{"id":"8ddad70d-2a2d-49e7-8991-e0624f6768f5","slug":"jan-goetz","name":"Dr. Jan Goetz","bioBrief":"Co-founder and CEO of IQM Quantum Computers (Nasdaq: IQMX), a Finnish superconducting quantum computing company he spun out of Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in 2018 with co-founders Mikko Möttönen and Juha Vartiainen. Earned his doctorate on superconducting quantum circuits at TU Munich and the Walther-Meissner-Institute, completed 2017, then moved to Helsinki as a Marie-Curie Fellow at Aalto University. Became sole CEO in January 2026 after serving as Co-CEO. Under his leadership, IQM raised over $600M in funding, sold 23 on-premises quantum computers worldwide (more than any competitor), and became the first European quantum computing company to list on a major U.S. exchange in July 2026. Named Handelsblatt Founder of the Year 2023; serves on the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) board.","priorExits":null,"nationality":"German","verificationPosture":"reported","aliases":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://iqm.tech/press-releases/iqm-quantum-computers-appoints-jan-goetz-as-sole-ceo-to-lead-next-phase-of-global-growth/","title":"Dr. Jan Goetz role","sourceName":"IQM Quantum Computers (official)"},{"url":"https://quantumzeitgeist.com/jan-goetz/","title":"Jan Goetz, The Complete Story Of The Physicist Who Took Quantum Computing Public","sourceName":"Quantum Zeitgeist"},{"url":"https://www.wmi.badw.de/the-institute/team/jan-goetz","title":"Dr. Jan Goetz - WMI Team","sourceName":"Walther-Meissner-Institute"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-08-26T05:05:02.078Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-26T09:05:58.558Z","educations":[],"companyRoles":[{"id":"7a651e59-f861-4c70-906d-7d94739613f9","personId":"8ddad70d-2a2d-49e7-8991-e0624f6768f5","companyId":"8036e703-a3a6-4dbe-b705-e15591191ab0","role":"ceo","roleTitle":"CEO & Co-founder","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"currentRole":true,"roleBasis":"verified_secondary","createdAt":"2026-08-26T05:05:02.866Z","company":{"slug":"iqm-quantum-computers","name":"IQM Quantum Computers"}}],"boardRoles":[],"investorRoles":[],"foundings":[]}