
Nu Quantum is building the Entanglement Fabric to unlock commercial quantum computing scale-out.
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

Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO

Dr. Claire Le Gall
VP Technology

Ed Wood
VP Product

Sam Funnell
VP Legal & IP

Amii Shepperson
Director of People

Danny Garden
VP Engineering

Jonathan Cumming
Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Maria Maragkou
VP Business Development

Alberto Santamato
Senior Photonics Engineer

Alex Moylett
Senior Quantum Theorist

Andy Pearson
Purchasing Manager

Antony Burness
Principal Mechanical Engineer

Balaji Vedal Ramesh
Project Manager

Ben McElfresh
Product Manager

Ben Walker-Pearl
Senior Optics Engineer

Bhargavi Jonnadula
Senior QEC Researcher

Bruce Scott
Principal Nanofabrication Engineer

Coral Westoby
Senior Control Engineer

Dawn Matthews
Finance Manager

Deeksha Dadhich
Senior Optics Engineer

Divya Kumar
Principal FPGA Engineer

Dmitrii Ushmaev
Senior Optics Engineer

Elaine Hallam
Office Manager

Erik Williams
Principal Mechanical Engineer

Evan Sutcliffe
QEC Theorist

Ewan Laidlaw
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Farhang Haddad Farshi
Senior Quantum Theorist

Harry Bostock
AMO Engineer

Himanshu Shekhar
Senior Photonics Engineer

Holly Eade
Senior Mechanical Engineer

Huili Hou
Optics Engineer

Iason Apostolatos
AMO Engineer

Isabel Dowbiggin
Programme Manager

Jack Fourie
Electronics Engineer

Jay Man
Optics Engineer

John Jarman
International Tech Lead

Jonah Foley
FPGA Engineer

Jonathan Lees
Finance Director

Josh Barnes
Senior Software Engineer

Kristian Crockett
Senior Project Manager

Kyle Major
Senior Photonics Engineer

Laiyi Weng
Principal Nanofabrication Engineer

Lauren McKenzie-Sell
Senior Software Engineer

Maeva Vallet
Project Manager

Maruf Sarkar
Nanofabrication Engineer

Meagan Chapman
HR Generalist

Mete Atatüre
Founding Advisor

Miranda Palmér-Clark
Senior Talent Partner

Najla Najeeb
Senior Integrated Photonics Engineer

Natasha Conway
Head of Photonic Systems

Nicolas Sanchez
Marketing Manager

Nikoleta Antou
Project Manager

Phil Dolan
Principal Optics Engineer

Philipp Scherer
Associate Optics Engineer

Robert Hudson
Senior Electronic Engineer

Roland Hablützel
Principal AMO Engineer

Romerson Oliveira
Senior FPGA Engineer

Saad Sultan
Senior Electronics Engineer

Samantha Gibbs
Executive Assistant

Sandy Green
Associate AMO Engineer

Sarah Benaissa
Optics Engineer

Shaun Myhill
Principal Software Engineer

Simone Eizagirre Barker
Product Manager

Steve Haws
Laboratory Manager

Tanish Satoor
Senior Optics Engineer

Tim Bossanyi
Principal Electronics Engineer

Tom Vandekerckhove
Photonics Design Engineer

Victor Serdio
Senior Nanofabrication Engineer

Xuesong Hu
Principal Optics Engineer
Backed by World-Class Investors
We are backed by leading deep tech investors across the United Kingdom, European Union, USA and Japan.
















