{"podcast":{"title":"The Post-Quantum World","slug":"the-post-quantum-world-3755357","podcast_index_feed_id":3755357,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4887724/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://protiviti.com/postquantum","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fab2a323f17028d64e2d44e37f7c2bdf.jpg","author":"Protiviti","episode_count":130,"summary":"Follow The Post-Quantum World, where Protiviti and our guests explore quantum computing and its business impacts, benefits and threats. Quantum computing capabilities are exploding, causing disruption and opportunities, but many technology and business leaders still don’t understand the impact quantum will have on their business. Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. In our bi-weekly podcast series, The Post-Quantum World, Protiviti Associate Director and host Konstantinos Karagiannis is joined by quantum computing experts to discuss hot topics in quantum computing, including the business impact, benefits and threats of this exciting new capability. Visit www.protiviti.com/postquantum to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. For questions or additional information, contact Konstantinos Karagiannis: konstantinos.karagiannis@protiviti.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T02:17:23.849210+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-post-quantum-world-3755357"},"episode":{"title":"A VC Shares His 5-Layer Quantum Investing Strategy — with Intel Capital","slug":"a-vc-shares-his-5-layer-quantum-investing-strategy-with-intel-capital","published_at":"2026-02-04T13:00:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-post-quantum-world-3755357/a-vc-shares-his-5-layer-quantum-investing-strategy-with-intel-capital","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-post-quantum-world-3755357","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-vc-shares-his-5-layer-quantum-investing-strategy-with-intel-capital--69739989","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69739989/pqw_kike_v01.mp3","summary":"Explore the high-stakes world of quantum venture capital. Host Konstantinos Karagiannis sits down with Kike Miralles, Investment Director at Intel Capital . Moving beyond surface-level hype, Miralles introduces his “five-layer stack” philosophy — a strategic framework that evaluates everything from physical infrastructure and QPUs to middleware and end-user applications. He shares candid insights into why Intel Capital favors Series A and B rounds, how his background in physics helps him spot “miracles” required for a startup to succeed, and why he believes the quantum computing industry shifted gears so aggressively toward error correction and logical qubits in 2025. It’s a masterclass in “revenue realism” as Miralles discusses the complex transition from consulting-heavy pilots to scalable SaaS models in quantum. The conversation dives into the wiring bottleneck of solid-state platforms, the skepticism surrounding QKD versus post-quantum cryptography, and the potential for a killer app at the intersection of quantum simulation and AI in the pharmaceutical industry. Whether you are an entrepreneur looking to avoid red flags or a tech enthusiast curious about who might become the Nvidia of quantum, this episode provides a grounded, expert look at the roadmap to a multi-billion dollar quantum future. For more information on Intel Capital, visit https://www.intelcapital.com/ . Visit Protiviti at www.protiviti.com/US-en/technology-consulting/quantum-computing-services to learn more about how Protiviti is helping organizations get post-quantum ready. Follow host Konstantinos Karagiannis on all socials: @KonstantHacker Questions and comments are welcome! Theme song by David Schwartz, copyright 2021. The views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and d…","meta_description":"Explore the high-stakes world of quantum venture capital. Host Konstantinos Karagiannis sits down with Kike Miralles, Investment Director at Intel Capital…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2426,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-post-quantum-world-3755357/episodes/a-vc-shares-his-5-layer-quantum-investing-strategy-with-intel-capital/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-post-quantum-world-3755357/a-vc-shares-his-5-layer-quantum-investing-strategy-with-intel-capital.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}