Time to Talk Quantum

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ], Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Yariv Adan and Dr Bob Sutor for a deep dive into how artificial intelligence is reshaping the foundations of computing and what that means for quantum.Together, they focus on the breakdown of the traditional technology stack as large language models commoditise the application layer, shifting value toward compute, infrastructure, and data. Yariv shares an investor perspective on why many startups and VCs are misreading this shift, while Bob unpacks the realities of quantum computing and the long winding road towards scalable, fault-tolerant systems. The discussion also touches on geopolitics, supply chains, and the growing concentration of power in global tech infrastructure.Episode Themes: Why compute, scale, and infrastructure are becoming the new competitive moatThe reality of quantum computing today vs. long-term expectationsHow AI can improve quantum systems and where quantum may enhance AIThe role of hybrid (classical + quantum) computing workflowsSupply chains, and the fragility of global tech infrastructureWhat investors are getting wrong about AI and quantumFollow TTQ Podcast on social media: Instagram: @timetotalkquantum  TikTok: @timetotalkquantum X @talk_quantum About the guests: Yariv Adan: Yariv is the founding General Partner at ellipsis venture, an early-stage AI deep tech VC, focused exclusively on transformative AI solutions. Previously, Yariv spent 17 years building AI at Google. He co-founded Google Assistant and Google Lens and led Google Cloud’s Conversational AI and Applied GenAI teams. Dr Robert Sutor: Bob is the founder of Sutor Group Intelligence and Advisory. A theoretical mathematician by training, Bob’s industry role is to advance AI and quantum technologies, providing strategic and technical insight to build strong business and educational ecosystems. He is also the author of ‘Dancing with Qubits’, and a Non-Executive Director at Nu Quantum. Links & Resources Substack: From 17 Years at Google to Venture: Yariv Adan, Founding General Partner at Ellipsis Ventures, on Building Defensible AI CompaniesBook: Dancing with Qubits: How quantum computing works and how it can change the world: Amazon.co.uk: Robert S. Sutor: 9781838827366: BooksThis podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures.Follow Dr Kris Naudts on LinkedInFirgun Ventures LinkedInFirgun Ventures WebsiteContent advisory: Time to Talk Quantum explores the intersections between quantum technology and AI, health, finance, defence and art. Some discussions may cover sensitive or technical subjects related to cybersecurity, global security, geopolitics or emerging technologies. The podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, scientific, or medical advice. 

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ], Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Dr Lara Jehi & Professor John Morton to discuss all things quantum and health. The conversation examines how quantum could unlock new approaches to drug discovery, diagnostics, and complex problem-solving. As data outgrows classical systems, quantum offers a path to simulate biology, accelerate innovation, and rethink what’s possible. The episode also looks at what it will take to scale: from hardware and algorithms to talent, infrastructure, and early demand. With growing global momentum and new UK investment; the question is no longer if, but how quickly these technologies will start to deliver impact.Available to watch on YouTubeEpisode Themes: Quantum & Drug Discovery How Far Can Quantum Take Healthcare? New Investment If you enjoyed this episode, please like, comment, and share. Follow TTQ Podcast on social media: Instagram: @timetotalkquantum  TikTok: @timetotalkquantum X @talk_quantum About the guests: Dr Lara Jehi is the Chief Research Information Officer at Cleveland Clinic and Professor of Neurology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. She is also the Executive Program Lead for the Discovery Accelerator, which spans more than 50 projects focused on AI, quantum computing, data science education, and international initiatives.Dr John Morton is the Professor of Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics at University College London and Director of the UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute and co-founder of  Quantum Motion, developing quantum processors based on silicon transistor technology, and Phasecraft, the quantum algorithms companyMusic: NGN2 by ILĀ from their album Quantum Computer Music. Content advisory: Time to Talk Quantum explores the intersections between quantum technology and AI, health, finance, defence and art. Some discussions may cover sensitive or technical subjects related to cybersecurity, global security, geopolitics or emerging technologies. This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, scientific, or medical advice.   This podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures.Follow Dr Kris Naudts on LinkedInFirgun Ventures LinkedInFirgun Ventures WebsiteContent advisory: Time to Talk Quantum explores the intersections between quantum technology and AI, health, finance, defence and art. Some discussions may cover sensitive or technical subjects related to cybersecurity, global security, geopolitics or emerging technologies. The podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, scientific, or medical advice. 

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ], Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Joab Rosenberg, Partner at US-Israeli deep tech fund Deep33, and John Ridge CBE, Chief Adoption Officer at the NATO Innovation Fund, for a conversation about the shifting relationship between venture capital, geopolitics, and emerging technologies.This conversation explores how quantum technologies are moving from theoretical science to strategic infrastructure and why the decisions made today about investment, governance, and innovation may define the technological landscape for decades to come.Available to watch on YouTube  Episode Themes: Why venture capital is driving the next generation of defence innovationQuantum computing and the future of encryptionThe growing technological competition between the West and ChinaThe geopolitical stakes of emerging technologiesSilicon Valley’s renewed relationship with defence and governmentThe risks facing global technology supply chainsIf you enjoyed this episode, please like, comment, and share. Follow TTQ Podcast on social media: Instagram: @timetotalkquantum  TikTok: @timetotalkquantum X @talk_quantum About the guests:Joab Rosenberg is Partner at US-Israeli deep tech fund, Deep33, where he leads investments in quantum technologies.Joab served as a Colonel in IDF Intelligence, where he was commander of the prestigious Talpiot program and served as Deputy Head Analyst, overseeing the work of around 1,000 analysts.In 2015, he co-founded and was CEO of Epistema, now Ment.io, an AI platform for improved decision making.John Ridge CBE is Chief Adoption Officer at the NATO Innovation Fund. John spent over 30 years in the British Army and UK government. He joined as a reservist in 1989, was later commissioned into the Royal Engineers, and went on to command 8 Engineer Brigade and serve as Chief of Joint Force Operations at the UK’s crisis response headquarters. After leaving the Army, John joined the Civil Service, serving in Defence Intelligence, working at 10 Downing Street, and as Director Defence Innovation at the Ministry of Defence.Music: NGN2 by ILĀ from their album Quantum Computer Music. Resources Books: The Technological Republic – Alexander C. KarpDIANA UK National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) – Post-Quantum CryptographyThis podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures.Follow Dr Kris Naudts on LinkedInFirgun Ventures LinkedInFirgun Ventures WebsiteContent advisory: Time to Talk Quantum explores the intersections between quantum technology and AI, health, finance, defence and art. Some discussions may cover sensitive or technical subjects related to cybersecurity, global security, geopolitics or emerging technologies. The podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, scientific, or medical advice. 

In this week’s episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ], Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by Refik Anadol, an internationally renowned media artist, and Professor Bob Coecke, a theoretical physicist and former chief scientist at Quantinuum, to discuss the intersection of art and quantum. Refik shares the story behind Quantum Memories, his collaborations with Google’s AI and quantum teams, and his vision for DATALAND, the world’s first museum dedicated to AI art, set to open in LA soon. Bob dives into ancient Greece, relational quantum mechanics, diagrammatic languages, quantum natural language processing, and building a quantum guitar.The conversation soon turns into something broader; more philosophical. Could art be the fastest path to real-world quantum applications? Might gaming and entertainment pioneer adoption before the wider industry does? And could quantum thinking itself offer a new, more relational way of understanding reality?This conversation explores what it means to be alive at a moment when science, art, and imagination are evolving together.Available to watch on YouTube  Episode Themes: When Art Meets ScienceTurning Quantum Into Something You Can SeeWhat Does Quantum Music Sound Like?Building a Museum for the Age of AIDoing AI Art the Ethical WayCan Art Make Quantum Understandable for Everyone?Will Entertainment Be Quantum’s First Breakthrough?Could Quantum Art Ever Be Controversial?Are We Ready for a New Universal Language?This podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures, the first venture capital firm specialising in early growth-stage quantum scaleups. Music: NGN2 by ILĀ from their album Quantum Computer Music. About the guests: Refik Anadol is an internationally renowned media artist and a pioneer in the aesthetics of data and machine learning. He teaches in UCLA’s Department of Design Media Arts, serves as director & co-founder of Refik Anadol Studio, and is co-founder of DATALAND.Prof Bob Coecke is a theoretical physicist and former chief scientist at Quantinuum. He previously served as professor of Quantum Foundations, Logics and Structures at the University of Oxford.Links & Resources Quantum Concept Music Score from Quantum Picturalism: Musical Incarnation of a Bell-Pair under Measurements Paper: Quantum Concept Music Score from Quantum Picturalism: Musical Incarnation of a Bell-Pair under MeasurementsRefik Anadol talks to the FT about his art: Refik Anadol on his immersive AI-generated artThis podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures.Follow Dr Kris Naudts on LinkedInFirgun Ventures LinkedInFirgun Ventures WebsiteContent advisory: Time to Talk Quantum explores the intersections between quantum technology and AI, health, finance, defence and art. Some discussions may cover sensitive or technical subjects related to cybersecurity, global security, geopolitics or emerging technologies. The podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, scientific, or medical advice. 

In the first episode of Time to Talk Quantum [TTQ], Firgun Ventures co-founder Dr Kris Naudts is joined by physicist Professor Mete Atatüre, Head of Department at the University of Cambridge’s Cavendish Laboratory, and fellow Firgun Ventures co-founder Zeynep Korutürk, to unpack what quantum computing really is, where the technology stands today, and why it matters now.   Together, they cut through the hype to explore the practical foundations of quantum technology, from the nature of qubits and their unique properties to the real-world challenges of building, scaling and maintaining reliable quantum systems. The discussion also covers emerging applications in quantum sensing, timing, AI integration, distributed quantum computing, and the longer-term vision of a quantum internet.  Zeynep places quantum progress in a global context, examining geopolitical factors influencing innovation, the fast-moving startup landscape, and the critical role of deep academic, industrial, and policy support. She also explores investment trends, noting how finance – particularly major international banks and hedge funds – has been at the forefront, developing research capabilities and backing emerging quantum companies.  Available to watch on YouTube    Episode Themes: Understanding Bits & Qubits Superposition, Entanglement & Spooky Action Why More Qubits Is Not Enough Quantum Error Correction: The Bottleneck Quantum Sensing & Real-World Applications  Integrating Quantum with AI Quantum Communication & the Quantum Internet  Global Quantum Innovation & Startup Ecosystems Investment & the Road Ahead  This podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures, the first venture capital firm specialising in early growth-stage quantum scaleups. https://firgun.vc/newsIf you enjoyed this episode, please like, comment, and share. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest episodes. Music: NGN2 by ILĀ from their album Quantum Computer Music. About the guests:  Professor Mete Atatüre is a physicist and Head of Department at the University of Cambridge’s prestigious Cavendish Laboratory. He joined the Cavendish in 2007 as a University Lecturer, was promoted to Readership in 2011, and to a Professorship in 2015. He is co-founder and Scientific Advisor of Nu Quantum, as well as an academic advisor to Firgun Ventures. Zeynep Korutürk is the Founding and Managing Partner of Firgun Ventures. Previously she was Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, co-founding and leading the firm’s Tech Initiative for a decade. In this role, she worked closely with over 1,000 tech founders and served as an angel investor, board member, anThis podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures.Follow Dr Kris Naudts on LinkedInFirgun Ventures LinkedInFirgun Ventures WebsiteContent advisory: Time to Talk Quantum explores the intersections between quantum technology and AI, health, finance, defence and art. Some discussions may cover sensitive or technical subjects related to cybersecurity, global security, geopolitics or emerging technologies. The podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, scientific, or medical advice. 

Time to Talk Quantum (TTQ) is a new podcast hosted by Dr Kris Naudts, co-founder of Firgun Ventures, a $250M VC fund focused on early growth-stage quantum technology companies. Dr Naudts is also a neuroscientist and psychiatrist, and founder of Culture Trip.In each episode, Dr Naudts applies his innate curiosity to the cutting edge of quantum innovation, exploring its intersections with AI, health, finance, defence and... art. Featuring conversations with the world’s top entrepreneurs, experts, artists and investors driving the field from lab to market, TTQ provides insights into these various verticals and industries, as the world wakes up to quantum’s game-changing potential.   Stay tuned! Episode 1 of Time to Talk Quantum launches on March 3 across all major streaming platforms and is also available to watch on YouTube. Featuring upcoming guests including:Professor Mete Atatüre – Physicist; Head of the Cavendish Laboratory, University of CambridgeRefik Anadol – Media Artist & Director at RAS; Co-Founder & Artistic Director of DATALANDProfessor John Morton – Professor of Nanoelectronics & Nanophotonics, University College London; Director, UCL Quantum Science and Technology InstituteJohn Ridge CBE – Chief Adoption Officer, NATO Innovation FundProfessor Lara Jehi – Chief Research Information Officer, Cleveland Clinic; Professor of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of MedicineProfessor Bob Coecke – Theoretical Physicist & Musician; Emeritus Professor, Wolfson College, Oxford; Former Chief Scientist, QuantinuumZeynep Korütürk – Founding & Managing Partner, Firgun Ventures; Former Executive Director, Goldman SachsJoab Rosenberg – Partner, Deep33; Founder, Epistema (now Ment.io) Follow TTQ on social media: Instagram: @timetotalkquantum  TikTok: @timetotalkquantum X @talk_quantum Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest episodes. This podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures. Music: NGN2 by ILĀ from their album Quantum Computer Music. About the host: Dr Kris Naudts is the founding and managing partner of Firgun Ventures, a global quantum-first VC firm investing in Series A/B scale-ups. Prior to Firgun, Naudts was an award-winning academic psychiatrist and medical doctor at King’s College London, with a PhD in neuroscience. He later pursued his passion for entrepreneurship, culture, and creativity by founding Culture Trip, which he scaled into one of the world’s leading travel and media brands.This podcast is brought to you by Firgun Ventures.Follow Dr Kris Naudts on LinkedInFirgun Ventures LinkedInFirgun Ventures WebsiteContent advisory: Time to Talk Quantum explores the intersections between quantum technology and AI, health, finance, defence and art. Some discussions may cover sensitive or technical subjects related to cybersecurity, global security, geopolitics or emerging technologies. The podcast is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment, scientific, or medical advice.