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Jeremy O'Brien

Unicorn founder

Founder at PsiQuantum

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedPsiQuantum$7B

About

Jeremy O'Brien is co-founder and Executive Chairman of PsiQuantum, a quantum computing company. He previously held professorships in physics and electrical engineering at Stanford University and the University of Bristol, and was a founding director of the Centre for Quantum Photonics and the Quantum Engineering and Technology Labs. He has worked in the field of quantum computing for 25 years.

Founder at PsiQuantum

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PsiQuantum's investors · 30

AtomicoLondon · since 2025Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checksC4 VenturesParis · $500K – $10M checksCold Start VenturesNew YorkFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksFPVJackson · $100K – $5M checksHARPER COURT VENTURESChicagoimec.xpandLeuven · $270K – $5.4M checksIntegra GroupeMenlo Park · $100K – $200K checksM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksMetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checksMFV PartnersSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $5M checksMulticoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checksNew Ground VenturesWestportNVenturesSanta ClaraNVIDIASanta ClaraOpen Field CapitalNew YorkPlayground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checksRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Roadster CapitalPortlandS VenturesMountain View · $1M – $5M checksScale-Up CapitalPalo AltoSciFi VCSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaStack CapitalTorontoTEL Venture Capital, Inc.FremontThird Point VenturesMenlo ParkTribeca Early Stage PartnersNew York · $1M – $2M checksType One VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checksWorldQuant VenturesOld Greenwich

Co-founders at PsiQuantum

PJProf. Jeremy O'Brien
Prof. Jeremy O'BrienCo-founder & Executive Chairman
PTProf. Terry Rudolph
Prof. Terry RudolphCo-founder & Chief Architect
DPDr. Pete Shadbolt
Dr. Pete ShadboltCo-founder & Chief Scientific Officer
PMProf. Mark Thompson
Prof. Mark ThompsonCo-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Experience

  1. PsiQuantumExecutive Chairman & Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  2. PsiQuantumCEO and Co-Founder2016 — 2026Palo Alto, California, United States
  3. Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies2014 — 2024
  4. World Economic ForumCo-Chair Global Future Council on the Future of Computing2016 — 2020
  5. Stanford UniversityVisiting Professor, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering2015 — 2016
  6. University of BristolDirector, Centre for Quantum Photonics & Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering2006 — 2015
  7. NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)Visiting Professor2012Atsugi
  8. Osaka UniversityJapan Society for the Promotion of Science Visiting Research Fellow2009
  9. University of SydneyInternational Visiting Research Fellow2008
  10. Université Nice Sophia AntipolisVisiting Professor2008
  11. The University of QueenslandSenior Research Fellow2001 — 2006
  12. Hokkaido UniversityJSPS Visiting Research Fellow2005

Skills & more

Information Technology1Research3Science1Higher Education1Artificial Intelligence1Theory1

Languages English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jeremy O'Brien?
Jeremy O'Brien is co-founder and Executive Chairman of PsiQuantum, a quantum computing company. He previously held professorships in physics and electrical engineering at Stanford University and the University of Bristol, and was a founding director of the Centre for Quantum Photonics and the Quantum Engineering and Technology Labs. He has worked in the field of quantum computing for 25 years.
Where does Jeremy O'Brien work?
Jeremy O'Brien is Founder of PsiQuantum.
What companies did Jeremy O'Brien found?
Jeremy O'Brien founded PsiQuantum.
Where did Jeremy O'Brien go to school?
Jeremy O'Brien studied at UNSW (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics); UNSW (BSc(Hons), Physics); The University of Western Australia (BA/BSc, Physics).

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