Quantum computing pioneer and founder of Rigetti Computing who joined QDNL Participations as a Venture Partner in summer 2023, providing the firm with a foothold in Silicon Valley.
Intro paths
YC
Chad went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Sygaldry Technologies's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Chad can intro founders to Sygaldry Technologies's investors below.
Experience
- Sygaldry TechnologiesCEO and co-foundercurrent2024 — present
- Ground State VenturesPartnercurrent2023 — present
- Rigetti Quantum ComputingFounder and CEO2013 — 2022Berkeley, CA
- IBMResearch Staff Member, Quantum Computing Group2010 — 2013Yorktown Heights, NY
- Yale University, Applied PhysicsPhD Student2002 — 2009
- IntradeVP Business Development2008
Education
- Yale UniversityPhD, Applied Physics2002 — 2009
- University of ReginaB.Sc Honours, Physics1998 — 2002
Skills & more
Python4Mathematica26LaTeX9Java6Matlab22ANSYS2C++5Cryogenics8Experimental Physics11Machine Learning4Physics18Theory5
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ResearchMathematical ModelingQuantum InformationQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsThin FilmsAlgorithmsMaterials ScienceNanotechnologySimulationsR&DBusiness DevelopmentLanguages English · French
From Chad's professional profile.
