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October 1, 2026

FirstQFM selected for D-Wave dual-rail gate-model beta program

FirstQFM has been selected as one of four organizations participating in D-Wave's gate-model beta program for its emerging dual-rail superconducting qubit architecture.

September 25, 2026

Is quantum computing’s future in the hands of AI?

A perspective on AI-guided quantum technology, and what “quantum advantage” means.

June 22, 2026

FirstQFM® Outperforms Leading Classical Forecasting Models with Quantum-Powered System at ISC 2026, built with NVIDIA CUDA-Q

Built on NVIDIA accelerated computing, FirstQFM's Quantum Reservoir Computing system delivered a 56.1% series-level win rate against the strongest classical foundation-model baseline in zero-shot forecasting evaluation.

September 25, 2026

FirstQFM meets with partners at Quantum World Congress 2026

CEO Vish Ramakrishnan attended Quantum World Congress 2026 in College Park, Maryland, meeting with teams from Rigetti, QCi, Haiqu, and PsiQuantum.

September 16, 2026

FirstQFM at NORDEEP 2026

Research Scientist Helime Ruotsalainen attended NORDEEP 2026 in Espoo, Finland, on behalf of FirstQFM, joining founders, investors, researchers, and corporates from across the Nordic and European deep-tech ecosystem.

September 11, 2026

FirstQFM speaks at AI x Blockchain Summit during Nordic Tech Week

CTO Isaiah Hull spoke on “The Builders: Real-World Deployment” panel at the AI x Blockchain Summit, held at KTH Arenan in Stockholm as part of Nordic Tech Week.

September 10, 2026

FirstQFM appears on AI Ranch

CTO Isaiah Hull joined Dr. Evalds Urtans on AI Ranch to discuss artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and FirstQFM’s work on machine learning foundation models for quantum computing.

September 9, 2026

FirstQFM holds first company offsite in Stockholm

FirstQFM held its first company offsite in Stockholm, bringing together members of its distributed team, board, and investor group.

July 10, 2026

FirstQFM CTO delivers keynote at inaugural Economic Data Science Society conference

CTO Isaiah Hull delivered the keynote “Quantum Computing for Economic Data Science” at the inaugural EDSS conference, hosted by Banque de France in Paris.

July 9, 2026

FirstQFM CTO appears on Blond & Quantum podcast

CTO Isaiah Hull joined host Eva Galant on Blond & Quantum to discuss FirstQFM’s development of machine learning foundation models for quantum computing.

June 26, 2026

FirstQFM meets with partners at Quantum.Tech World in Boston

FirstQFM attended Quantum.Tech World 2026 at Encore Boston Harbor, meeting existing partners and forming new relationships among more than 1,000 executives, researchers, and investors from over 40 countries.

June 23, 2026

FirstQFM at IQT Nordics 2026 in Oslo

CTO Isaiah Hull presented "Improving the Performance and Scalability of Quantum Computers with AI" and joined the AI for Quantum for AI panel at IQT Nordics 2026 at OsloMet University.

June 23, 2026

FirstQFM strengthens partnerships with Toshiba and Stefanini

FirstQFM met with the Toshiba SQBM+ team and Stefanini Executive Director Roger Pellegrino in Toronto to strengthen relationships and discuss opportunities for future collaboration.

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