About us

Quantum Source is on a mission to make quantum computing a practical reality. Our novel architecture, designed around chip-based photon-atom gates, provides a clear path to the most powerful fault-tolerant quantum computer.

Our unique technology enables deterministic generation of photons and entangling gates, removing major roadblocks such as scalability, complexity and cost-efficiency.

Founded in 2021, our journey is backed by two decades of research at the Weizmann Institute of Science and built upon recent breakthroughs in photonic technologies. To date, we've raised a total of $77 million from top-tier investors.

Today, our team comprises 49 multidisciplinary experts, including 6 Professors and 25 employees with PhDs or postdoctoral research experience from leading universities worldwide. Committed to out-of-the-box thinking, our team finds creative solutions to long-standing technological and scientific challenges, paving the path toward practical and affordable quantum computers accessible to a wide array of audiences.

Management team

Oded Melamed
CEO
Oded Melamed is an accomplished entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience. Oded was the co-founder and CEO of Altair Semiconductor, which was acquired in 2016 by Sony Corporation for $212 million. He holds a BSc and MSc (Cum Laude) in Electrical Engineering from the Tel Aviv University and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg-Recanati program.
Oded Melamed
CEO
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Gil Semo
VP R&D
Gil Semo is an experienced executive, with more than 25 years in the semiconductor industry. Gil was Director VLSI and part of the founding team of Anobit acquired by Apple in 2012. Following the acquisition he served as Director of System Architecture and a member of Apple Israel’s management team. He holds BSc in Electrical Engineering and MBA from Ben-Gurion University.
Gil Semo
VP R&D
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Prof. Barak Dayan
CHIEF SCIENTIST
Prof. Barak Dayan is an Associate Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, head of the Weizmann Quantum Optics group. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Caltech, as part of Professor H. J. Kimble’s Quantum Optics group. He completed his BSc and MSc in Physics at the Hebrew University as part of the elite Israeli Defense Forces ‘Talpiot’ program, and his PhD in Physics at the Weizmann Institute.
Prof. Barak Dayan
CHIEF SCIENTIST
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Shlomit Semel
VP Human Resources
Shlomit Semel is an HR specialist with more than 25 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Shlomit was VP HR at Altair Semiconductor and was part of its core founding team. Shlomit also served as Senior Director of HR at ZoomInfo (ZI, Nasdaq). She holds a MSM degree from NY Polytechnic University and a BA from The College of Management in Behavioral Sciences.
Shlomit Semel
VP Human Resources
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Our board of directors

Dr Ayal Itzkovitz
BOARD MEMBER
Ayal is a Managing Partner in Pitango First, focusing on early-stage companies aiming at disrupting the way software is built, he’s intrigued by frontier technologies, such as Quantum Computing. In his entrepreneurship tenure, Ayal founded and served as the CEO of Convergin, a Pitango portfolio company. The company was acquired by Oracle in 2010. Ayal earned his PhD in Computer Science from the Technion.
Dr Ayal Itzkovitz
BOARD MEMBER
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Seth Winterroth
BOARD MEMBER
Seth is a Partner at Eclipse and has spent his career building and investing in technology solutions that solve physical world problems at scale. He began his career at General Electric where he helped develop and implement a variety of robotics, 3D printing, and IOT solutions. Later, Seth joined Eclipse at inception to build a venture capital firm focused on partnering with the companies driving the Industrial Evolution. At Eclipse, Seth partners with founders at the pre-product stage to build enduring, highly differentiated businesses. Seth is a proud graduate of Claremont McKenna College.
Seth Winterroth
BOARD MEMBER
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Dov Moran
BOARD MEMBER
Dov Moran is the Managing Partner of Grove Ventures. He is one of the most prominent Israeli hi-tech leaders in the world, best known as the inventor of the USB flash drive (Moran founded M-Systems, acquired by SanDisk for $US 1.6 billion in 2006). Moran also served as the Chairman of Tower Semiconductors, a developer and manufacturer of semiconductors and integrated circuits, in which he led a massive overhaul. In 2022, it was announced that Intel will acquire Tower for $5.4 Billion.
Dov Moran
BOARD MEMBER
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Naftali Bennett
Board Member
Naftali Bennett became Israel’s 13th Prime Minister in 2021, leading the most diverse government in the nation’s history. Prior to that, he served as Minister of Economy, Minister of Education and Minister of Defense, and is known for his innovations and bold reforms. Before moving into politics, Bennett enjoyed a successful career as a tech entrepreneur. In 1999, he co-founded information security company Cyota and served as CEO until the company was sold to RSA. In 2009, Bennett served as CEO of cloud computing start-up Soluto, which was later sold to Asurion.
Naftali Bennett
Board Member
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Oded Melamed
CEO, BOARD MEMBER
Oded Melamed is an accomplished entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience. Oded was the co-founder and CEO of Altair Semiconductor, which was acquired in 2016 by Sony Corporation for $212 million. He holds a BSc and MSc (Cum Laude) in Electrical Engineering from the Tel Aviv University and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg-Recanati program.
Oded Melamed
CEO, BOARD MEMBER
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Gil Semo
VP R&D, BOARD MEMBER
Gil Semo is an experienced executive, with more than 25 years in the semiconductor industry. Gil was Director VLSI and part of the founding team of Anobit acquired by Apple in 2012. Following the acquisition he served as Director of System Architecture and a member of Apple Israel’s management team. He holds BSc in Electrical Engineering and MBA from Ben-Gurion University.
Gil Semo
VP R&D, BOARD MEMBER
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Dan Charash
CHAIRMAN
Dan Charash is an accomplished entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience. Dan was previously CEO and Co-Founder of Provigent, acquired by Broadcom for over $300M. Dan has an MSc in Electrical Engineering from the Technion, Israeli Institute of Technology, and a BSc in Math and Physics from the Hebrew University and is a graduate of Israel’s Talpiot program.
Dan Charash
CHAIRMAN
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Our investors

Pitango
Eclipse
Grove Ventures
Dell Technologies Capital