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May 23, 2024

Top quantum researcher leaves Amazon for UK startup Phasecraft: ‘I couldn’t contribute meaningfully’

Steve Flammia decided to jump from Big Tech into the risky world of startups in order to have a bigger strategic impact

Tim Smith

4 min read

UK quantum software startup Phasecraft is today announcing its US expansion, opening its first international office in Washington D.C. The stateside team will be led by Steve Flammia, director of Virginia Tech’s Centre for Quantum Computing and former principal research scientist at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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