QuantumBasel QAI Ventures Michael Dell Steve Suarez® Alessandro Curioni Christian Keller Richard Zobrist Adrian McDonald Chris Wright Hans J Roth Patrick Geiser Marc Walder Angel Nunez Mencias Carla Bünger Peter DeMeo Stefan Taroni DALITH Steiger-Gablinger💃🏻🎗️Thomas Staehelin Hans-Jörg Fankhauser Damir Bogdan Alexandra Beckstein Kapil Dhiman Dieter Meuser Nik Gugger Jose Z. Rodriguez Jeremy Kranz Rod Beckstrom Marek Pärtel

🎉 Mira Dechant has joined QAI Ventures 🤩🥳 as our new Chief Marketing Officer, taking the lead from Anca Albu, who transitioned into the Chief Operations Officer role. 🤓 With a sharp eye for digital storytelling and a knack for bringing bold ideas to life, Mira is the perfect fit to join the QAI Ventures crew and help us amplify our mission. From her role as a Senior Innovation Strategist at AUDI AG in San Francisco to her deep dive into #Quantum #Tech, Mira's experience is a blend of startup and corporate experience. Mira knows how to turn complex ideas into powerful fact-based stories. We’re proud to have her on board and excited to bring her valuable skills into our team! 🚀 And the team keeps growing! 🙌 Fraser Levick is joining us as fund & operations support intern, and our one and only 🤓 Anton Wendeborn is returning to the team as operational support, while he continues his studies! Welcome (back) to the team, guys! #growth #impact #quantum Thomas Staehelin, Hans-Jörg Fankhauser, Felix Gähwiler, Damir Bogdan, Sonja Andrist, QuEra Computing Inc., The Quantum Insider, QuantumBasel, Yuval Boger, Quanscient, Kvantify, Wave Photonics, QCentroid, QPerfect, Quantized Technologies Inc., ZuriQ, MQI - Munich Quantum Instruments, Commutator Studios, Multiverse Computing, Phoenix Technologies AG, Kipu Quantum, Scenario X, Moonlight AI

⏰ End-of-day CET today is our deadline for: 1. #Quantum #Startups worldwide to apply to join the 3rd #Accelerator Cohort in Switzerland. 👉 May-Sept. Accelerator Cohort: https://lnkd.in/euVqmiEk 2. #Students at Swiss #universities and surroundings to apply to join our 2-day #Entrepreneurship #Workshop tailored for Quantum technology projects 👉 07-09 Feb. Workshop: https://lnkd.in/ew4AEFpb We're looking forward to receiving all applications! ✌️ Please reshare for wider reach! 🫶 / Quantum City, QuEra Computing Inc., Robert Sutor, The Quantum Insider, Rafael Vasquez Docarmo

Join us now and ask James Sanders, our Accelerator Program Director, all you want to know about QAI Ventures and our ecosystem at 🇨🇭 uptownBasel and 🇨🇦 Quantum City! ✌️

Join the QAI Ventures Q&A Session in January and learn everything you want about QAI Ventures, our Quantum & Advanced AI Startup Accelerator program, and our startups' access to our facilities at uptownBasel, which include an IonQ quantum computer and Phoenix Technologies AG data center! Date: January 30th, 2025 Time: 16:00 - 17:00 AM CET This event is for quantum and advanced AI startups, researchers, students, new & seasoned entrepreneurs, and anyone curious about starting a business in the quantum industry and looking for support. Thomas Landis, James Sanders, Tobias Denzler, Alexandra Beckstein, Anca Albu, Sandra Holmegaard, Marius Almstedt, David Yiptong, Saeed Neyshabouri, MBA, Quantum City, uptownBasel

Students in #Switzerland and surrounding areas! There are only 3 days left to apply to join our first entrepreneurship workshop! Join us next weekend and learn how to take your ideas from the lab to the market. https://lnkd.in/ew4AEFpb / Tobias Denzler Marius Almstedt Alexandra Beckstein