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A commercial talent crunch is looming for Europe’s quantum startups

A new report shared exclusively with Sifted finds Europe’s quantum startups are largely led by strong technical talent — but the need for commercial execs is set to grow fast

Quantum startups in Europe are still largely led by technical executives, but a talent crunch is looming as the need for operators who can commercialise the technology grows, according to a new report.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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