A blog about the trends & players shaping the future of computing – written by @benjaminwolba

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How can Europe turn world-class research into global market power? Really excited to hear from Wolfgang Lechner and Magdalena Hauser, Co-CEOs of @ParityQC, at our @futureofcompute Conference 2025 in Paris Get ready for insights on: ⚛️ Quantum innovation that actually scales and sells 🇪🇺 Turning IP into strategic sovereignty 💼 Bridging the gap between research and revenue Co-hosted with @iXcampusSGL, @HECParis, @creativedlab Paris, and @Elaia_Partners See you Nov 6 at iXCampus, Paris 👋
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Berlin's first Hardcore AI Hackathon 🇪🇺
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🧠 Time for More Intelligence per Watt Yesterday, @atlanticlabs and @futureofcompute hosted the Future of Neuromorphic Computing meetup, gathering 30+ folks to explore how we can process information more efficiently and effectively One thing became clear: The next frontier in AI isn't just bigger models and faster chips. It's smarter architectures inspired by the most powerful yet efficient processor we know—the brain Two talks showed how this may unfold: 🔹 @gemesystech showed how analog computing can unlock the future of edge AI hardware and radically low-power, brain-like performance 🔹 @SpiNNcloud showed how they're building ultra-efficient infrastructure for next-gen AI inference To move beyond today’s compute bottlenecks, we need to rethink how we build both algorithms and hardware 🦾
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How do you unlock €4 trillion in value for the European economy? How could you build the next Nvidia? Let’s find out! The @futureofcompute Conference 2025 in London brought together 200+ attendees with one shared belief: Computing is at an inflection point. Semiconductor progress has become prohibitively expensive. AI advancements are delivering diminishing returns while demanding exponentially more resources. It’s time to rethink how we process information—smarter, faster, and with entirely new paradigms. That’s why we heard from companies building chips atom by atom, computers powered by light instead of electricity, and harnessing materials beyond silicon. A massive thanks to the 24 bold startups who pitched across AI, semiconductors, and exotic compute: UNEEC Systems, VyperCore, RED Semiconductor, Platipus IP, @fractile_ai, @LiteralLabs, Heronic Technologies, @semron_ai, @nanomation_tech, @HyperCIM, QuInAs, @Atlant3d, @BlueshiftMemory, Apitronix Semiconductor, SCI Semiconductor, Intrinsic, Omnibio, Lumai, @Optalysys, @WavePhotonics, Oriole Networks, SCINTIL Photonics, 2D Photonics, @qphox_quantum, and Haiqu, as well as our panelist Majestic Labs Huge thanks to @Barclays Eagle Labs for hosting us in their London HQ, to my co-organizers @conceptionxtech, IQ Capital, XTX Ventures, and Silicon Catalyst, and our partners and sponsors @AlbionVC, JOIN CAPITAL, @VaireHQ, and @Siemens Finally, thanks to James Mawson for doing the interview and @babypro_ for covering the event! Next up: Berlin, June 2 – see you there 🦾 (link in the comments)
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The @futureofcompute Conference 2025 in London is in the books – massive thanks to everyone who helped us make the event a success! Huge thanks to @Barclays Eagle Labs for hosting us in their London HQ – and to my co-organizers @conceptionxtech, IQ Capital, XTX Ventures, and Silicon Catalyst! I'm also incredibly grateful to @AlbionVC, JOIN CAPITAL, @VaireHQ, and @Siemens for supporting us as sponsors and partners! The lineup was stacked: A standout keynote from Stan Boland on building billion-dollar compute companies from Europe. Lightning talks from @mikebutcher (@TechCrunch), Thomas Heurung (Siemens EDA), and @rodolfor (Vaire Computing) on everything from storytelling to AI for EDA to near-zero energy computing. A supercompute panel featuring Nitin Dahad (@eetimes), Ofer Shacham (Majestic Labs ai), Thomas Heurung (Siemens EDA), James Regan (Oriole Networks), and Gabriele Papievyte (XTX Ventures). And of course, the startup pitches — 24 companies across AI & Compute Frontiers, Semiconductor Innovation, and Exotic Computing, chaired by IQ Capital, Albion VC, and Join Capital. The conference really showed there’s a growing wave of energy behind Europe’s next generation of compute and semiconductor ventures 🦾 Our next edition will be in Berlin on June 2, and we'll be back in London in 2026!
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If you are in the UK and interested about the future of computing, you should come. The AIs ain't gonna compute themselves (well, not for a while at least).
Announcing the @futureofcompute Conference 2025 – London edition! 🇬🇧 Join us together with @conceptionxtech, @IQ_Capital_Fund, Silicon Catalyst, XTX Ventures, @Barclays Eagle Labs, and @VaireHQ this March in London for a deep dive into the latest breakthroughs in computing – from quantum computing and AI chips to novel semiconductor materials and chip interconnects, we’ll discuss how to make the Future of Computing happen in Europe – and bring all the key players together in one room! 📍 Date: March 26, 2025, 1 - 9 pm 🏡 Venue: Barclays in London 🔗 Sign up: lu.ma/foc-2025-london 🔹 200 startup founders, investors, and industry leaders 🔹 25 demos from Europe’s most promising computing startups 🔹 High-caliber networking with top experts and decision-makers We have confirmed attendance from leading computing startups, including: Teja Potocnik (@nanomation_tech) Tanya M. (@HyperCIM) Alexander Montgomerie-Corcoran (Heronic Technologies) Walter Goodwin (@fractile_ai) Robert Clark & David Yacoub (Omnibio) Joseph Wilson (@Optalysys) Sebastian Weidt (@universalquant) James Regan (Oriole Networks) Matthew Anderson (@WavePhotonics) ☕️✨ Rodolfo Rosini (@VaireHQ) Bonnie Tsim, Ph.D. (@Atlant3d) Russell Haggar (VyperCore) James Lewis (RED Semiconductor) Jason Lynch (Equal1) Helen Duncan (@BlueshiftMemory) Edward French (Apitronix Semiconductor) and more will be announced soon #photonics #VC #venturecapital
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Scaling quantum computers isn’t just about adding more qubits—it’s about how you organize them. The architecture of a quantum computer determines how qubits handle processing, memory, and input/output, shaping the machine’s ability to solve complex problems and achieve real-world impact. @ParityQC, founded in early 2020 by Wolfgang Lechner and Magdalena Hauser, is the world’s only company specializing in quantum architecture, creating blueprints and an operating system, ParityQC, for highly scalable quantum computers. Spun off from the Universität Innsbruck and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, it has raised an undisclosed sum in spring 2024 from B&C Innovation Investments. Learn more about the future of quantum architecture from my interview with the two co-founders and co-CEOs, Wolfgang Lechner and Magdalena Hauser: future-of-computing.com/pari…
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"Quantum or AI - Why not both?" – excited to have @KikeSolanoPhys, Co-CEO and Cofounder at @KipuQuantum, as our second speaker next week Join us for the first Future of Quantum Computing Meetup on February 4 in Berlin – hosted by @futureofcompute & @tech_berlin at The Delta Campus and proudly supported by @quantistry & @KipuQuantum ⚛️ Whether you're simply interested in quantum computing, a researcher, or a startup founder, this meetup is for you! We'll be discussing what use cases are there for quantum computing already today Sign up now – we have just a few spots left! lu.ma/x55u4hmi
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Was great to speak with @GLOBSEC about the latest U.S. restrictions on AI chips and their impact on Europe After interviewing 140+ founders and industry experts on @futureofcompute, I think the real opportunity lies in next-generation computing
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🖥️ Computing the Future at @futureofcompute in Munich! Proud to partner on this event. Our @LipoldOndrej hosted a session on semiconductor startups, joined by @FaflikJan to network & scout for innovation. Shoutout to our portfolio star QC82 for showcasing their room-temp quantum photonic chips. Cool tech, literally! 💎🧠 #FutureOfComputing #DeepTech #cooltech
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Lots of happy faces at 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 2024 in Munich! 😀 Aloniq is proud to have supported this event, where startups showcased Europe’s strength in computing innovation amidst global competition. Thanks to the organizers for the excellent job
Huge thanks to everyone who helped us to make the Future of Computing Conference 2024 happen yesterday in Munich 🥳 Thanks to our sponsors and partners, @lunar_vc, @UVC_Partners, @AloniqVC, @RunaCapital, @TensorVC, @MatterwaveVC, @tenstorrent, @MunichQuantum, and @Infineon Thanks to everyone on stage: We had two great keynotes from Keith Witek, COO at @tenstorrent, and @AnastasiInTech, running the YouTube channel Anastasi in Tech, and lots of startup pitches from @AxeleraAI, @Ubitium, @SpiNNcloud, @synthara, anabrid, @Innatera_Nano, @semron_ai, Linque, @Akhetonics, Lumai, NcodiN, Q.ANT, @Qruise_ai, @sim_bricks, LUBIS EDA, @planqceu, ZuriQ, @Quandela_SAS, Qoro Quantum, @SemiqonTech, Peak Quantum, @orcacomputing, Haiqu, quantum grade materials @ BTU, and QC82 And, finally, huge thanks to my co-organizers Tobias Wölfel, Christopher Trummer from TUM Venture Labs, and Oliver Hasse from @INAMBerlin 🦾 Subscribe to the @futureofcompute blog and newsletter to learn more about the pitching startups and future events
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Enjoying very interesting presentation about the future of open compute platforms 🤖 by Keith Witek, @tenstorrent COO, at @futureofcompute conference in Munich! 🤖🇪🇺🚀
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Don't miss Nicu Becherescu's pitch at the Future of Computing Conference on Wednesday 11th in Munich!🚀
Just one week to go till the Future of Computing Conference 2024 🤖 👉 Tickets: eventbrite.de/e/future-of-co… We'll have two keynotes: - Keith Witek, COO at @tenstorrent, on Open vs Close: The Beauty of Open Source and RISC-V as the Next CPU Solution of Choice - @AnastasiInTech, running the YouTube channel of the same name with 200K+ subscribers, on The Future of AI Computing We'll have pitches from plenty of computing startups whom I've interviewed in the past for my blog @futureofcompute (or shortlisted for an interview 😇), including: @AxeleraAI, @Ubitium, @ZeroPointTechno, @SpiNNcloud, @synthara, anabrid, @Innatera_Nano, @semron_ai, Linque, @Akhetonics, Lumai, NcodiN, Q.ANT, @Qruise_ai, @sim_bricks, LUBIS EDA, @planqceu, ZuriQ, @Quandela_SAS, @SemiqonTech, Peak Quantum, @orcacomputing, Haiqu, quantum grade materials @ BTU, and @SFDY_Space And plenty of networking opportunities with startup founders, investors, industry experts, and decision-makers shaping the future of computing – from quantum computing and AI chips all the way to novel semiconductor materials and chip interconnects 🤖⚛️⚡️🧠🌐 Huge thanks to our sponsors and partners, @lunar_vc, @UVC_Partners, @AloniqVC, @RunaCapital, @TensorVC, @MatterwaveVC, @tenstorrent, @MunichQuantum, and @Infineon And thanks to my co-organizers Tobias Wölfel, Christopher Trummer from TUM Venture Labs, and Oliver Hasse from @INAMBerlin 🦾
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📢 Join us at the @futureofcompute Conference 2024 in Munich! Our Staff Engineer Stefan Mach will pitch how Axelera AI's Metis™ AI platform is revolutionizing AI at the Edge. 📅 Dec 11, 2024 ⏰ 3:15 PM CET 📍 Munich Urban Colab More info: future-of-computing.com/conf…
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The future of computing is going quantum! 🖥️Join the one-day Future of Computing Conference in Munich next week to meet start-up founders, deep tech investors & computing experts, hear inspiring keynotes & get plenty of networking opportunities! Tickets: future-of-computing.com/conf…
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We’ve partnered with @zama to advance Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)! By combining Zama's FHE tools with our hardware, we’re making secure, scalable data processing a reality for everyone. Learn more: optalysys.com/optalysys-and-… #CyberSecurity #FHE #Innovation
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I love the end of the year for big quantum announcements - and it's been an exciting 12 months in quantum computing! Congrats to @Microsoft and @Atom_Computing for the 24 logical qubits technical milestone! arxiv.org/pdf/2411.11822v1
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Big loss for the quantum industry. If you were at Zapata and are looking for a new role, please reach out!
Zapata Computing Holdings Inc. is shutting down after its board approved a plan to cease operations due to the company’s inability to meet financial obligations, according to an SEC filing. thequantuminsider.com/2024/1…
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