Ep 1: Fusion, FLiBe, and a $12.6 Billion Quantum Funding Flip

from Quickly Quantum · host Brian Lampert

Today's episode covers a wave of quantum funding news — Qolab's $54.2M Series B, McKinsey's data showing private capital swamping government funding, and Keyfactor's billion-dollar post-quantum security raise — before diving into the main story: IBM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Cleveland Clinic using quantum-centric supercomputing to model fusion fuel chemistry in FLiBe, a candidate breeding-blanket material for tritium production.Linked sources: Oak Ridge, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM Demonstrate Quantum Simulations for Fusion Materials — The Quantum InsiderQolab Announces $54.2 Million Series B Financing Led by UC Investments — The Quantum InsiderMcKinsey Quantum Technology Monitor 2026 — McKinseyKeyfactor Announces $1B+ Strategic Growth Investment — The Quantum InsiderIBM Seeks Financial Incentives from Dutchess IDA to Build $2.5 Billion Quantum Computers in Poughkeepsie — Mid Hudson News

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IBM, Oak Ridge, and Cleveland Clinic simulate fusion fuel chemistry on a quantum computer, plus Qolab's $54.2M raise and McKinsey's data on private capital swallowing quantum funding.

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