E499 | Christophe Jurczak, Quantonation: Quantum Is Here: Europe’s Deeptech Moment

Welcome to a new episode of the EUVC podcast, where we bring you the people and perspectives shaping European venture. This week,

is joined by

, Managing Partner at

, the world’s first dedicated quantum technologies VC fund.

Together, they unpack the tangible, applied promise of quantum technologies—far beyond the hype—and discuss why

Europe may still win

in this deep tech arena if capital (and courage) show up at the right time.

This week’s themes:

• Real-world quantum use cases in health, energy, climate, and security
• The rise of quantum internet and the race to secure communications
• How interdisciplinary talent makes or breaks applied quantum ventures
• Why late-stage capital remains quantum Europe’s biggest bottleneck

Here’s what’s covered:

• 01:30 Quantum Is Real: Health, energy, climate & security
• 02:45 Quantum Drug Discovery: Pascal & Qubit Pharmaceuticals
• 05:00 Simulation Power: Designing less toxic, more effective molecules
• 06:45 Quantum Internet: Unhackable infrastructure deployments in NYC & Berlin
• 08:30 Why Encryption Is Under Threat—And What Quantum Does About It
• 10:00 No Cryo, No Labs: Room-temp quantum machines are here
• 11:45 Talent Mix: Why computer scientists + physicists = startup advantage
• 13:30 ML on Quantum Hardware: Graph ML and novel quantum algorithms
• 15:00 Europe’s Competitive Edge: IQM, Pascal, and more
• 16:30 The Real Risk: Growth-stage capital and the transatlantic gap
• 18:00 Quantonation’s Vision: A future late-stage fund for European quantum
• 19:00 Final Thoughts: Sci-fi vibes, real-world traction, and a rallying cry