Jan Goetz, IQM cofounder and CEO

Interview

March 18, 2025

IQM Quantum wants to be the European answer to Google and IBM

“We’re focusing on building the most performant quantum processers when it comes to speed, quality and stability,“ IQM's CEO Jan Goetz tells Sifted

Jan Goetz, the CEO of Finnish-German startup IQM Quantum Computers, has a bold vision: to be the “European answer to the Googles, IBMs, Fujitsus and Huaweis when it comes to quantum.” 

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IQM's 'Spark' Quantum Computer
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and IQM's 50-qubit superconducting quantum computer launched in March 2025.
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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