The latest updates, insights, and milestones from FirstQFM.
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Hardware-validated results pair FirstQFM’s foundation models with QuantWare quantum processors, Quantum Machines control technology, and NVIDIA accelerated computing
FirstQFM has been selected as one of Stockholm's 10 standout early-stage companies in Heartbeat 2026, a new report published by European venture capital firm Cherry Ventures.
FirstQFM has been selected as one of four organizations participating in D-Wave's gate-model beta program for its emerging dual-rail superconducting qubit architecture.
Built on NVIDIA accelerated computing, FirstQFM's Quantum Reservoir Computing system delivered a 56.1% series-level win rate against the strongest classical foundation-model baseline in zero-shot forecasting evaluation.
CEO Vish Ramakrishnan attended Quantum World Congress 2026 in College Park, Maryland, meeting with teams from Rigetti, QCi, Haiqu, and PsiQuantum.
Research Scientist Helime Ruotsalainen attended NORDEEP 2026 in Espoo, Finland, on behalf of FirstQFM, joining founders, investors, researchers, and corporates from across the Nordic and European deep-tech ecosystem.
CTO Isaiah Hull spoke on “The Builders: Real-World Deployment” panel at the AI x Blockchain Summit, held at KTH Arenan in Stockholm as part of Nordic Tech Week.
CTO Isaiah Hull joined Dr. Evalds Urtans on AI Ranch to discuss artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and FirstQFM’s work on machine learning foundation models for quantum computing.
FirstQFM held its first company offsite in Stockholm, bringing together members of its distributed team, board, and investor group.
CTO Isaiah Hull delivered the keynote “Quantum Computing for Economic Data Science” at the inaugural EDSS conference, hosted by Banque de France in Paris.
CTO Isaiah Hull joined host Eva Galant on Blond & Quantum to discuss FirstQFM’s development of machine learning foundation models for quantum computing.
FirstQFM attended Quantum.Tech World 2026 at Encore Boston Harbor, meeting existing partners and forming new relationships among more than 1,000 executives, researchers, and investors from over 40 countries.
CTO Isaiah Hull presented "Improving the Performance and Scalability of Quantum Computers with AI" and joined the AI for Quantum for AI panel at IQT Nordics 2026 at OsloMet University.
