Insider Brief
Ground State Ventures promoted Investment Director Kris Kaczmarek to Partner as the firm expands globally following its rebrand from QDNL Participations and growth of its $88 million quantum-focused fund.
Ground State Ventures recently backed companies including Sygaldry and participated in QuantWare’s $178 million Series B round, continuing its strategy of supporting quantum startups from their earliest stages.
Kaczmarek, a former University of Oxford researcher and co-founder of ORCA Computing, joins founder Ton van ‘t Noordende and quantum computing entrepreneur Chad Rigetti as a Partner at the firm.
PRESS RELEASE — Ground State Ventures, the $88 million global fund backing high-potential quantum technology startups at their earliest stages, has promoted its Investment Director Dr. Kris Kaczmarek to become a Partner in the firm.
