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Bloomberg Technology’s “Bloomberg Tech: Europe” special examines the global quantum computing race and its strategic implications for AI, national security, and European sovereignty. The episode features interviews with Jan Goetz, CEO of IQM Quantum Computers — a Finland-based superconducting quantum firm that has raised $600 million and is working with Nvidia to integrate quantum into existing hardware — alongside Peter Chapman, CEO of IonQ, who assess where Europe stands against US and Chinese rivals.
A roundtable discussion brings together three prominent European quantum startup leaders: Carmen Palacios-Berraquero of NU Quantum (raised approximately $60 million in one of the UK’s largest recent rounds), Ashley Montanaro of Phasecraft (raised $50M+, collaborates with Google and IBM on quantum algorithms), and Steve Brierley of Riverlane (raised $75 million in a 2024 Series C), which specializes in reducing quantum error rates.
The episode anchors its timeline around Google’s December 9, 2024 unveiling of the Willow quantum chip, which sparked a surge in investor interest. Key themes include why Europe has strong early-stage quantum startups but lacks the scaled corporate investment comparable to Google, IBM, and Amazon in the US, and why quantum is considered a “dual-use sovereign technology” that European policymakers cannot afford to cede — especially as AI dependency concerns grow.
📺 Source: Bloomberg Technology · Published February 13, 2026
🏷️ Format: Interview
