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Jack Hidary

Unicorn founder

Founder at Sandbox AQ

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedSandbox AQ$5.8B

About

Jack Hidary is the Chief Executive Officer of SandboxAQ, an enterprise SaaS company providing AI and quantum technology solutions for sectors including banking, biopharma, and government. He authored the textbook Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach (Springer, 2nd edition) and co-authored the paper "Transitioning Organizations to Post-Quantum Cryptography," published in Nature. Previously, he founded and led technology startups including EarthWeb/Dice and Vista Research, which was sold to Standard and Poor's/McGraw-Hill, and he studied neuroscience at Columbia before receiving the Stanley Fellowship in Clinical Neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health.

Founder at Sandbox AQ

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Sandbox AQ's investors · 20

AlgerNew York · since 2026Allianz XAvant Global LLCSanta BarbaraBenhamou Global VenturesMenlo Park · $200K – $5M checksBNP Paribassince 2026Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026ElaiaParis · $108K – $1.6M checksFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksIn-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checksMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checksMumtalakatBahrain Bay · since 2026NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Paladin Capital GroupWashington · $100K – $5M checksParkway Venture CapitalNew York · since 2026Rizvi Traverse ManagementWest Palm Beach · $25M – $1B checksS32Palo AltoSection 32Palo AltoT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2026U.S. Air Forcesince 2022WorldQuant VenturesOld Greenwich

Experience

  1. SandboxAQChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  2. Quantum Computing: An Applied ApproachAuthorcurrent2019 — presentGlobal
  3. XPRIZEBoard Membercurrent2005 — present
  4. The Jack D Hidary FoundationFoundercurrent2013 — present
  5. Alphabet Inc.Sandbox Group Director2016 — 2022Mountain View, California
  6. Samba EnergyChairman2009 — 2014
  7. BTBoard member2008 — 2010
  8. YPOMember2006 — 2009
  9. World Economic ForumGLT - DAVOS2001 — 2006
  10. Vista Research, a division of Standard and Poor'sChairman and Co-founder2001 — 2005
  11. DiceCo-founder, Chairman and CEO1995 — 2001

Skills & more

Enterprise Software17Medical Research3Artificial Intelligence (AI)4SaaS Development1Post Quantum CryptographyQuantum Computing1Venture Capital99Start-ups99Sustainable Energy24Hedge Funds19Electric Vehicles20Entrepreneurship99
+12 moreCleantechBusiness StrategyRenewable EnergyBusiness DevelopmentPrivate EquityCompetitive AnalysisManagementInvestmentsStrategyProgram ManagementStrategic PartnershipsProduct Management

Languages Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jack Hidary?
Jack Hidary is the Chief Executive Officer of SandboxAQ, an enterprise SaaS company providing AI and quantum technology solutions for sectors including banking, biopharma, and government. He authored the textbook Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach (Springer, 2nd edition) and co-authored the paper "Transitioning Organizations to Post-Quantum Cryptography," published in Nature. Previously, he founded and led technology startups including EarthWeb/Dice and Vista Research, which was sold to Standard and Poor's/McGraw-Hill, and he studied neuroscience at Columbia before receiving the Stanley Fellowship in Clinical Neuroscience at the National Institutes of Health.
Where does Jack Hidary work?
Jack Hidary is Founder of Sandbox AQ.
What companies did Jack Hidary found?
Jack Hidary founded Sandbox AQ.
Where did Jack Hidary go to school?
Jack Hidary studied at Columbia University (Philosophy and Neuroscience); National Institutes of Health (Stanley Fellowship in Clinical Neuroscience, Functional neuroimaging).

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