The team driving quantum forward
Uniting deep quantum expertise with investment and entrepreneurial experience to scale the next generation of quantum companies.
Founding Partners
Founding Partners
Kris was an award-winning academic psychiatrist & medical doctor at King’s College London, with a PhD in neuroscience, before solo-founding Culture Trip - a hugely popular travel startup for which he raised over $100 million and which won ca. 50 awards, attracted 20 million monthly site visitors, not to mention 2 billion views across its social media content.
He brings a proven record to Firgun Ventures as a former scientist and entrepreneur and as an early angel investor in a number of Quantum start-ups, most notably Cambridge Quantum Computing (now Quantinuum) - at $10B the world’s highest valued private quantum company today.
Kris was an award-winning academic psychiatrist & medical doctor at King’s College London, with a PhD in neuroscience, before solo-founding Culture Trip - a hugely popular travel startup for which he raised over $100 million and which won ca. 50 awards, attracted 20 million monthly site visitors, not to mention 2 billion views across its social media content.
He brings a proven record to Firgun Ventures as a former scientist and entrepreneur and as an early angel investor in a number of Quantum start-ups, most notably Cambridge Quantum Computing (now Quantinuum) - at $10B the world’s highest valued private quantum company today.
Zeynep was Executive Director at Goldman-Sachs for over a decade and brings a similar proven record as a successful Quantum investor, having also acted as an early angel investor into Cambridge Quantum Computing (now Quantinuum). At Goldman Sachs, she has co-founded and steered the company’s Tech Initiative for a decade, meeting with over 1,000 tech founders, acting as an angel investor, board member or advisor.
She was a Board Member of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government Alumni Board of Directors, from where she holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy. Zeynep is also a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and a member of Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle.
Zeynep was Executive Director at Goldman-Sachs for over a decade and brings a similar proven record as a successful Quantum investor, having also acted as an early angel investor into Cambridge Quantum Computing (now Quantinuum). At Goldman Sachs, she has co-founded and steered the company’s Tech Initiative for a decade, meeting with over 1,000 tech founders, acting as an angel investor, board member or advisor.
She was a Board Member of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government Alumni Board of Directors, from where she holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy. Zeynep is also a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, and a member of Milken Institute’s Young Leaders Circle.
Investment Team
Investment Team
Prof. Mete Atatüre
Academic Advisor
Head of Department and Professor of Physics | Cavendish Lab, Cambridge University
PhD Physics
Boston University
Prof. Mete Atatüre
Academic Advisor
Head of Department and Professor of Physics | Cavendish Lab, Cambridge University
PhD Physics
Boston University
Prof. Mete Atatüre
Academic Advisor
Head of Department and Professor of Physics | Cavendish Lab, Cambridge University
PhD Physics
Boston University
“Firgun aspires to be an innovative and AI-aided VC firm that sets a new standard for how a quantum VC firm can be run, providing quantum-specific operational and commercial support to portfolio companies.”
“Firgun aspires to be an innovative and AI-aided VC firm that sets a new standard for how a quantum VC firm can be run, providing quantum-specific operational and commercial support to portfolio companies.”
Advisory Council
Advisory Council
Kris Peeters
Chairman
Kris was the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 2021 to 2024. Prior to this role, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy in Belgium and Chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with NATO.
Kris Peeters
Chairman
Kris was the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 2021 to 2024. Prior to this role, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy in Belgium and Chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with NATO.
Kris Peeters
Chairman
Kris was the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) from 2021 to 2024. Prior to this role, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy in Belgium and Chair of the European Parliament’s delegation for relations with NATO.
Ilyas Khan, KSG
Quantum / Founder
Ilyas is the Founder of Cambridge Quantum Computing, and Quantinuum, the highest valued ($10B in 2025) private Quantum company globally. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quantinuum, and as the company’s Chief Product Officer.
Ilyas Khan, KSG
Quantum / Founder
Ilyas is the Founder of Cambridge Quantum Computing, and Quantinuum, the highest valued ($10B in 2025) private Quantum company globally. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quantinuum, and as the company’s Chief Product Officer.
Ilyas Khan, KSG
Quantum / Founder
Ilyas is the Founder of Cambridge Quantum Computing, and Quantinuum, the highest valued ($10B in 2025) private Quantum company globally. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Quantinuum, and as the company’s Chief Product Officer.
Dr. Martin Murphy
Quantum / Life Sc
Martin was the co-founder, alongside the Wellcome Trust, and ex-chair of Syncona - a FTSE250 company focused on founding, building and funding healthcare companies to deliver transformational treatments to patients. Under his leadership, Syncona deployed $1.5B+ across 22 companies.
Dr. Martin Murphy
Quantum / Life Sc
Martin was the co-founder, alongside the Wellcome Trust, and ex-chair of Syncona - a FTSE250 company focused on founding, building and funding healthcare companies to deliver transformational treatments to patients. Under his leadership, Syncona deployed $1.5B+ across 22 companies.
Dr. Martin Murphy
Quantum / Life Sc
Martin was the co-founder, alongside the Wellcome Trust, and ex-chair of Syncona - a FTSE250 company focused on founding, building and funding healthcare companies to deliver transformational treatments to patients. Under his leadership, Syncona deployed $1.5B+ across 22 companies.
Yariv Adan
AI / VC
Yariv was a Senior Director at Google for 20+ years, where he led complex Product teams incl. in Cloud AI, Monetisation, GTM, Infrastructure, and Security. He was also the Co-Lead of Google’s Zurich site. He is also a Founding Partner at Ellipsis Ventures.
Yariv Adan
AI / VC
Yariv was a Senior Director at Google for 20+ years, where he led complex Product teams incl. in Cloud AI, Monetisation, GTM, Infrastructure, and Security. He was also the Co-Lead of Google’s Zurich site. He is also a Founding Partner at Ellipsis Ventures.
Yariv Adan
AI / VC
Yariv was a Senior Director at Google for 20+ years, where he led complex Product teams incl. in Cloud AI, Monetisation, GTM, Infrastructure, and Security. He was also the Co-Lead of Google’s Zurich site. He is also a Founding Partner at Ellipsis Ventures.
Eddie Alleyn
Quantum / Defense
Eddie has 35+ years of UK Government service in defence, security and foreign affairs.
He remains an active advisor to deeptech startups from Oxford University.
Eddie Alleyn
Quantum / Defense
Eddie has 35+ years of UK Government service in defence, security and foreign affairs.
He remains an active advisor to deeptech startups from Oxford University.
Eddie Alleyn
Quantum / Defense
Eddie has 35+ years of UK Government service in defence, security and foreign affairs.
He remains an active advisor to deeptech startups from Oxford University.
Augustine Syn
Quantum / Govt
Augustine is a Senior Advisor to the UK Department of Business & Trade’s Venture Unit and a Growth Investor in Deep Tech/Quantum for Atlantic Bridge and a Temasek-linked company.
He was Singapore’s Defence Counsellor for Europe in Paris.
Augustine Syn
Quantum / Govt
Augustine is a Senior Advisor to the UK Department of Business & Trade’s Venture Unit and a Growth Investor in Deep Tech/Quantum for Atlantic Bridge and a Temasek-linked company.
He was Singapore’s Defence Counsellor for Europe in Paris.
Augustine Syn
Quantum / Govt
Augustine is a Senior Advisor to the UK Department of Business & Trade’s Venture Unit and a Growth Investor in Deep Tech/Quantum for Atlantic Bridge and a Temasek-linked company.
He was Singapore’s Defence Counsellor for Europe in Paris.