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QAI Ventures

QAI Ventures

Arlesheim / Basel, Switzerland · Calgary, Canada · Singapore · Tokyo, Japan

qai-ventures.comshab.ch

QAI Ventures is a Swiss venture-capital and company-building platform focused on quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum communications, quantum-adjacent AI and advanced computing infrastructure. The legal company QAI Ventures AG, CHE-278.587.236, was entered in the Swiss commercial register on February15,2023 at Schorenweg44b,4144Arlesheim; its statutory purpose covers startup advisory and development, innovation structures and investment activities. It combines pre-seed-to-growth investing with accelerators, venture building, technical expertise and industry partnerships in life sciences, financial services, networks and industrials, operating from Basel with Canada, Japan and Singapore teams. Its April2026 corporate profile identifies two early/growth investment strategies and31 portfolio companies at Q12026. Current fund marketing quotes USD50M early-stage and USD150M growth-stage sizes; no independently reconciled actual first/final-close cash or exact legal LP vehicle is publicly established here, so those headlines are not recorded as capital raised. Published performance metrics are marketing claims rather than independent validated returns. QAI is distinct from Israeli audio-AI company Q.ai; QuantumBasel/uptownBasel are ecosystem partners, not automatically the same investor. Current directory publishes26 operating people and59 external mentors; the homepage also names general partner MichaelA.Jackson. External mentors are qualified separately from employees and statutory directors.

Founded
2023
Type
Venture capital

Funds2

  • QAI Ventures Early-Stage Fund (published strategy)—

    Published 2023-vintage pre-seed/seed investment strategy associated with the accelerator, typically around200K initialtickets and follow-ons. CurrentUSD50M marketedsize is not verified actualclosedcapital; exact legalLPvehicle/firstclose/dayunpublished. JointRedstoneQAIQuantum vehicle relationship requires further legalallocation verification, so no separate duplicate2024Kvantify participation.

  • QAI Ventures Growth-Stage Fund / Fund II (published strategy)—

    Publishedgrowth strategy forSeriesA–C companies; current2026USD150M marketing andgrowthpipeline are not proof ofactualcashclose/currentinvestee. Exact legalLPvehicle/closedcapital/fulldayunpublished.

Team

Michael Jackson
$1M$1M – $3M

Operations and support

Adam Bene WattsAdam Bene WattsExternal Accelerator Mentor
Alessandro LuongoAlessandro LuongoExternal Accelerator Mentor
Alexandra BecksteinAlexandra BecksteinCEO & General Partner · Board Member
Alfred WiederAlfred WiederPartner LP Relations
Anca AlbuAnca AlbuChief Operations Officer
Andrew BrowneAndrew BrowneExternal Accelerator Mentor
Andrew WongAndrew WongExternal Accelerator Mentor
Angelina FrankAngelina FrankHead of Science & Technology APACQAI Ventures Singapore
Angie QarryAngie QarryExternal Accelerator Mentor
Anton WendebornAnton WendebornEvents & Office Manager
Arianna Elena MaschiettoArianna Elena MaschiettoManaging Director Calgary & Global Head of Value Creation Startups
Arvind KumarArvind KumarExternal Accelerator Mentor
Axel ThieraufAxel ThieraufGeneral Partner / Investment Committee
Ayla ShahidAyla ShahidStartup Program Manager QAI Ventures Canada
Barry SandersBarry SandersExternal Accelerator Mentor
Benjamin DelsolBenjamin DelsolExternal Accelerator Mentor
Benjamin OpelBenjamin OpelExternal Accelerator Mentor
Boris ManhartBoris ManhartExternal Accelerator Mentor
Bryan SlaukoBryan SlaukoExternal Accelerator Mentor
Carolin SchneiderCarolin SchneiderExternal Accelerator Mentor
Chantel ElliottChantel ElliottExternal Accelerator Mentor
Christian KunzChristian KunzExternal Accelerator Mentor
Christian WilkChristian WilkExternal Accelerator Mentor
Cornelius HempelCornelius HempelExternal Accelerator Mentor
Daniel DiemersDaniel DiemersExternal Accelerator Mentor
Daniel LeykamDaniel LeykamExternal Accelerator Mentor
Dario PolettiDario PolettiExternal Accelerator Mentor
Elisha OdenheimerElisha OdenheimerExternal Accelerator Mentor
Erdinç KoçErdinç KoçExternal Accelerator Mentor
Felix GähwilerVice Chairman of the Board
Florian SanerFlorian SanerExternal Accelerator Mentor
Fraser LevickFraser LevickInvestment Analyst
Frederik FlötherFrederik FlötherExternal Accelerator Mentor
Han RuiHan RuiExternal Accelerator Mentor
James ChepyhaJames ChepyhaExternal Accelerator Mentor
James SandersJames SandersInvestments Manager
Jana NevrlkaJana NevrlkaExternal Accelerator Mentor
Jean-Nicolas LongchampJean-Nicolas LongchampExternal Accelerator Mentor
Jochen HurlebausJochen HurlebausExternal Accelerator Mentor
Johan OlssonJohan OlssonExternal Accelerator Mentor
John HartleyJohn HartleyExternal Accelerator Mentor
Jona BoeddinghausJona BoeddinghausHead of Venture Building
Julie CohenJulie CohenExternal Accelerator Mentor
Kseniya ZinchenkoKseniya ZinchenkoBusiness Development Manager
Kuan Yen TanKuan Yen TanExternal Accelerator Mentor
Lars Diener-KimmichLars Diener-KimmichExternal Accelerator Mentor
Lisa SchroederLisa SchroederManaging Director QAI Ventures Singapore
Lukas NinckLukas NinckExternal Accelerator Mentor
Luke KruegerLuke KruegerExternal Accelerator Mentor
Marius AlmstedtMarius AlmstedtDirector of Global Ecosystem and Growth
Martina PastorinoMartina PastorinoExternal Accelerator Mentor
Mathieu MunschMathieu MunschExternal Accelerator Mentor
Matija ZeskoMatija ZeskoExternal Accelerator Mentor
Megan LeeMegan LeeManaging Director Quantum CityQAI Ventures Canada
Mercedes GilroyMercedes GilroyExternal Accelerator Mentor
Michael GaudetMichael GaudetExternal Accelerator Mentor
Mira DechantMira DechantChief Marketing Officer
Nadine KuglerNadine KuglerHead of Tech Communications
Nardo ManalotoNardo ManalotoExternal Accelerator Mentor
Niccolo SomaschiNiccolo SomaschiExternal Accelerator Mentor
Patrick LaycockPatrick LaycockExternal Accelerator Mentor
Paweł GoraPaweł GoraExternal Accelerator Mentor
Philipp KammerlanderPhilipp KammerlanderExternal Accelerator Mentor
Raghu KoduvayurRaghu KoduvayurExternal Accelerator Mentor
Rajiv KrishnakumarRajiv KrishnakumarExternal Accelerator Mentor
Rajiv Shah (MDR Security)Rajiv Shah (MDR Security)External Accelerator Mentor
Robert HarrisonRobert HarrisonExternal Accelerator Mentor
Romi SumariaRomi SumariaDirector of Business Development and Partnerships
Saeed NeyshabouriSaeed NeyshabouriHead of Acceleration Calgary / QAI Ventures Canada
Sandipan ChakrabortySandipan ChakrabortyExternal Accelerator Mentor
Sarah MorrillSarah MorrillExternal Accelerator Mentor
Serge BorgSerge BorgExternal Accelerator Mentor
Sergi RamosSergi RamosExternal Accelerator Mentor
Seshan BalakrishnanSeshan BalakrishnanExternal Accelerator Mentor
Simone LavizzariSimone LavizzariExternal Accelerator Mentor
Stefan LipphardtStefan LipphardtSenior Operations Manager
Takahiro ShironoTakahiro ShironoHead of LP Relations QAI Ventures Japan
Team TanTeam TanPartner, Venture Building & InvestmentQAI Ventures Singapore
Thomas StaehelinChairman of the Board
Tobias DenzlerTobias DenzlerGlobal Head of Science and Technology
Urs RhynerUrs RhynerExternal Accelerator Mentor
Vadim KarpusenkoVadim KarpusenkoExternal Accelerator Mentor
Vardaan SahgalVardaan SahgalVenture CTO
Vladimir CuricVladimir CuricLead Design, Brand and Marketing
Wei Ni NeoWei Ni NeoStartup Program Manager QAI Ventures Singapore
Yann Beaujeault-TaudièreYann Beaujeault-TaudièreExternal Accelerator Mentor
Zal DasturZal DasturExternal Accelerator Mentor

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