QU

Quantum Wave Ventures

VC
Los Altos, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

33+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on startups driving innovation in semiconductors, materials science, and quantum-enabling technologies.

Meet the Team

SY

Steve Youngdahl

CEO

DA

Dr. Alan Hirsch

Founding Partner

Semiconductors
Materials
Quantum Tech
R"

Robert "Bob" Skandalaris

Chairman

Entrepreneurship
Corporate Development
Middle-market Investments
Mentorship
Operational Value Creation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Deep Tech
AI / ML
Security
Healthcare

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Tech
Media

Portfolio Companies (33)

Other

KV

Kvantify

Quantum Computing·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Solves toughest computational challenges using quantum and high-performance computing.

WA

Wave Photonics

Photonics/Quantum Hardware·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Enables rapid photonic integrated circuit development for any wavelength or platform.

MU

Multiverse Computing

AI/Quantum Software·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Revolutionizes AI with model compression.

PH

Phoenix Technologies

AI/Quantum Security·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Swiss tech cluster for AI-based tech, data-protected computing, digital identities, and assets.

ZU

Zuriq

Quantum Hardware·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Scalable quantum computer hardware based on trapped ions.

QC

Qcentroid

Quantum Software·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

QuantumOps platform revolutionizing enterprise computational solutions.

NA

NanoLogic Systems

Semiconductors
CR

CrystalCompute

Advanced Materials
MU

Munich Quantum Instruments

Quantum Sensing·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Scalable photonic quantum sensors for discoveries.

KI

Kipu Quantum

Quantum Algorithms·Early-stage·QAI Ventures

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

Application- and hardware-specific quantum algorithms for industrial advantage.

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