Michael's achievements include authoring top journals peer-reviewed quantum papers, winning two global quantum hackathons against 700+ competitors, and being recognized as Europe's best young scientist at EUCYS by the European Commission.

After obtaining a quantum physics PhD from the University of Stuttgart, Tobias Denzler became a scientific consultant in Berlin. In this role, he advised and managed the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education's quantum technology activities. Subsequently, he joined QAI Ventures in Basel as Head of Science and Technology. There, he leads the technical evaluation and support of investments in quantum startups and establishes partnerships with academic partners.

As an investor at deep tech venture capital firm Playground Global, Marissa works with early-stage companies in quantum, high performance, and AI computing, automation, and energy transition technology. Her background includes modeling nuclear reactors on the Titan supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Lab and working with the Applied Numerical Methods Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Vision & Language Group at Berkeley AI Research to bridge the gap between traditional HPC and AI models. She holds a Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD from UC Berkeley in Pure Mathematics, Nuclear Engineering, and Computational & Data Science, and maintains an active research affiliation with LBNL. She also co-founded and advises Prompt AI, a consumer, multimodal AI startup.

Deeply motivated by impact, Nardo views his work not only as a means to advance technology but as a mission to create positive outcomes for humanity—anchoring his leadership in faith, ethics, and a vision for a better world.