{"id":83306,"title":"Conductor Quantum - Quantum computers on silicon chips using AI","tagline":"Our AI software creates qubits 1000x faster than current methods.","body":"**Tl;dr:**\n\n* [Conductor Quantum](https://www.conductorquantum.com) is using **AI software** to **create qubits** in **semiconductor chips** to **build quantum computers** at scale.\n* The two founders met during their **PhDs at Oxford**. They have experience at 5 quantum companies and institutions, plus 4 publications between them.\n* Conductor Quantum is launching **the first publicly available API** to **classify quantum transport features in semiconductors**.\n\n# **🧑‍🔬🧑‍💻The Team**\n\nHi - We are Brandon and Joel! We are building Conductor Quantum.\n\n![](https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdZn6_SJC2SQu80WOKYWfJsFE9MCQt2R9PXG6mXNMb3co5B6iBYNZ7ckJ8i8Mgd01fTALt1oZeeLzN19Lc68mTVIqnZZZeJjPQVt_I6ilRcz1m8J-WB-L3xn-zcN4Hci1MBDC6UggpvjN13o_5EMAk3hCWM?key=M7s5FyBBuze--OVSs9y0AQ)\n\nCEO, [Brandon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-severin/) – Brandon developed **_AI for Quantum Computing in Silicon_** during his **PhD** at **Oxford**. Over the past four years, Brandon has worked with four top quantum research institutions on **software for quantum device control** and has **four publications**, including one in **Nature**.\n\nCTO, [Joel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelpendleton/) – Joel has shipped software at **four deep tech companies** and has worked with a series of quantum devices ranging from **carbon nanotubes to superconducting circuits**. Joel studied **Physics at UCL** and **dropped out of his PhD** at **Oxford** to start Conductor Quantum.\n\nDuring Joel’s PhD at **Oxford**, he launched Feynman.ai— an AI science research assistant— with Brandon, which they bootstrapped to **300 signups within a month** of launch.\n\n# **😯 The Problem**\n\n* **Quantum computers** will **revolutionize drug discovery** and **material development** as we will, for the first time, be able to accurately **simulate nature at its most fundamental level**.\n* Leveraging the **trillion-dollar semiconductor** industry, silicon chips offer a **scalable architecture** for building quantum computers.\n\n→ Currently, quantum engineers **spend days, sometimes weeks,** manually configuring silicon chips to **create a single quantum bit (qubit)**, analogous to a bit in a classical computer.\n\n**→ We need millions, if not billions, of qubits** to make a **useful quantum computer.**\n\nAutomation software to create qubits at scale is vital to realize this goal.\n\n# **✅ Our Solution - AI software to create qubits**\n\n* We are building **leading AI software** that creates qubits by **learning and understanding the principles of quantum transport** in semiconductor chips.\n* Our AI software will **replace the human** in the loop, **unlocking rapid qubit generation** and **fabrication feedback iteration cycles**.\n* Automatic qubit creation and control are the foundation of **the first quantum operating system** on **semiconductor chips**.\n\n[Our AI Playground](https://youtu.be/FBeTFudh-Jc)\n\n# **🤝 How You Can Help**\n\n* Sign up for our [**waitlist**](https://www.conductorquantum.com) (Announcements soon!)\n* Quantum engineers who want to get back to building and save themselves 100s of hours per qubit created - Email us at [founders@conductorquantum.com](mailto:founders@conductorquantum.com)\n* We’d love intros to:\n  * Chip designers/verifiers/manufacturers\n  * Anyone who wants to **bring chip manufacturing back to the USA**","slug":"Lfe-conductor-quantum-quantum-computers-on-silicon-chips-using-ai","created_at":"2024-08-22T17:05:04.031Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T00:12:18.875Z","total_vote_count":100,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Lfe-conductor-quantum-quantum-computers-on-silicon-chips-using-ai","share_image_url":"https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdZn6_SJC2SQu80WOKYWfJsFE9MCQt2R9PXG6mXNMb3co5B6iBYNZ7ckJ8i8Mgd01fTALt1oZeeLzN19Lc68mTVIqnZZZeJjPQVt_I6ilRcz1m8J-WB-L3xn-zcN4Hci1MBDC6UggpvjN13o_5EMAk3hCWM?key=M7s5FyBBuze--OVSs9y0AQ","company":{"id":29754,"name":"Conductor Quantum","slug":"conductor-quantum","url":"https://www.conductorquantum.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/6f87b0dddb05a92646b51780f21648d12f3019bf.png","batch":"Summer 2024","industry":"Industrials","tags":["Hard Tech","Machine Learning","Quantum Computing","Semiconductors","AI"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/29754"}}