Bart Filius will join QuantWare as Chief Financial Officer on October 12, 2026, bringing extensive experience securing funding for complex science-driven ventures. Filius previously led Galapagos through its Nasdaq IPO and negotiated a $5 billion research and development collaboration with Gilead. His appointment arrives as QuantWare closes a $178 million Series B funding round and builds KiloFab, its industrial-scale fabrication facility, while already serving more than 50 customers in 20 countries. “Bart is a true leader who knows what it is like to build a hypergrowth company,” said CEO Matt Rijlaarsdam.
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The scale of that deal, finalized under Filius’s leadership, highlights his capacity to navigate the financial and logistical challenges inherent in translating early-stage research into large-scale commercial partnerships. This skillset will be important as QuantWare expands its KiloFab facility and pursues further innovation in superconducting qubit technology. QuantWare’s existing commercial traction, with over 50 customers spanning 20 countries, signals a pre-existing market demand for its VIO quantum processors and provides a foundation for accelerated growth under Filius’s financial guidance.
The appointment of Filius directly addresses the financial complexities of scaling a deeply technical company into a global, commercial enterprise. “What attracted me most was the scale of the vision and the energy of the team pursuing it, and I look forward to building the financial foundations for QuantWare’s next phase of growth,” said Filius, emphasizing his commitment to supporting the company’s ambitious goals. CEO Matt Rijlaarsdam echoed this sentiment, stating, “Our mission is hyperscaling quantum processors to solve humanity’s greatest challenges, which requires building a company that operates at a global scale.”
Our mission is hyperscaling quantum processors to solve humanity’s greatest challenges, which requires building a company that operates at a global scale.
Matt Rijlaarsdam, CEO and Co-Founder of QuantWare
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