Scalable quantum computers

Through advanced semiconductor manufacturing

Qolab is a quantum hardware company founded by leaders behind key industry milestones, now engineering the next leap: industrial-grade superconducting QPUs built for useful computation.

Our team

Led by industry veterans including a Nobel laureate, we bring together deep physics, systems engineering, and semiconductor partnerships.

Alan Ho

CEO, Co-founder

Brings extensive experience as former Head of Product at Google Quantum AI, where he led product efforts behind the quantum supremacy experiment.

John Martinis

CTO, Co-founder

Distinguished physicist and 2025 Nobel laureate in Physics recognized for pioneering superconducting qubits and advancing scalable quantum systems.

Robert McDermott

Head of Hardware, Co-founder

UW–Madison professor and leading physicist advancing superconducting qubits, quantum measurement, and scalable quantum computing systems.

Britton Plourde

Quantum hardware engineer

Renowned physicist recognized for pioneering qubit readout and control techniques and designing efficient quantum circuits.

Our partnerships

Qolab partners with leading semiconductor companies, government programs, and research institutions to adapt advanced fabrication technologies for superconducting quantum hardware.

Join our team

Work alongside world-leading quantum scientists and semiconductor partners, with access to state-of-the-art fabrication tools.

Quantum hardware engineer

Madison, WI

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