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- Brandon Severin@BrandonSeverinFounder/CEO · Conductor QuantumS24Industrials · San Francisco
- Joel Pendleton@joelpendletonFounder/CTO · Conductor QuantumS24Industrials · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Brandon SeverinConductor QuantumFounder/CEOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/BrandonSeverinJoel PendletonConductor QuantumFounder/CTOSummer 2024IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States4https://x.com/joelpendleton
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Joel Pendleton
Founder/CTO·Conductor Quantum
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size4
BatchSummer 2024
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageEarly
BIO
Co-founder of Conductor Quantum, building software for quantum computers. I’ve worked at many deep tech startups and research labs, exploring various quantum computing technologies — from carbon nanotubes to superconducting transmon qubits. I left my PhD at Oxford to start Conductor Quantum.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
CredentialsPhD
DisciplineResearcherKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Conductor Quantum
AI that operates quantum computers for scientific discovery
IndustryIndustrials
Websiteconductorquantum.com
Team size4
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchSummer 2024
Co-foundersBrandon Severin@BrandonSeverin
