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In Singapore, QAI Ventures launched the QuantumAI Accelerator for the US$250 billion market.

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QAI Ventures, a leading global venture capital (VC) firm and originator of the Quantum AI ecosystem, announced the opening of a VC-funded accelerator and IP-driven venture builder for Quantum AI enterprises and Advanced Computing. This historic project, done with Enterprise Singapore, uses QAI Ventures' global investor experience to help Singapore become a QuantumAI Hub.

The announcement occurred during SWITCH 2025. QAI Venture and Enterprise Singapore announced on September 18, 2025, that Singapore would be their Asia-Pacific headquarters. At the invite-only debut event on October 30, 2025, at the SWITCH Conference, the team will outline their regional vision and QuantumAI's revolutionary potential. SWITCH, Enterprise Singapore, and Digital Industry Singapore support this expansion.

Seizing the QuantumAI Revolution

QAI Ventures' strategic focus is the fast growing QuantumAI industry, which combines AI and quantum technologies to shape the future of computing. The accelerator is ready for AI's quantum computing transition.

Bain & Company estimates that quantum technology could liberate $250 billion in materials research, finance, medicine, and logistics. Google data shows that quantum computers are 13,000 times faster than supercomputers.

The company's Singapore location is part of its Asian QuantumAI development. The QAI Ventures manifesto emphasises quantum innovation, technological progress, appreciating people and diversity, and creating boundary-pushing synergy.

Accelerator and Venture Building Program Details The new endeavour centres on the QuantumAI Accelerator Program and Venture Building Program.

The Accelerator is a five-month program designed to empower early-stage founders. It was created to help QuantumAI creators turn scientific findings into scalable, investment-ready enterprises. Participants can consult with a global network of elite quantum technologists, VCs, and business leaders.

The program includes masterclasses on corporate governance, funding, IP strategy, and product-market fit. The program concludes with a high-profile Demo Day, when companies can pitch their ideas to worldwide partners and investors for their next growth stage.

The first cohort's application period runs from October 29, 2025, to March 2, 2026. Middle 2026 is when the program starts. Eligible startups must have at least two founders and have completed due diligence.

Along with the accelerator, the Venture Building Program will commence in 2026. This project aims to commercialise Singapore's leading research and IP. QAI Ventures plans to start and spin off new Singaporean firms using its unique database of over 2,000 patents to boost innovation and employment growth.

Our venture development strategy targets serial entrepreneurs and scientists with strong intellectual property who want to start businesses in Deep Tech and Quantum sectors. QAI Ventures plans to register seven Singaporean ventures by 2027, three in the first year and four in the second.

GenQ Hackathon Results and Talent Scouting

At the Singapore launch, QAI Ventures announced the winners of GenQ, the first successful activation event to uncover talent for the new Accelerator Program.

Siddhant Dutta, a PhD candidate at NTU Singapore's College of Computing & Data Science, and Pavana P. Karanth, an undergraduate CSE student at GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, represent Quantum Kitties, the winners.

The Singapore hackathon focused on using QuantumAI to solve financial sector problems in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth. Other GenQ editions covered Calgary Energy and Geneva Life Sciences.

Fraud Detection, Portfolio Optimisation, and Counterparty Credit Risk were discussed in Singapore since QuantumAI can impact the sector immediately.

Quantum Kitties addressed DBS Bank's fraud detection. Innovating with Interpretable Quantum Graph Neural Networks for post-hoc credit card fraud detection won. The assessors were impressed by how well the quantum model encapsulated the data manifold, improving performance and interpretation.

Dutta and Karanth won a "Golden Ticket," which gave them immediate entrance to the Accelerator Program's final pre-selection round and the chance to join QAI Ventures' inaugural Singapore cohort in mid-2026.

Global QAI Ventures Footprint

QAI Ventures, a global venture capital firm, offers Startup Accelerators throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The organisation runs two VC funds: Early-Stage and Growth-Stage. The latter invests in highly vetted late-stage Quantum/AI growth enterprises worldwide.

QAI Ventures chooses Singapore as an Asia-Pacific quantum AI cluster.

QAI Ventures, a worldwide venture financing firm and ecosystem builder in quantum technology and advanced computing, announced the opening of its Asia-Pacific offices in Singapore. Singapore's position as a global leader in quantum and artificial intelligence innovation is projected to improve with this strategic expansion with Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG). The effort advances quantum ecosystem integration in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

According to QAI Ventures CEO and co-founder Alexandra Beckstein, “Singapore offers a unique blend of world-class research, forward-thinking government support, and entrepreneurial energy.” It's exciting to engage with Enterprise Singapore to transform these advantages into global quantum firms. Singapore's strong IP laws, well-known quantum research, and government-sponsored National Quantum Strategy, which has garnered S$300 million (US$222 million), are used by this partnership.

Develop Future Quantum Innovators

This growth is driven by two main QuantumAI ecosystem projects. Launch of QAI Ventures:

The five-month QuantumAI Accelerator Program seeks to uncover and nurture promising multinational startups and attract global talent to Singapore.

Venture Building Program: To turn Singapore's strong research and intellectual property into market-ready and globally competitive solutions.

These projects are based on QAI enterprises' profitable enterprises in Canada and Switzerland, which have attracted major industry partners and created innovative firms. New projects are scheduled for January 2026.

To show its long-term commitment, QAI Ventures opened a Singapore office and named Thomas Landis, its chief product officer, managing director. This dedicated team will integrate with local researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, and enterprises in finance, life sciences, and industrials.

Emily Liew, Assistant Managing Director for Innovation at Enterprise Singapore, said the regional hackathon initiates the engagement with QAI Ventures to foster venture-ready firms and accelerate enterprise quantum readiness, establishing Singapore as a leading global quantum hub. QAI Ventures is welcomed and prospective participants are encouraged to use their experience to advance quantum breakthroughs.

Global Hackathon Series Starting

From October 24–26, 2025, QAI Ventures will host the GenQ Quantum Hackathon in Singapore before the program launch. This SWITCH-organized event seeks extraordinary talent and new ideas for future accelerator and business development programs. The final presentation on October 26 and an official launch event at SWITCH on October 29 are open to journalists and ecosystem partners to meet QuantumAI's key participants.

This hackathon is part of QAI Ventures' Global Hackathon Series 2025, announced July 30, 2025. With this ambitious three-continent effort, "GenQ," the next generation of quantum inventors, will be able to design QuantumAI applications that serve UN SDGs. Researchers, industry executives, and students meet in Calgary, Geneva, and Singapore to discuss high-impact application cases in banking, energy, and life sciences.

Global quantum future vision

In addition to venture funding, QAI Ventures builds ecosystems and offers several services. Its current services include Startup Accelerators, an Early-Stage VC Fund that invests in firms from its programs, and a Growth-Stage VC Fund for Quantum/AI companies. On-demand matchmaking, scouting, and innovation challenges are also available. New Finance Cluster and Commercial Platform scheduled for Q3 2025.

Company expansion in Singapore shows Singapore's growing relevance in quantum technology. QAI Ventures' new APAC location is well-positioned to form strategic partnerships and accelerate research commercialization with its portfolio of 27 innovative North American and European companies.