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SUMMARY:How Investors Actually Decide - Fireside Chat with Quantum Investor (Innsbruck)
DESCRIPTION:You are starting to wonder whether a spin-off could be an option. Maybe you’ve said it out loud already\, maybe not. \n​Either way\, the same question follows quickly: how do I actually find an investor? Who are they? What do they want to see? Is it too early to talk to one — and if so\, what does “too early” even mean? And if you’ve already founded\, the question has only changed shape: which kind of money is the right one\, and who do you actually want on your cap table? \n​From inside a lab\, investors tend to look mythical — a black box you approach once\, with one shot\, hopefully at the right moment\, hopefully with the right deck. That framing is wrong\, and it costs researchers years. \n​This is a small\, closed round to take it apart. No presentations\, no pitch slots\, no feedback round. Just an honest conversation about how early-stage deep tech capital actually works\, with people who do it for a living. \n​Who this is for \n​Pre-doc\, PhD and PostDoc researchers\, plus non-academic technical people\, in quantum and quantum-enabling fields who are: \n\n\n​already building a company\, \n\n\n​actively deciding whether to spin out\, or \n\n\n​still working out whether founding is something they want at all. \n\n\n​You do not need a company\, a deck\, a co-founder or a plan. Curiosity and a real question are enough. \n​Ground rules \n\n\n​Invite only\, handpicked\, limited seats. Small enough that everyone speaks. \n\n\n​Chatham House Rule. You are free to use what you hear; you are not free to attribute it to anyone in the room. That protects candour on all sides. \n\n\n​No pitching. Nobody presents\, nobody evaluates you\, nobody takes notes on you. If you want a pitch setting\, tell us — we’ll point you to a different format. \n\n\n​English. Questions in German are welcome; we’ll bridge where needed. \n\n\n​Good to know \n​10 seats. Drinks and informal conversation afterwards. Request a seat below — we look at every registration personally and get back to you within 48 hours. \n​Qubit Founders — coordinated by weXelerate. \nRegistration: here
URL:https://wexelerate.com/eventp/how-investors-actually-decide-fireside-chat-with-quantum-investor-innsbruck/
CATEGORIES:Quantum,Startups
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261015T090000
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SUMMARY:UK Quantum Day
DESCRIPTION:Commercialising quantum | Creating the quantum future together\n \nMerken Sie sich den Termin für den UK Quantum Day bereits heute vor und melden Sie sich an!\n\n📅 Datum: 15. Oktober 2026\n🕘 Zeit: 09:00–18:00 Uhr\n🚪 Einlass: ab 08:30 Uhr\n📍 Ort: Metternichgasse 6\, 1030 Vienna\n\n\nFreuen Sie sich auf einen spannenden Tag mit fünf thematischen Programmpunkten:\n\n\n\nThe UK Quantum Ecosystem \nUnderstanding the quantum opportunity and growth potential \nQuantum Powered Solutions\nInnovative UK companies present use cases to transform key sectors\nQuantum Applications in Industry\nHow businesses are leveraging quantum and driving real-world industry impact\nQuantum Policy & Governance\nBuilding pan-european policy frameworks to drive quantum innovation and growth\nFrom Research to Market\nTurning quantum innovation into business value\n\n\n\nTeilnahme nur nach erfolgreicher Registrierung.\nInteressensbekundung an DBT.Austria@fcdo.gov.uk mit Name\, Unternehmen und Position angeben.
URL:https://wexelerate.com/eventp/uk-quantum-day/
LOCATION:British Embassy Vienna
CATEGORIES:Quantum
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261019T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261019T183000
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SUMMARY:From Research to Founder: A Fireside Chat with Rupert Ursin
DESCRIPTION:Austria does world-class quantum research. What happens next with it has become a real question: spin-offs have moved from rare exception to something institutions\, funding agencies and research groups now actively talk about. Spin-off strategy is on the agenda. \n​Which leaves a quieter question with each individual researcher: am I the right person to walk that path? \n​Not whether the technology is strong enough. Not whether there’s a market. But whether this is something you actually want — and whether you’d be any good at it. That question is hard to ask out loud\, because there’s rarely anyone in the room who has genuinely done it. \n​Rupert Ursin has. This is a small\, closed round to ask him everything: what the path really looked like\, what it cost\, and what he wishes someone had told him at the start. \n​Our guest \n​Rupert Ursin — physicist and company builder. He did his PhD under Anton Zeilinger\, led the quantum communication group and served as Deputy Director at IQOQI Vienna (Austrian Academy of Sciences)\, and then built what most researchers only discuss: qtlabs\, founded in 2017\, today one of Austria’s substantial deep tech employers\, entirely privately owned. He went on to found ZeroThird and co-found Quantum Space Systems. He stayed close to the science the entire way. \n​Who this is for \n​Pre-doc\, PhD and PostDoc researchers\, plus non-academic technical people\, in quantum and quantum-enabling fields who are: \n\n\n​already building a company\, \n\n\n​actively deciding whether to spin out\, or \n\n\n​still working out whether founding is something they want at all. \n\n\n​You do not need a company\, a deck\, a co-founder or a plan. Curiosity and a real question are enough. \n​Ground rules \n\n\n​Invite only\, handpicked\, limited seats. Small enough that everyone speaks. \n\n\n​Chatham House Rule. You are free to use what you hear; you are not free to attribute it to anyone in the room. That is what makes the honest answers possible. \n\n\n​No pitching. Nobody presents\, nobody evaluates you\, nobody takes notes on you. \n\n\n​German and English. The conversation follows the room; ask in whichever you think in. \n\n\n​Good to know \n​10 seats. Drinks and informal conversation afterwards. Request a seat below — we look at every registration personally and get back to you within 48 hours. \n​Qubit Founders — coordinated by weXelerate. \n  \nRegister: here
URL:https://wexelerate.com/eventp/from-research-to-founder-a-fireside-chat-with-rupert-ursin/
LOCATION:weXelerate\, Praterstraße 1\, Wien\, 1020\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Quantum,Startups
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261028T140000
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SUMMARY:Quantum Reality Check - Roundtable #3: Quantum Sensing
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date – Quantum Reality Check 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDieser Termin dient als Timesaver: \n\nDatum & Uhrzeit: können sich noch verschieben\nThema\, Agenda & Speaker: werden ergänzt\, sobald fixiert\nZielsetzung: Entscheider:innen aus österreichischen Unternehmen für das Thema Quantentechnologie fit machen – von Business-Relevanz über konkrete Anwendungsfelder (Computing\, Cryptography\, Sensing) bis zu ersten Pilot-Ansätzen\n\nEine Veranstaltung von weXelerate in Kooperation mit der FFG. \nBei Interesse oder Rückfragen: ecosystem@wexelerate.com
URL:https://wexelerate.com/eventp/qrc-roundtable3-quantum-sensing/
LOCATION:weXelerate\, Praterstraße 1\, Wien\, 1020\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Corporate Innovation,Quantum
ORGANIZER;CN="weXelerate":MAILTO:office@wexelerate.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261103T160000
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SUMMARY:Investing in Quantum: Where Value Is Created — and Where Capital Burns
DESCRIPTION:Everyone knows quantum. Far fewer know what’s actually inside it. \n​For most investors\, deep tech remains a black box: hard to evaluate\, long cycles\, heavy physics vocabulary\, few usable criteria. The result is that quantum cases either never get looked at\, or get judged on the wrong signals. \n​This session won’t make you a quantum expert in 90 minutes — nobody does that. It will give you a working framework: where value sits in the stack\, which questions to ask\, and which answers should stop a conversation. \n​What makes that possible here is the material we have to work with. Austria runs quantum research at genuine world level\, and the spin-offs coming out of it are far enough along to be worth examining properly. We use them as the working material rather than abstract theory. \n​Who this is for \n​Business angels\, pre-seed and seed investors\, family offices and corporate venture teams who want to evaluate deep tech seriously but lack a working framework for quantum. International investors attending invest.austria are particularly welcome — this is designed as a compact orientation before the conference. \n​If you already run a quantum portfolio\, you won’t hear much that’s new. Register anyway — we value having that perspective in the room. \n​What this is not \n​Not a pitch event. No startups present\, no one is raising. Founders looking for capital are not the audience for this format. \n​Held deliberately on the eve of the invest.austria conference (4 November) as a compact primer for those already in town. The timing leaves evening dinner commitments untouched. \n​Limited seats. Registration subject to approval. \n​A Qubit Founders format\, coordinated by weXelerate \nRegistration: here
URL:https://wexelerate.com/eventp/investing-in-quantum-where-value-is-created-and-where-capital-burns/
LOCATION:weXelerate\, Praterstraße 1\, Wien\, 1020\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Quantum
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SUMMARY:Quantum Ideation Days 2026
DESCRIPTION:Bridging science and industry for quantum technologies in a 2-day event in Vienna.\n\n\n\n  \nFor real-world use cases to emerge from early-stage technologies\, there needs to be space to explore new possibilities\, exchange across disciplines\, and create ideas that bridge research and practice. \n  \nThat is what the first Quantum Ideation Days on November 25–26\, 2026 is designed for. \nThe goal is to jointly develop quantum use cases and build the bridge between research and practice. \n  \nBecause institutions that act on quantum today will define the industries of tomorrow. \n  \n\nMore information: https://quantumideationdays.com/
URL:https://wexelerate.com/eventp/quantum-ideation-day-2026/
LOCATION:weXelerate\, Praterstraße 1\, Wien\, 1020\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Corporate Innovation,Quantum
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126
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SUMMARY:Future Forward 26
DESCRIPTION:The future is uncertain.\nLet’s navigate it together.\nOne day to change the trajectory of your business. Join the most impactful conference for the future of business in Austria.
URL:https://wexelerate.com/eventp/future-forward-26-save-the-date/
LOCATION:weXelerate\, Praterstraße 1\, Wien\, 1020\, Austria
CATEGORIES:Corporate Innovation,Quantum,Startups
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