About Us
About Us



Our Mission
Our Mission
Nu Quantum is building the Entanglement Fabric to unlock commercial quantum computing scale-out.
Our Story
Our Story
Nu Quantum is a multidisciplinary company building the technology necessary to scale quantum computers to utility. We were founded in 2018 as a spin-out of the University of Cambridge to commercialise research generated over the last decade at the Cavendish Laboratory. Since then, we have built a strong IP portfolio and interdisciplinary team to develop market-led quantum networking solutions.
We are a growing team of 60+ across nine technical disciplines with research laboratories in Cambridge, UK, and an office in Los Angeles, US. At the heart of our company is a deep belief in the power of diversity. We embrace the unique perspectives that come from a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
The Team
The Team
Senior Leadership Team
Senior Leadership Team

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Claire Le Gall
VP Technology

Dr. Claire Le Gall
VP Technology

Dr. Claire Le Gall
VP Technology

Dr. Claire Le Gall
VP Technology

Ed Wood
VP Product

Ed Wood
VP Product

Ed Wood
VP Product

Ed Wood
VP Product

Sam Funnell
VP Legal & IP

Sam Funnell
VP Legal & IP

Sam Funnell
VP Legal & IP

Sam Funnell
VP Legal & IP

Amii Shepperson
Director of People

Amii Shepperson
Director of People

Amii Shepperson
Director of People

Amii Shepperson
Director of People

Danny Garden
VP Engineering

Danny Garden
VP Engineering

Danny Garden
VP Engineering

Danny Garden
VP Engineering
Board of Directors
Board of Directors

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Hemant Mardia
Chairman

Hemant Mardia
Chairman

Hemant Mardia
Chairman

Hemant Mardia
Chairman

Ian Cooper
Investor Director

Ian Cooper
Investor Director

Ian Cooper
Investor Director

Ian Cooper
Investor Director
Strategic Advisory Board
Strategic Advisory Board

Dr. Robert Sutor
Non-Executive Director

Dr. Robert Sutor
Non-Executive Director

Dr. Robert Sutor
Non-Executive Director

Dr. Robert Sutor
Non-Executive Director

Richard Moulds
Strategic Advisor

Richard Moulds
Strategic Advisor

Richard Moulds
Strategic Advisor

Richard Moulds
Strategic Advisor
The Team
The Team

Alberto Santamato
Senior Photonics Engineer

Alberto Santamato
Senior Photonics Engineer

Alberto Santamato
Senior Photonics Engineer

Alberto Santamato
Senior Photonics Engineer

Alex Moylett
Senior Quantum Theorist

Alex Moylett
Senior Quantum Theorist

Alex Moylett
Senior Quantum Theorist

Alex Moylett
Senior Quantum Theorist

Andy Pearson
Purchasing Manager

Andy Pearson
Purchasing Manager

Andy Pearson
Purchasing Manager

Andy Pearson
Purchasing Manager

Balaji Vedal Ramesh
Project Manager

Balaji Vedal Ramesh
Project Manager

Balaji Vedal Ramesh
Project Manager

Balaji Vedal Ramesh
Project Manager

Ben Walker-Pearl
Senior Optics Engineer

Ben Walker-Pearl
Senior Optics Engineer

Ben Walker-Pearl
Senior Optics Engineer

Ben Walker-Pearl
Senior Optics Engineer

Bhargavi Jonnadula
Senior QEC Researcher

Bhargavi Jonnadula
Senior QEC Researcher

Bhargavi Jonnadula
Senior QEC Researcher

Bhargavi Jonnadula
Senior QEC Researcher

Bruce Scott
Principal Nanofabrication Engineer

Bruce Scott
Principal Nanofabrication Engineer

Bruce Scott
Principal Nanofabrication Engineer

Bruce Scott
Principal Nanofabrication Engineer

Coral Westoby
Senior Control Engineer

Coral Westoby
Senior Control Engineer

Coral Westoby
Senior Control Engineer

Coral Westoby
Senior Control Engineer

Dawn Matthews
Finance Manager

Dawn Matthews
Finance Manager

Dawn Matthews
Finance Manager

Dawn Matthews
Finance Manager

Deeksha Dadhich
Senior Optics Engineer

Deeksha Dadhich
Senior Optics Engineer

Deeksha Dadhich
Senior Optics Engineer

Deeksha Dadhich
Senior Optics Engineer

Dmitrii Ushmaev
Senior Optics Engineer

Dmitrii Ushmaev
Senior Optics Engineer

Dmitrii Ushmaev
Senior Optics Engineer

Dmitrii Ushmaev
Senior Optics Engineer

Elaine Hallam
Office Manager

Elaine Hallam
Office Manager

Elaine Hallam
Office Manager

Elaine Hallam
Office Manager

Erik Williams
Principal Mechanical Engineer

Erik Williams
Principal Mechanical Engineer

Erik Williams
Principal Mechanical Engineer

Erik Williams
Principal Mechanical Engineer

Evan Sutcliffe
QEC Theorist

Evan Sutcliffe
QEC Theorist

Evan Sutcliffe
QEC Theorist

Evan Sutcliffe
QEC Theorist

Farhang Haddad Farshi
Senior Quantum Theorist

Farhang Haddad Farshi
Senior Quantum Theorist

Farhang Haddad Farshi
Senior Quantum Theorist

Farhang Haddad Farshi
Senior Quantum Theorist

Guy Mayneord
Software Engineer

Guy Mayneord
Software Engineer

Guy Mayneord
Software Engineer

Guy Mayneord
Software Engineer

Harry Bostock
AMO Engineer

Harry Bostock
AMO Engineer

Harry Bostock
AMO Engineer

Harry Bostock
AMO Engineer

Himanshu Shekhar
Senior Photonics Engineer

Himanshu Shekhar
Senior Photonics Engineer

Himanshu Shekhar
Senior Photonics Engineer

Himanshu Shekhar
Senior Photonics Engineer

Holly Eade
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Holly Eade
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Holly Eade
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Holly Eade
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Huili Hou
Optics Engineer

Huili Hou
Optics Engineer

Huili Hou
Optics Engineer

Huili Hou
Optics Engineer

Iason Apostolatos
AMO Engineer

Iason Apostolatos
AMO Engineer

Iason Apostolatos
AMO Engineer

Iason Apostolatos
AMO Engineer

Isabel Dowbiggin
Programme Manager

Isabel Dowbiggin
Programme Manager

Isabel Dowbiggin
Programme Manager

Isabel Dowbiggin
Programme Manager

Jack Fourie
Electronics Engineer

Jack Fourie
Electronics Engineer

Jack Fourie
Electronics Engineer

Jack Fourie
Electronics Engineer

Jay Man
Optics Engineer

Jay Man
Optics Engineer

Jay Man
Optics Engineer

Jay Man
Optics Engineer

John Jarman
International Tech Lead

John Jarman
International Tech Lead

John Jarman
International Tech Lead

John Jarman
International Tech Lead

Jonah Foley
FPGA Engineer

Jonah Foley
FPGA Engineer

Jonah Foley
FPGA Engineer

Jonah Foley
FPGA Engineer

Jonathan Lees
Finance Director

Jonathan Lees
Finance Director

Jonathan Lees
Finance Director

Jonathan Lees
Finance Director

Josh Barnes
Senior Software Engineer

Josh Barnes
Senior Software Engineer

Josh Barnes
Senior Software Engineer

Josh Barnes
Senior Software Engineer

Kristian Crockett
Senior Project Manager

Kristian Crockett
Senior Project Manager

Kristian Crockett
Senior Project Manager

Kristian Crockett
Senior Project Manager

Kyle Major
Senior Photonics Engineer

Kyle Major
Senior Photonics Engineer

Kyle Major
Senior Photonics Engineer

Kyle Major
Senior Photonics Engineer

Laiyi Weng
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Laiyi Weng
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Laiyi Weng
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Laiyi Weng
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Lauren McKenzie-Sell
Senior Software Engineer

Lauren McKenzie-Sell
Senior Software Engineer

Lauren McKenzie-Sell
Senior Software Engineer

Lauren McKenzie-Sell
Senior Software Engineer

Maeva Vallet
Project Manager

Maeva Vallet
Project Manager

Maeva Vallet
Project Manager

Maeva Vallet
Project Manager

Meagan Chapman
HR Generalist

Meagan Chapman
HR Generalist

Meagan Chapman
HR Generalist

Meagan Chapman
HR Generalist

Mete Atatüre
Founding Advisor

Mete Atatüre
Founding Advisor

Mete Atatüre
Founding Advisor

Mete Atatüre
Founding Advisor

Miranda Palmér-Clark
Senior Talent Partner

Miranda Palmér-Clark
Senior Talent Partner

Miranda Palmér-Clark
Senior Talent Partner

Miranda Palmér-Clark
Senior Talent Partner

Najla Najeeb
Senior Integrated Photonics Engineer

Najla Najeeb
Senior Integrated Photonics Engineer

Najla Najeeb
Senior Integrated Photonics Engineer

Najla Najeeb
Senior Integrated Photonics Engineer

Natasha Conway
Head of Photonic Systems

Natasha Conway
Head of Photonic Systems

Natasha Conway
Head of Photonic Systems

Natasha Conway
Head of Photonic Systems

Nicolas Sanchez
Marketing Manager

Nicolas Sanchez
Marketing Manager

Nicolas Sanchez
Marketing Manager

Nicolas Sanchez
Marketing Manager

Nikoleta Antou
Project Manager

Nikoleta Antou
Project Manager

Nikoleta Antou
Project Manager

Nikoleta Antou
Project Manager

Phil Dolan
Principal Optics Engineer

Phil Dolan
Principal Optics Engineer

Phil Dolan
Principal Optics Engineer

Phil Dolan
Principal Optics Engineer

Philipp Scherer
Associate Optics Engineer

Philipp Scherer
Associate Optics Engineer

Philipp Scherer
Associate Optics Engineer

Philipp Scherer
Associate Optics Engineer

Roland Hablützel
Principal AMO Engineer

Roland Hablützel
Principal AMO Engineer

Roland Hablützel
Principal AMO Engineer

Roland Hablützel
Principal AMO Engineer

Romerson Oliveira
Senior FPGA Engineer

Romerson Oliveira
Senior FPGA Engineer

Romerson Oliveira
Senior FPGA Engineer

Romerson Oliveira
Senior FPGA Engineer

Saad Sultan
Senior Electronics Engineer

Saad Sultan
Senior Electronics Engineer

Saad Sultan
Senior Electronics Engineer

Saad Sultan
Senior Electronics Engineer

Samantha Gibbs
Executive Assistant

Samantha Gibbs
Executive Assistant

Samantha Gibbs
Executive Assistant

Samantha Gibbs
Executive Assistant

Sandy Green
Associate AMO Engineer

Sandy Green
Associate AMO Engineer

Sandy Green
Associate AMO Engineer

Sandy Green
Associate AMO Engineer

Sarah Benaissa
Optics Engineer

Sarah Benaissa
Optics Engineer

Sarah Benaissa
Optics Engineer

Sarah Benaissa
Optics Engineer

Shaun Myhill
Principal Software Engineer

Shaun Myhill
Principal Software Engineer

Shaun Myhill
Principal Software Engineer

Shaun Myhill
Principal Software Engineer

Simone Eizagirre Barker
Product Manager

Simone Eizagirre Barker
Product Manager

Simone Eizagirre Barker
Product Manager

Simone Eizagirre Barker
Product Manager

Steve Haws
Laboratory Manager

Steve Haws
Laboratory Manager

Steve Haws
Laboratory Manager

Steve Haws
Laboratory Manager

Tanish Satoor
Senior Optics Engineer

Tanish Satoor
Senior Optics Engineer

Tanish Satoor
Senior Optics Engineer

Tanish Satoor
Senior Optics Engineer

Tim Bossanyi
Principal Electronics Engineer

Tim Bossanyi
Principal Electronics Engineer

Tim Bossanyi
Principal Electronics Engineer

Tim Bossanyi
Principal Electronics Engineer

Victor Serdio
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Victor Serdio
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Victor Serdio
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Victor Serdio
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Xuesong Hu
Principal Optics Engineer

Xuesong Hu
Principal Optics Engineer

Xuesong Hu
Principal Optics Engineer

Xuesong Hu
Principal Optics Engineer

Yueyang Zou
Senior AMO Engineer

Yueyang Zou
Senior AMO Engineer

Yueyang Zou
Senior AMO Engineer

Yueyang Zou
Senior AMO Engineer
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We are proud to collaborate with qubit companies, end-users of quantum computing, and leaders in the datacentre industry, as well as national government agencies and top universities.
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Trusted by Industry Leaders
Trusted by Industry Leaders
We are proud to collaborate with qubit companies, end-users of quantum computing, and leaders in the datacentre industry, as well as national government agencies and top universities.
Interested in working with us?
We are proud to collaborate with qubit companies, end-users of quantum computing, and leaders in the datacentre industry, as well as national government agencies and top universities.
Interested in working with us?


