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The Quantum Insider named Quantum Coast Capital among the venture firms defining quantum investment in 2026.

Two executive orders push federal quantum research and quantum-resistant encryption.

Tennessee’s quantum push, with QCC’s Matt Cimaglia on the investment case.

Atom Computing — a Quantum Coast Capital portfolio investment — raises $300M+ for fault-tolerant quantum systems.

Two-year colleges build quantum training — including a QCC-partnered center in Palm Beach.

Managing Partner Matt Cimaglia on why the quantum economy will run on optical fiber.

Matt Cimaglia's reflections from the Quantum Harlem panel at CUNY.

Matt Cimaglia joins Good Day New York on why the shift after AI is quantum.

Florida's first quantum-safe corridor links Palm Beach to Miami-Dade — infrastructure before applications.

The House moves to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act.

Two sessions in Miami on quantum’s move from research into commercial products.

Matt Cimaglia on the 'harvest now, decrypt later' threat and the case for post-quantum cryptography now.

Matt Cimaglia on federal quantum policy momentum — and what leadership actually requires.

QCC founder Matt Cimaglia joins The Quantum Insider as Senior Advisor.

Matt Cimaglia joins the NYSE on the quantum market and Infleqtion’s move to the public markets.

Palm Beach State College secures $2M in federal funding for a Quantum Innovation Center, bringing total public investment to nearly $7M — with QCC among the partners.

Matt Cimaglia on how Florida is assembling a quantum hub, piece by piece.

The 2026 Year of Quantum Security launches in Washington, bringing together federal agencies, industry and investors. QCC’s Matt Cimaglia is a lead organizer.

This week marks an important moment for the future of quantum technology in the United States — and for the State of Florida. At Tech Basel Miami, a cornerstone event of eMerge Americas, Florida announced the launch of Florida Quantum, a privately led statewide initiative designed to organize the state’s quantum ecosystem and accelerate its competitiveness on the…

Quantum Beach's momentum turns into universities, capital, and talent programs across Florida.

McKinsey on quantum’s move from research and development to deployment, and the capital following it.

Yesterday, West Palm Beach proved why it’s quickly earning the name the Quantum Coast. Our inaugural Quantum Beach event brought together leaders from across the quantum ecosystem—industry, government, research, and investment—to discuss how the United States can unlock the next generation of technological capability. Hosted in partnership with the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and The Quantum Insider, the…

The Florida Opportunity Fund and QCC sign an MOU at Quantum Beach 2025 to advance quantum investment in Florida.

On August 4, 2025, Quantum Coast Capital, in partnership with Meaningful Ventures 2.0, co-hosted the Quantum Leadership Summit: Talent, Technology & Transformation in Montana. The retreat convened executives from Atom Computing, Quantinuum, D-Wave, and IonQ alongside investors, policymakers, and academic leaders for a candid dialogue on the future of quantum technology. The summit explored critical themes spanning…

On June 17, 2025, leaders in science, policy, and business gathered in Philadelphia for Quantum Crossroads: Policy, Innovation, and the Emerging Tech Frontier, hosted by Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC and Quantum Coast Capital.

Holland & Knight’s Quantum Computing Team hosted a conference titled “Quantum Computing: Present and Future.” The event featured U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte, chair of the House Subcommittee on Research and Technology, and Paul Johnson, President of the Colorado School of Mines, which houses one of the nation’s top quantum engineering programs. Industry leaders from D-Wave,…

Regional Leaders and Universities Convene to Advance Quantum and AI Education, Workforce Development On March 6, 2025, Quantum Coast Capital participated in an insightful series of discussions hosted by the Business Development Board (BDB) of Palm Beach County, bringing together local educators, university presidents, technology leaders, and business executives. The event was designed to explore…

Earlier this week, Quantum Coast Capital had the privilege of joining Quantonation and a distinguished group of global quantum leaders in Paris for an insightful discussion on the future of ultra-secure quantum networks and distributed quantum computing. Hosted at the historic Hôtel de Bourrienne, the event brought together pioneers from across the quantum ecosystem—venture capitalists,…

The Quantum Insider on former Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart joining QCC as Senior Advisor.

Dan Hart, former CEO of Virgin Orbit and a longtime Boeing space executive, joins Quantum Coast Capital as Senior Advisor.

The United Nations declares 2025 the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, marking a century of quantum mechanics and the field’s move from theory into practical use.

2024 saw some dramatic ups, some depressing downs — and then more ups and downs — for the quantum technology industry. What will 2025 hold for quantum investments? Glad you asked. Some of the industry’s leading venture capital and investments firms share their predictions for the near-term for this emerging, increasingly more important quantum industry.…

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Holland & Knight and Quantum Coast Capital co-hosted “The Quantum Horizon” in West Palm Beach on December 12, 2024. Session recordings are available.

Six years after the National Quantum Initiative Act, a bipartisan reauthorization bill aims to move U.S. quantum policy from discovery to application.

Holland & Knight and Quantum Coast Capital co-hosted a program on quantum technology, policy, and law in West Palm Beach on December 12, 2024.

Matt Cimaglia joins Christopher Monroe, Amanda Stein, and Kristen Pudenz on the DOE-backed “You Belong in Quantum” series to discuss moving quantum from research to application.

Quantum computing gets most of the attention, but much of its impact is still ahead. Quantum sensors, by contrast, have been solving real-world problems for decades, and their range of applications is growing quickly.

This past week, Matt Cimaglia, Founder and Managing Partner of Quantum Coast Capital, participated in a keynote discussion at the Miami IBM Quantum Fest 2024, held at Miami Dade College. The event brought together students, educators, and industry leaders to explore the transformative potential of quantum technology, with a special emphasis on the role of…

Refresh Miami profiles Matt Cimaglia’s case for building a quantum technology cluster in South Florida.

Matt Cimaglia on why quantum today resembles AI before ChatGPT and the internet before Netscape.

How High-Performance Computing Affects the Climate High-performance computing (HPC) has become indispensable for advancing scientific research and industrial applications. However, its benefits come with a significant environmental cost. The large energy requirements of HPC systems, like those used for complex simulations in climate modeling, drug discovery, and aerospace, contribute substantially to global carbon emissions. As…

On Tuesday, September 10, Matt Cimaglia, Founder and Managing Partner of Quantum Coast Capital, took the stage at the Quantum World Congress in Washington, D.C., to discuss the critical role of balancing public and private investment in quantum technologies. Speaking on the Government & Security track alongside industry leaders Eugene Chiu (IQT) and Martin Laforest…

Matt Cimaglia and Holland & Knight’s Paul Stimers on why the National Quantum Initiative Act needs an update.

Quantum computing is moving from theory toward practical use across industries, and biotechnology is one of the areas where the effects could be largest. Over the next decade, quantum simulation and sensing could speed drug discovery, improve diagnostics, and change how researchers approach problems in health and medicine.

With the release of its first three finalized post-quantum encryption standards, NIST has set the stage for a global shift in how data is protected as quantum computing matures.

In recent weeks, headlines have been dominated by stories of companies falling victim to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. Just last week, researchers demonstrated the ability to hack bike electronic shifters with just a few hundred dollars of hardware, exposing vulnerabilities in even the most seemingly secure systems. Around the same time, a significant data breach exposed…

Matt Cimaglia speaks at eMerge Americas 2024 on quantum advantage and the move from quantum physics to practical applications.