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Sifted asks First Momentum's Andreas Fischer where deeptech is overhyped and underrated. He's cautious on humanoids, and bullish on geothermal, non-destructive testing, and lab automation.

Jan Goetz, CEO of IQM Quantum Computers, on building a $2.5B quantum hardware company from a university lab to dual IPO.

On ETN's livestream, ZuriQ's Pavel Hrmo compares today's quantum computing to classical computing in the 1940s, arguing the technology's biggest applications haven't been imagined yet.

On the Startup Insider podcast, Quantum Diamonds' Kevin Berghoff explains how the Munich startup's quantum sensors help the world's largest chipmakers inspect 3D chip architectures.

Sifted reports Pliant reached $100M in annual recurring revenue after a well-timed US expansion, a milestone that sets the payments infrastructure company apart from slower-moving fintech peers.

Sifted reports on ETH Zurich spinout ZuriQ's $25.5M seed round, the latest sign of momentum behind Europe's quantum hardware race.

Forbes covers ZuriQ's $25.5M seed round and its 2D ion-trap architecture, the design bet that could take quantum chips from tens of qubits to thousands.

First Momentum backs ZuriQ's $25.5M seed round to commercialize Penning trap quantum computing, the most promising path to thousands of high-fidelity ion qubits.