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Vlad Gheorghiu is CEO & President, Co-Founder of SoftwareQ Inc..

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Vlad Gheorghiu founded SoftwareQ Inc..

Where did Vlad Gheorghiu go to school?

Vlad Gheorghiu studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Quantum Information and Computation); Carnegie Mellon University (PhD, Theoretical Physics (Quantum Computing)); University of Bucharest (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics).

Vlad Gheorghiu

Founder

CEO & President, Co-Founder at SoftwareQ Inc.

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

FoundedSoftwareQ Inc.

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313 people in our graph share verified history with Vlad — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Martin LaforestunlockedVlad: together at Institute for Quantum Computing (2013–2019)

Vlad: together at Institute for Quantum Computing

×7Vlad: together at University of Calgary

×3Vlad: together at University of Bucharest

CEO & President, Co-Founder at SoftwareQ Inc.

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SoftwareQ Inc.'s investors · 1

Innovative Solutions CanadaOttawa · $2M checks

Co-founders at SoftwareQ Inc.

Michele MoscaDirector & Head of Quantum Algorithms, Co-Founder

Experience

softwareQ IncCEO, President, and Co-foundercurrent2017 — presentWaterloo ON
University of WaterlooAdjunct Professorcurrent2025 — present
Quantum Industry CanadaFounding Membercurrent2019 — present
Institute for Quantum ComputingAffiliatecurrent2021 — present
Institute for Quantum ComputingSenior Researcher2018 — 2021
Institute for Quantum ComputingPostdoctoral Research Fellow2013 — 2018Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
RBCHead of Quantum Computing2021 — 2023
evolutionQSenior Research Scientist2016 — 2021Waterloo, ON
University of CalgaryQuantum Information and Computation Researcher2011 — 2013Calgary, AB Canada
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPostdoctoral Research Associate2010 — 2011Pittsburgh, PA
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD Student2004 — 2010Pittsburgh, PA

Skills & more

Quantum Information24Quantum Computing20Algorithms18Physics16Machine Learning5Research10Numerical Analysis6Science7Simulations3Mathematical Modeling3Computer Science4Mathematics4

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ProgrammingSecurityLaTeXMatlabMathematicaC++PythonLinux

Languages English · French · Romanian

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Who is Vlad Gheorghiu?: CEO & President, Co-Founder at SoftwareQ Inc.
Where does Vlad Gheorghiu work?: Vlad Gheorghiu is CEO & President, Co-Founder of SoftwareQ Inc..
What companies did Vlad Gheorghiu found?: Vlad Gheorghiu founded SoftwareQ Inc..
Where did Vlad Gheorghiu go to school?: Vlad Gheorghiu studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Quantum Information and Computation); Carnegie Mellon University (PhD, Theoretical Physics (Quantum Computing)); University of Bucharest (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics).

Founder mafias

Carnegie Mellon University mafia543

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kai-Fu LeeResearch Computer Scientist / Assistant ProfessorFounded 01 Lucy GuoComputer Science & Human-Computer InteractionsFounded Passes +1 Guillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral Joshua XuMaster's degreeFounded HeyGen Jonathan RothbergBachelor of Science (BS)Founded Raindance Technologies +4 Andrew NgBachelor of Science - BSFounded Factored +3

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University of Bucharest mafia15

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Daniel DinesMSFounded UiPath Adi OlteanBachelor's degreeFounded Starcloud Oana Andreea JingaBAFounded Dexory Dana GhezaBAFounded Machinations Mircea PașoiBachelorFounded Brain Co.Cristian StratBachelor’s DegreeFounded Runloop

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Same school

Also attended Carnegie Mellon University744

Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AI Lucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of Passes Guillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AI Joshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGen Javier SolteroSenior Venture Partner at Felicis Ventures Avi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

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Also attended University of Bucharest24

Daniel DinesCo-founder, CEO & Chairman of UiPath Cristian MunteanuManaging Partner at Early Game Ventures Dan CalugareanuPartner at Early Game Ventures Cristian NegrutiuFounding Partner at Sparking Capital Delia SabauHead of Portfolio and Risk Management at CKC.Fund Matei DumitrescuVenture Partner Romania at FRC FUND MANAGEMENT S.À R.L.

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Shared employers

Also worked at softwareQ Inc1

Johannes DyringChief Business and Strategy Officer at SoftwareQ Inc.

Also worked at University of Waterloo138

Rohan MongaInvestment Associate at Luge Capital Kartik TalwarGeneral Partner at A.Capital Ventures Wael NafeeGeneral Partner at RAED Ventures Leah MorrisExecutive Director, Encode: AI for Science at Pillar VC Inshaal QadirAnalyst at Panache Ventures Dominic BartonPartner at Radical Ventures

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Also worked at Quantum Industry Canada1

Martin LaforestDirecteur Stratégie Quantique at ACET Capital

Also worked at RBC131

Karim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge Capital David BorcsokPartner at Mucker Capital Andrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta Ventures Andy HarrisonGeneral Partner, CEO at S32 Sara TateExecutive Assistant at Questa Capital Yaseen AbdulridhaVice President at PeakSpan Capital Partners

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