Where does Brandon Severin work?

Brandon Severin is Co-Founder & CEO of Conductor Quantum.

What companies did Brandon Severin found?

Brandon Severin founded Conductor Quantum.

Where did Brandon Severin go to school?

Brandon Severin studied at Y Combinator (S24); University of Oxford (DPhil, A.I. for Quantum Computing in Silicon); University of Oxford (Master of Engineering - MEng, Materials Science).

Brandon Severin

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Conductor Quantum

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedConductor Quantum · YC

30 Under 30 2026 · Science

About

Brandon Severin completed a PhD at Oxford involving quantum research across multiple institutions including IST Austria, Basel, UNSW, and Diraq, with publications on AI-driven quantum device control. He now leads Conductor Quantum.

Co-Founder & CEO at Conductor Quantum YC S24

Intro paths

Brandon went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Conductor Quantum's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Brandon can intro founders to Conductor Quantum's investors below.

Conductor Quantum's investors · 7

DG Daiwa Ventures MyAsiaVCSeattle Olive Tree CapitalBoston OUTBOUND CAPITALSaratoga Springs Oxonian VenturesPalo Alto Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Conductor Quantum

Joel PendletonCo-Founder and CTO

Experience

Conductor QuantumCo-founder & CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
FeynmanCo-Founder & CEO2023 — 2024
University of OxfordPostdoctoral Researcher2024Oxford, England, United Kingdom
University of OxfordDPhil2019 — 2023Natalia Ares Group
UNSWJunior Visiting Research Fellow2022 — 2023Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pareto HoldingsAnalyst2022 — 2023
Nickel Digital Asset ManagementDeFi Analyst2021London, England, United Kingdom
University of OxfordMasters Researcher2018 — 2019Photonic Nanomaterials Group
Tsinghua UniversityResearch Student Intern2018Beijing, China
Photonic Nanomaterials Group, University of OxfordResearch Student Intern2017Oxford, United Kingdom
St Catherine's College, University of OxfordTelethon Caller2017Oxford, United Kingdom
St Catherine's College, University of OxfordTelethon Caller2016Oxford, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)1MATLABFull-Stack Development3Customer Service2Data AnalysisFounder7Public Speaking2TeamworkTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingMaterials ModellingLumerical

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Grade 8 Electric Guitar

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Brandon Severin?: Brandon Severin completed a PhD at Oxford involving quantum research across multiple institutions including IST Austria, Basel, UNSW, and Diraq, with publications on AI-driven quantum device control. He now leads Conductor Quantum.
Where does Brandon Severin work?: Brandon Severin is Co-Founder & CEO of Conductor Quantum.
What companies did Brandon Severin found?: Brandon Severin founded Conductor Quantum.
Where did Brandon Severin go to school?: Brandon Severin studied at Y Combinator (S24); University of Oxford (DPhil, A.I. for Quantum Computing in Silicon); University of Oxford (Master of Engineering - MEng, Materials Science).