Episode Details

IQM reported around $30 million in revenue and $100 million in bookings, and announced plans to become the first listed European quantum company, showing how far quantum computing has moved into real commercial use.

Jan Goetz, Co-founder and CEO of IQM, says the company builds full-stack quantum computers with its own chip factory, assembly line and data centre. That makes access to capital a central part of the story, especially in Europe where private funding for deep tech is still harder to secure.

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Timestamps:

0:33 - IQM, commercial traction and the public listing decision

1:41 - Why access to capital and credibility mattered

3:34 - $30m in revenue, $100m in bookings and who buys quantum computers

5:24 - From academia to building a company

6:44 - Why quantum is such an important category

8:21 - Why IQM came out of Finland

9:28 - Why IQM chose a dual listing in Europe and the US

13:04 - Balancing scientific breakthroughs with commercialisation

16:07 - Europe’s challenge in funding deep tech at scale

18:06 - What Europe needs to unlock more frontier tech companies