Future of Computing

A blog about the trends & players shaping the future of computing – written by @benjaminwolba

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

Learn About the Trends and Players Shaping the Future of Computing in 5 Minutes per Week 👇

https://t.co/zECt6FUlfv

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

How can Europe turn world-class research into global market power?

Really excited to hear from Wolfgang Lechner and Magdalena Hauser, Co-CEOs of @ParityQC, at our @futureofcompute Conference 2025 in Paris

Get ready for insights on:

⚛️ Quantum innovation that actually scales and sells

🇪🇺 Turning IP into strategic sovereignty

💼 Bridging the gap between research and revenue

Co-hosted with @iXcampusSGL, @HECParis, @creativedlab Paris, and @Elaia_Partners

See you Nov 6 at iXCampus, Paris 👋

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

See you in Paris this November 🇫🇷
https://t.co/pDn5C2bulm

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

The Future of Computing Conference is Coming to Paris This November 🇫🇷

After sold-out editions in London and Berlin earlier this year, we’re bringing the Future of Computing Conference to France in partnership with @iXcampusSGL, @creativedlab Paris, @HECParis, and @Elaia_Partners 🥳

Join us on Thursday, November 6, for a one-day gathering of 200 curated attendees:

startup founders, deeptech investors, STEM graduates, and domain experts working across computing, semiconductors, AI, quantum, and more

This isn’t a large, generalist tech event—expect deep conversations, curated demos, and top-tier networking with the people actually building the future of computing in Europe

Special thanks to our partners and co-organizers helping bring this to life: Guillaume Aubard, Alex Charbonné, Thiago Penteado, Julien Macquet, Clément Vanden Driessche, Anya Brochier, and Louisa Mesnard

Reserve your spot now and join the conversation on how we build the future of computing in Europe

See you in Paris this November 👋

[knarik @liracinai]

Join us at the Hardcore AI Hackathon by @techeurope_
in Berlin tonight! We are happy to support every participant with free cloud GPU credits via @dstackai Sky. 🧬

Big thanks to @blwiertz for inviting!

https://t.co/EhYpfT0bIL

[Roland Graser @roland_graser]

Berlin's first Hardcore AI Hackathon 🇪🇺

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

🧠 Time for More Intelligence per Watt

Yesterday, @atlanticlabs and @futureofcompute hosted the Future of Neuromorphic Computing meetup, gathering 30+ folks to explore how we can process information more efficiently and effectively

One thing became clear:

The next frontier in AI isn't just bigger models and faster chips. It's smarter architectures inspired by the most powerful yet efficient processor we know—the brain

Two talks showed how this may unfold:

🔹 @gemesystech showed how analog computing can unlock the future of edge AI hardware and radically low-power, brain-like performance

🔹 @SpiNNcloud showed how they're building ultra-efficient infrastructure for next-gen AI inference

To move beyond today’s compute bottlenecks, we need to rethink how we build both algorithms and hardware 🦾

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

How do you unlock €4 trillion in value for the European economy?

How could you build the next Nvidia?

Let’s find out!

The @futureofcompute Conference 2025 in London brought together 200+ attendees with one shared belief: Computing is at an inflection point.

Semiconductor progress has become prohibitively expensive.

AI advancements are delivering diminishing returns while demanding exponentially more resources.

It’s time to rethink how we process information—smarter, faster, and with entirely new paradigms.

That’s why we heard from companies building chips atom by atom, computers powered by light instead of electricity, and harnessing materials beyond silicon.

A massive thanks to the 24 bold startups who pitched across AI, semiconductors, and exotic compute:

UNEEC Systems, VyperCore, RED Semiconductor, Platipus IP, @fractile_ai, @LiteralLabs, Heronic Technologies, @semron_ai, @nanomation_tech, @HyperCIM, QuInAs, @Atlant3d, @BlueshiftMemory, Apitronix Semiconductor, SCI Semiconductor, Intrinsic, Omnibio, Lumai, @Optalysys, @WavePhotonics, Oriole Networks, SCINTIL Photonics, 2D Photonics, @qphox_quantum, and Haiqu, as well as our panelist Majestic Labs

Huge thanks to @Barclays Eagle Labs for hosting us in their London HQ, to my co-organizers @conceptionxtech, IQ Capital, XTX Ventures, and Silicon Catalyst, and our partners and sponsors @AlbionVC, JOIN CAPITAL, @VaireHQ, and @Siemens

Finally, thanks to James Mawson for doing the interview and @babypro_ for covering the event!

Next up: Berlin, June 2 – see you there 🦾 (link in the comments)

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

The @futureofcompute Conference 2025 in London is in the books – massive thanks to everyone who helped us make the event a success!

Huge thanks to @Barclays Eagle Labs for hosting us in their London HQ – and to my co-organizers @conceptionxtech, IQ Capital, XTX Ventures, and Silicon Catalyst!

I'm also incredibly grateful to @AlbionVC, JOIN CAPITAL, @VaireHQ, and @Siemens for supporting us as sponsors and partners!

The lineup was stacked:

A standout keynote from Stan Boland on building billion-dollar compute companies from Europe.

Lightning talks from @mikebutcher (@TechCrunch), Thomas Heurung (Siemens EDA), and @rodolfor (Vaire Computing) on everything from storytelling to AI for EDA to near-zero energy computing.

A supercompute panel featuring Nitin Dahad (@eetimes), Ofer Shacham (Majestic Labs ai), Thomas Heurung (Siemens EDA), James Regan (Oriole Networks), and Gabriele Papievyte (XTX Ventures).

And of course, the startup pitches — 24 companies across AI & Compute Frontiers, Semiconductor Innovation, and Exotic Computing, chaired by IQ Capital, Albion VC, and Join Capital.

The conference really showed there’s a growing wave of energy behind Europe’s next generation of compute and semiconductor ventures 🦾

Our next edition will be in Berlin on June 2, and we'll be back in London in 2026!

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

Lots of potential places for @futureofcompute Conferences 👀

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Say hello to Europe's six new new AI Factories:

🇦🇹 AI:AT
🇧🇬 BRAIN++
🇫🇷 AI2F
🇩🇪 JAIF
🇵🇱 PIAST
🇸🇮 SLAIF

These factories will help startup, small and medium companies develop AI models using top supercomputing power, data, and talent ↓

[Rodolfo Rosini ✨🖥️ @rodolfor]

If you are in the UK and interested about the future of computing, you should come. The AIs ain't gonna compute themselves (well, not for a while at least).

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

Join us on March 26 in London – sign up here: https://t.co/8uzOqwK2Dh

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

Announcing the @futureofcompute Conference 2025 – London edition! 🇬🇧

Join us together with @conceptionxtech, @IQ_Capital_Fund, Silicon Catalyst, XTX Ventures, @Barclays Eagle Labs, and @VaireHQ this March in London for a deep dive into the latest breakthroughs in computing
– from quantum computing and AI chips to novel semiconductor materials and chip interconnects, we’ll discuss how to make the Future of Computing happen in Europe – and bring all the key players together in one room!

📍 Date: March 26, 2025, 1 - 9 pm
🏡 Venue: Barclays in London
🔗 Sign up: https://t.co/zkGLjFmiPE

🔹 200 startup founders, investors, and industry leaders
🔹 25 demos from Europe’s most promising computing startups
🔹 High-caliber networking with top experts and decision-makers

We have confirmed attendance from leading computing startups, including:

Teja Potocnik (@nanomation_tech)

Tanya M. (@HyperCIM)

Alexander Montgomerie-Corcoran (Heronic Technologies)

Walter Goodwin (@fractile_ai)

Robert Clark & David Yacoub (Omnibio)

Joseph Wilson (@Optalysys)

Sebastian Weidt (@universalquant)

James Regan (Oriole Networks)

Matthew Anderson (@WavePhotonics)

☕️✨ Rodolfo Rosini (@VaireHQ)

Bonnie Tsim, Ph.D. (@Atlant3d)

Russell Haggar (VyperCore)

James Lewis (RED Semiconductor)

Jason Lynch (Equal1)

Helen Duncan (@BlueshiftMemory)

Edward French (Apitronix Semiconductor)

and more will be announced soon

#photonics #VC #venturecapital

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

Scaling quantum computers isn’t just about adding more qubits—it’s about how you organize them.

The architecture of a quantum computer determines how qubits handle processing, memory, and input/output, shaping the machine’s ability to solve complex problems and achieve real-world impact.

@ParityQC, founded in early 2020 by Wolfgang Lechner and Magdalena Hauser, is the world’s only company specializing in quantum architecture, creating blueprints and an operating system, ParityQC, for highly scalable quantum computers.

Spun off from the Universität Innsbruck and the Austrian Academy of Sciences, it has raised an undisclosed sum in spring 2024 from B&C Innovation Investments.

Learn more about the future of quantum architecture from my interview with the two co-founders and co-CEOs, Wolfgang Lechner and Magdalena Hauser:

https://t.co/KISfQmCeu9

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

"Quantum or AI - Why not both?" – excited to have @KikeSolanoPhys, Co-CEO and Cofounder at @KipuQuantum, as our second speaker next week

Join us for the first Future of Quantum Computing Meetup on February 4 in Berlin – hosted by @futureofcompute & @tech_berlin at The Delta Campus and proudly supported by @quantistry & @KipuQuantum ⚛️

Whether you're simply interested in quantum computing, a researcher, or a startup founder, this meetup is for you! We'll be discussing what use cases are there for quantum computing already today

Sign up now – we have just a few spots left!
https://t.co/f8KOayyzG9

[Benjamin Wolba @benjaminwolba]

Was great to speak with @GLOBSEC about the latest U.S. restrictions on AI chips and their impact on Europe

After interviewing 140+ founders and industry experts on @futureofcompute, I think the real opportunity lies in next-generation computing

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

"When I tell people outside the physics lab about what we’re doing, sometimes they wonder whether our quantum computers are solar-powered.

That’s, of course, not the case."

Learn more from our interview with Hussain Zaidi, co-founder and CEO of QC82:

https://t.co/jFIZoTOnsy

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

"Traditional 3D printers extrude materials like plastics or metals through a nozzle. In our approach, we’ve developed a micronozzle that delivers reactive gases instead.

These gases interact to deposit atomically precise layers, enabling the creation of 3D atomic layers on flat surfaces and 3D elements."

Learn more from our interview with Maksym Plakhotnyuk, Ph.D 🇺🇦, founder and CEO of @Atlant3d:

https://t.co/yjo3hvwDrz

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

The Future of Computing Conference 2024 is a wrap;

Arctic Instruments, xAI, Liquid AI, Nscale, Quantum Brilliance, Netrasemi, and Ayar Labs raised funding;

A deep dive into the Google Willow thing;

And Intel Corporation's death and potential revival:

https://t.co/B0ZHCEjY8K

[Tensor Ventures @TensorVC]

🖥️ Computing the Future at @futureofcompute in Munich! Proud to partner on this event.

Our @LipoldOndrej hosted a session on semiconductor startups, joined by @FaflikJan to network & scout for innovation.

Shoutout to our portfolio star QC82 for showcasing their room-temp quantum photonic chips. Cool tech, literally! 💎🧠

#FutureOfComputing #DeepTech #cooltech

[Aloniq @AloniqVC]

Lots of happy faces at 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 2024 in Munich! 😀 Aloniq is proud to have supported this event, where startups showcased Europe’s strength in computing innovation amidst global competition. Thanks to the organizers for the excellent job

[Jan Faflík @FaflikJan]

Enjoying very interesting presentation about the future of open compute platforms 🤖 by Keith Witek, @tenstorrent COO, at @futureofcompute conference in Munich! 🤖🇪🇺🚀

[Future of Computing @futureofcompute]

Less than three hours to go before we’ll kick off this year’s Future of Computing Conference at the Munich Urban Colab 🥳