How Investors Actually Decide - Fireside Chat with Quantum Investor
You are starting to wonder whether a spin-off could be an option. Maybe you've said it out loud already, maybe not.
Either way, the same question follows quickly: how do I actually find an investor? Who are they? What do they want to see? Is it too early to talk to one — and if so, what does "too early" even mean? And if you've already founded, the question has only changed shape: which kind of money is the right one, and who do you actually want on your cap table?
From inside a lab, investors tend to look mythical — a black box you approach once, with one shot, hopefully at the right moment, hopefully with the right deck. That framing is wrong, and it costs researchers years.
This is a small, closed round to take it apart. No presentations, no pitch slots, no feedback round. Just an honest conversation about how early-stage deep tech capital actually works, with people who do it for a living.
Who this is for
Pre-doc, PhD and PostDoc researchers, plus non-academic technical people, in quantum and quantum-enabling fields who are:
already building a company,
actively deciding whether to spin out, or
still working out whether founding is something they want at all.
You do not need a company, a deck, a co-founder or a plan. Curiosity and a real question are enough.
Ground rules
Invite only, handpicked, limited seats. Small enough that everyone speaks.
Chatham House Rule. You are free to use what you hear; you are not free to attribute it to anyone in the room. That protects candour on all sides.
No pitching. Nobody presents, nobody evaluates you, nobody takes notes on you. If you want a pitch setting, tell us — we'll point you to a different format.
English. Questions in German are welcome; we'll bridge where needed.
Good to know
10 seats. Drinks and informal conversation afterwards. Request a seat below — we look at every registration personally and get back to you within 48 hours.
Qubit Founders — coordinated by weXelerate.