Qutwo
Category: AI Infrastructure
A next-generation AI infrastructure platform designed for the hybrid-quantum computing era, enabling enterprises to develop and run production-grade AI workloads across classical and quantum systems. Qutwo was founded in 2026. The company is led by Peter Sarlin. Based in Helsinki, Finland. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: €25M (~$29M). Latest round: Angel. Key investors include PostScriptum, Yuri Milner, Xavier Niel, Nico Rosberg, Dieter Schwarz, Niklas Zennström, Ilkka Paananen, Max Junestrand, Thomas Wolf.
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- Helsinki, Finland
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- €25M (~$29M)
Value proposition
Bridges the gap between classical AI and quantum computing by providing an abstraction layer that allows developers to build 'quantum-ready' AI applications today without requiring deep quantum physics expertise.
Products and solutions
Qutwo OS (Core abstraction layer for hybrid AI-quantum execution), Quantum-Native AI Simulation Environment, Hybrid Workload Orchestrator, Enterprise Quantum-AI Integration APIs
Unique value
Unites the leadership behind Europe's largest private AI lab (Silo AI) and its leading quantum hardware manufacturer (IQM), creating a unique synergy between applied machine learning and quantum engineering.
Target customer
Fortune 500 enterprises, research institutions, and organizations in compute-intensive sectors looking to future-proof their AI stacks for quantum readiness.
Industries served
Finance, Logistics, Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, Energy, High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Technology advantage
The proprietary Qutwo OS provides a 'write once, run anywhere' capability for the hybrid era, optimizing AI workloads for classical hardware today while ensuring a seamless transition to quantum backends as they mature.
How they differentiate
Proprietary Qutwo OS acts as an abstraction layer that enables enterprises to build 'quantum-ready' AI applications today, bridging classical machine learning with quantum-native simulation without requiring deep physics expertise.
Main competitors
Multiverse Computing, SandboxAQ, Sygaldry Technologies
Key partnerships
PostScriptum (Family office and incubator), IQM Quantum Computers (Strategic ecosystem alignment via co-founders), Aalto University (Academic and research collaboration), OP Financial Group / OP Pohjola (Joint Quantum and AI Research Centre, Helsinki, Feb 2026), Zalando (Enterprise AI assistant / conversational commerce design partnership)
Notable customers
Zalando, OP Financial Group (OP Pohjola), Fortune 500 enterprises in Finance, Logistics, Pharmaceuticals
Major milestones
Official launch in February 2026 led by Silo AI founder Peter Sarlin, Secured €20 million in future enterprise contracts at launch, Assembled a founding team of 30+ scientists from Europe's leading AI and quantum labs, Launched Quantum and AI Research Centre (QARC) with OP Financial Group (Feb 2026), Raised €25M angel round at €325M valuation, backed by Yuri Milner, Xavier Niel and others (May 2026), Zalando design partnership contributing to ~$23M contracted revenue
Growth metrics
Secured €20 million in future contracts at launch (Feb 2026); grown to ~50 AI/quantum scientists and ~$23M in contracted design-partner revenue (incl. Zalando) by May 2026; €325M valuation following €25M angel round (May 2026).
Market positioning
Infrastructure and OS layer for the hybrid-quantum computing era, targeting Fortune 500 enterprises in compute-intensive sectors.
Geographic focus
Europe (Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland), North America
Patents and IP
Proprietary software architecture and abstraction algorithms; specific patent filings not publicly disclosed as of launch.
About Peter Sarlin
Peter Sarlin is the co-founder and former CEO of Silo AI, which was acquired by AMD for $665 million in 2024 (Europe's largest private AI lab acquisition). He is a Professor of Practice at Aalto University specializing in applied machine learning and the Chairman of the family office PostScriptum, which incubated Qutwo.
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Official website: https://qutwo.com/
