When AMD bought Silo AI for $665 million in 2024, Peter Sarlin could have retired. Instead, he stayed focused on innovation and new challenges, turning his attention to quantum computing.
Eighteen months after selling Europe’s largest AI model lab, Sarlin started Qutwo with support from PostScriptum. His family office also backs Lovable, Tandem Health, Legora, and NestAI, which got €100 million from Nokia for defence AI.
Closing the quantum gap with AI
Quantum computing promises to crack tough logistics puzzles, accelerate drug discovery, and supercharge our energy grids. But with reliable quantum machines still a few years out, companies face a big question: invest now, or wait and see?
Qutwo OS steps in here, using AI to mimic quantum behaviours, so you get quantum-like power on everyday hardware. The team brings together top AI and quantum minds with ambitious businesses, all focused on solving the hardest problems in AI computing.
This launch comes as more tech companies and governments aim for ‘quantum advantage,’ when quantum computers outperform classical computers on certain tasks. Most in the industry expect commercial quantum computing to arrive by the end of the decade.
Sarlin already has over €20M in contracts on the books, with clients across finance, energy, logistics, and e-commerce.
Meet the team behind Qutwo
Qutwo’s team has been working under the radar for months, quietly signing deals before their February launch.
According to Sarlin’s post, the team includes Kuan Yen Tan, Topias Uotila, Adrian Flanagan, Leo, Kaj-Mikael Björk, Juha Muhonen, Anton Akusok, Suvi Vasama, Risto Hakala, Anni Rahiala, Elin Dölker, Antti Vasara, Pekka Lundmark, and other experts from UC Berkeley, UCL, CMU, EPFL, Aalto, and UNSW.
What’s next?
Qutwo is aiming to attract more enterprise clients as quantum technology advances, and Sarlin is looking to expand globally beyond Europe.
