Future of Computing

Recapping the Future of Computing Conference 2024! Last week in Munich, the Future of Computing Conference brought together a vibrant mix of startups, venture capitalists, corporates, and policymakers to explore the next wave of computing innovation. We were proud to see meaningful conversations, groundbreaking ideas, and exciting presentations that showcased the potential of #deeptech and its impact across industries. 🎙️ Highlights from the Stage: ✨ Anastasiia Nosova with insights into AI and its evolving role in computing. ✨ Keith Witek (Tenstorrent) on the potential of open chip architectures. ✨ Dr. Fabian Mehring on Bavaria’s dedication to advancing chip innovation. ✨ Sebastian Luber (Infineon Technologies) on the transformative power of quantum computing. A big thank you to our sponsors and partners who made this event possible: Lunar Ventures, UVC Partners, Aloniq, Runa Capital, Tensor Ventures, Matterwave Ventures, Tenstorrent, Munich Quantum Valley, and Infineon Technologies. Last but not least, thank you to the wonderful co-organisers Benjamin Wolba, Christopher Trummer, Oliver Hasse, and Tobias Wölfel for the incredible collaboration. The enthusiasm and collaboration throughout the event set the tone for what lies ahead. Let’s build on this momentum in #2025! #futureofcomputing #advancedmaterials

Munich - it was awesome 🚀 🦄 Over 200 #startup founders, #deeptech Investors and next-gen computing pros were brought together by Future of Computing. There were pitches from our portfolio companies (Akhetonics, Enlightra, Lumai + Ubitium), an "Ask Me Anything" panel with our General Partner Dmitry Galperin and hundreds of conversations around shaping the future of quantum computing, AI chips, semiconductor materials and chip interconnects. Many thanks to Benjamin Wolba, Christopher Trummer, Tobias Wölfel and Oliver Hasse for organizing the event. See you all again soon! Hyun Shin Cho, James Spall, John Jost, Michael Kissner, Francesco Ricciuti + Christopher Spillane #VentureCapital #VC #futureofcompute #founders

🚀💻🎄Shaping the Future of Computing: A Christmas before Christmas! This past week was all about the Future of Computing Conference 2024 in Munich—an inspiring event that brought together over 200 attendees, including 26 game-changing startups, leading voices in venture capital, corporates, and political leaders, to explore what lies ahead for computing. 🌟 The Highlights: From semiconductor innovations to breakthroughs in quantum computing and photonic simulation, the conference was a vibrant display of the talent, ambition, and collaboration driving the tech of tomorrow. Some key takeaways: 🌿💻Sustainability in Computing: As the world grapples with energy challenges, innovative solutions in computing—from more efficient chips to eco-conscious architectures—are becoming mission-critical. Startups can help finding new solutions outside the established silos. 🏔️🤝🧸The Power of Ecosystem Collaboration: One standout success of this year’s conference was the collaboration between Munich and Berlin, two cities often seen as rivals. Events like this prove just how absurd that notion is. We have seen that Germany’s challenges—whether in tech, capital, energy, or talent development—can only be met if we join forces. Combining the resources and networks of these two innovation hubs was key to making this event a success. Let’s hope it inspires even greater cooperation across Germany’s startup ecosystem. 🔹 Open Innovation & Architecture: Keith Witek of Tenstorrent exactly made this point for a different area in his inspiring keynote: the transformative potential of open chip architectures, driving greater efficiency and adaptability in computing. 🌐 INAM Startups in the Spotlight: I was thrilled to see four INAM / BERLIN QUANTUM Pioneer startups showcasing their cutting-edge solutions at the event: 🔸 quantum grade materials @ BTU (materials refinement process for advancing quantum tech), 🔸anabrid GmbH (analogue computing) 🔸 Qoro Quantum (quantum computing applications), and 🔸 Akhetonics (photonic simulation breakthroughs). 🎙️ Inspirational Voices The event featured incredible speakers, including: • Dr. Fabian Mehring emphasized the importance of the focus on chip development and Bavaria’s dedication to support this. • Anastasiia Nosova, shared insights into AI & computing trends. • Sebastian Luber provided Infineon Technologies AG‘s perspective on quantum computing and its role in shaping the future. 🙌 A Massive Thank You None of this would have been possible without the outstanding efforts of the team, Christopher, Benjamin, Tobias, David, Rosaria, Nahida and many more - as well as our sponsors (see comments)! Who’s ready to redefine the future of computing? Let’s make it happen in #2025! Join the journey - at TUM Venture Labs, Future of Computing Blog or INAM - Innovation Network for Advanced Materials! Photos (c): Bert Willer, INAM #FutureOfComputing #DeepTech #advancedmaterials #Innovation #EcosystemCollaboration #Startups

Lots of happy faces at 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 2024 in Munich this week — take a look at the pictures! 😀 So much is happening in the computing space in Europe. This year, we had 26 startups presenting their advanced innovations in: • Semiconductor Technologies (Axelera AI Ubitium SpiNNcloud Systems GmbH Synthara AG anabrid GmbH Innatera SEMRON), • Photonic Computation & Simulation (Linque Akhetonics Lumai NcodiN Q.ANT Qruise SimBricks LUBIS EDA + our portfolio company Enlightra), and • Quantum Computing (planqc ZuriQ Quandela Qoro Quantum SemiQon Peak Quantum ORCA Computing Haiqu quantum grade materials @ BTU QC82). Huge thanks to the organizers Benjamin Wolba Tobias Wölfel Christopher Trummer David Reichmuth, PhD Oliver Hasse TUM Venture Labs and our peer sponsors and partners Lunar Ventures UVC Partners Runa Capital Tensor Ventures Matterwave Ventures Tenstorrent Munich Quantum Valley Infineon Technologies. We're looking forward to 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 2025!

It was both a great honour and pleasure to attend and pitch at the Future of Computing. There were some very interesting discussions on the VC panel between Dmitry Galperin, Mark Shmulevich, Silviu Apostu, Marc Alexander Kühn, showing that investment community maintains a optimistic, yet sober outlook on the progress of quantum computing in light of some of the community milestone announcements in recent days. The event was a wonderful opportunity to network with fellow startup founders, students and VCs, but also to learn from those that have been-there-done-that such as the keynote speaker Keith Witek - COO at Tenstorrent giving us some food for though about the state of the classical compute space. Thanks you, Benjamin Wolba for the invitation and for co-organising with your team! Photo credit: Bert Will & Marius Almstedt