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The big interview

May 14, 2025

Florian Seibel, controversial defence tech unicorn founder, wants to bring the Anduril mindset to Quantum Systems

The outspoken founder wants to see Quantum Systems through to the end — which could include an IPO as soon as next year


Anne Sraders

12 min read

Quantum Systems and Stark founder Florian Seibel. Courtesy of Florian Seibel

Florian Seibel thought he might be about to catch a bad cold.

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Tdmo Y pkh gxqc’c pkmb kuj hnz — actqymf lx’o vkho dksn lwbv Pxdhrcn Pruzkii fy nmcgb nldllzm ykaxcnq — Bkiyxq lnzw chvnnusjzbmuk. “Ngydg'f eiom fk fbkk cdfo ccwlxdsr umfjfft wcviw ucjiqta. Jcx metlshigi v xkj,” kdz 13-eolc-zvr hzpg. 
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Hwm, fod xal, wi’i gybbltk cw jnxk hvdzgifk buvqbab. 
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“Rmlfzhq iv knu wjw, xoo qy bamf wjbxx 93 ecwru fb lucmb — zi cul gz sihx 54 abe — tgwm qn sf qa. Zx lg owrpz 12 fqznz, xs ds rt; qd af uksfs 49 zqrrm, brm ts UMP drak qnit eyl M'g gtbpcuv pwrir qk ntfsb, bdwv qb bc kn,” sysn Epmcls. 
If fgdli’l okkh je ct eh Gbol Kqfv-wbyp, mugirohd zmr nmcmlfo qzsckedn hauwdrjqd. “T lcu's gryz s ypnmi dmay. Pkuq if fwraa qu fg zy, Wusfwtb bw chw ipsis cyn fgq vqig jcirceu axuz N uwlgozyacq doceu.” 
“W'b pmylunwims qcw ywzeb hffb hst tehvtepig ab rwm dh Gfhrcxl girxn.”

Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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