Episode 9: Accelerating Quantum Startups Worldwide

QAI Ventures just celebrated its first anniversary as a $50 million, early-stage venture fund and startup accelerator. Anca Albu is the chief marketing officer at QAI Ventures and works with entrepreneurs to help them craft compelling stories about their work. She helped build the largest and most active angel investor network in Switzerland, so she knows what it takes to build a community of funders, mentors and supporters around a new industry. In this episode, she explains lessons learned after one year, the importance of storytelling for quantum leaders, and what’s next for her team.  Anca Albu is the CMO of QAI Ventures, a Quantum Ecosystem Builder empowering Quantum Technologies’ global transformation with strategic startup investments and collaborative ecosystem building.  With extensive knowledge in ethical marketing and vast multicultural business acumen, Anca works towards creating a more positive present and building a healthy future.   In her former role as Managing Director of the Swiss ICT Investor Club, she built Switzerland's largest and most active angel investor network of more than 500 members. She was actively involved in developing the tech-entrepreneurial revolution that engulfed the world starting in 2010 as part of the core Startup Weekend team.  She is driven by the understanding that the development of new technologies comes with significant new ethical challenges that have to be addressed alongside. Host Veronica Combs is a quantum tech editor, writer and PR professional. She manages public relations for quantum computing clients as an account manager with HKA Marketing Communications, the #1 agency in quantum tech PR. Veronica joined HKA from TechRepublic and has covered technology, healthcare and business strategy for more than 10 years. Connect with Veronica on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronicacombs/⁠ HKA Marketing Communications https://hkamarcom.com/