Sparking a New Era in Quantum

Entrepreneur; co-founder and ex-managing director of Weizmann Institute’s entrepreneurship program; completed his PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel working on quantum electronics and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; received the John F. Kennedy Prize for academic excellence (2015) awarded yearly to students from the Weizmann Institute of Science; completed BSc and MSc in physics at the Ecole Normale Supérieure.

Entrepreneur; co-founder and ex-managing director of Weizmann Institute’s entrepreneurship program; completed his MSc and PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel working on quantum electronics, superconducting-semiconducting devices, and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; completed BSc in physics and maths at the University of Washington; received the Ruth and Prof. Abraham (Edek) Blaugrund Prize for academic excellence (2018), awarded yearly to students from the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Entrepreneur and co-founder. Completed a post-doctorate position in Prof. Rob Schoelkopf’s lab at Yale University, where he demonstrated for the first time worldwide, a full quantum-error-correction protocol. Completed his MSc and PhD in Prof. Moty Heiblum’s lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, working on quantum electronics and microfabrication; published works in peer-reviewed journals; completed BSc in physics and math, and BSc in computer science at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology; 10+ years as software engineer at leading companies and organizations including Google, IBM, IDF, etc.

Nir is a veteran CFO with a successful track record in technology companies. Prior to joining QM Nir served as CFO of Bidalgo (acquired by IronSource), CFO of Clicktale (acquired by Contentsquare), CFO of Xjet 3D, and CFO&COO of Dune Networks (acquired by Broadcom).

Shaul brings 20 years of hands-on managerial and executive management experience in R&D and Operations. Over the years, Shaul has established, led, and expanded teams in various fields, including multidisciplinary product R&D; transfer to production; manufacturing operations, and high-volume production of diverse products like ASIC, Systems, Optics, and more. Prior to QM, Shaul held various leadership positions, including VP of Operations and Corporate Quality in Mellanox Technologies (acquired by Nvidia) and COO in growing software, semiconductor, and system startups. Shaul has a BA in business administration from Ruppin College, Israel.

Omri is an experienced strategy and business development professional. Before joining QM, Omri spent more than 5 years at McKinsey & Company advising and working with companies in the US, UK, and Israel (including S&P 500 companies) on strategy, operations, M&A, PMI, and organization. Prior to that, Omri worked at Vayyar Imaging and has extensive experience in bringing highly technical hardware and software products to market. Omri holds an MBA from INSEAD, and a B.A. in Psychology and Business from Tel Aviv University, both with distinction.

Todd Sierer is the Global Vice President of Sales at Quantum Machines. Prior to joining QM, Todd was Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing at Nelson Labs, a Sotera Health Company (NASDAQ: SHC). Previously Todd held various leadership positions in sales and marketing at Edmund Optics and began his career in technical positions at National Instruments (NASDAQ: NATI). Todd has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Yoel has over 20 years of managerial and hands-on experience in all aspects of marketing, communications, and investor relations. Over the years, Yoel successfully developed, led, and executed content-driven demand and lead-generation campaigns, branding programs, product marketing, PR, analyst & investor relations activities. His broad professional experience includes leading HW/SW companies in Telecom, Cybersecurity, and Enterprise Solutions, such as Infineon Technologies (IFX), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), and Secure Islands (acquired by Microsoft), TopSpin Security (acquired by Fidelis), OTORIO, and others.

Hila Manoach is the Chief People Officer at Quantum Machines. With over two decades of experience in executive HR leadership positions, Hila has a proven track record of successfully managing small to large teams. Prior to joining QM, Hila held various leadership positions in HR at Amdocs, Avaya, Clarizen, WebPals, and DSP Group. Hila has a MA degree in organizational sociology from Tel Aviv University.

Dotan Sokolov is a veteran with over 25 years of experience in developing chips and systems. Before joining QM, Dotan worked for DSPG (a NASDAQ company that was acquired by Synaptics) where he served as Corporate VP R&D, VP IC, VP System & Architecture, and VP of Systems. Prior to that, Dotan held roles of Director of Product Management and System & Architecture manager in Anobit (Acquired by Apple) and various roles in DSPC (acquired by Intel). Dotan holds a BSc in EE from the Technion (Summa Cum Laude), MSc in EE from TAU (Cum Laude), and more than 30 patents.