Before quantum computing arrives, this startup wants enterprises already running on it | TechCrunch

"QuTwo is built on the premise that AI is hitting an efficiency wall that quantum computing may eventually help solve. But the company is not betting on when that will happen, Sarlin told TechCrunch. Instead, the startup is building QuTwo OS as an orchestration layer that allows companies to shift from classical to quantum computing - making use of hybrid computing along the way."

"Sarlin invested in Finnish quantum companies IQM and QMill through PostScriptum, and is one of a growing number of investors who believe it will eventually outperform classical computers in a wide range of industry applications while easing AI's energy demands. But he also thinks that initial use cases will require mixed hardware environments, and that enterprises would rather focus on their business problems while QuTwo OS takes care of the routing."

"In that respect, the potential advantage of the middle ground known as "quantum-inspired" computing is that it is already viable today, because it uses classical hardware while simulating quantum behavior, working around the hurdles that still hinder quantum hardware. Meanwhile, QuTwo OS is designed to be flexible, supporting quantum or non-quant"

Peter Sarlin, who sold his startup to AMD for $665 million, has left his CEO role at AMD Silo AI to become chairman of two new ventures: NestAI, a physical AI lab, and QuTwo, an AI startup preparing enterprises for quantum computing. QuTwo, funded by Sarlin's family office PostScriptum, operates as an AI lab for the quantum era and already works with enterprise customers like Zalando on AI tools called lifestyle agents. The company addresses AI's efficiency wall by building QuTwo OS, an orchestration layer enabling hybrid computing environments. Rather than waiting for quantum maturity, QuTwo allows enterprises to shift gradually from classical to quantum computing. Sarlin has invested in Finnish quantum companies IQM and QMill, believing quantum computing will eventually outperform classical systems while reducing AI's energy demands. The startup also explores quantum-inspired computing, which uses classical hardware to simulate quantum behavior as a viable near-term solution.

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