Nir Minerbi

Minerbi and his future co-founder Amir Naveh grew up together, both entered the Israeli military’s Talpiot technology leadership program, and then spent about a decade in military technology units, which have not been named publicly.⁠[1]

He holds a master’s degree in physics; the institution and year have not been made public.⁠[2]

In 2020 he co-founded Classiq with Amir Naveh and Yehuda Naveh and became its chief executive.⁠[3]

On February 17, 2022, Classiq announced a $33 million Series B; new investors included HPE Pathfinder and Samsung NEXT, with personal investments from Lip-Bu TanLip-Bu TanLip-Bu Tan is a Malaysia-born entrepreneur and venture capitalist who founded Walden International in 1987, served as chief executive officer of Cadence Design Systems from 2009 to 2021, and has been chief executive officer of Intel since March 2025.Open the full entry and Harvey Jones, bringing its total to $48 million in 20 months. Minerbi said, “The quantum industry is now moving from consulting services to quantum products and from prototyping to production.”⁠[4]

In May a second closing raised the round to $36 million, adding HSBC, NTT Finance and Neva SGR and bringing total funding to $51 million.⁠[5]

In September the Series B was extended to $49 million.⁠[6]

Classiq announced a $110 million Series C led by Entrée Capital. Minerbi said, “We are building the Microsoft of quantum computing.”⁠[7]

Classiq announced tens of millions of dollars in strategic investment from AMD VenturesAMD VenturesAMD Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of semiconductor company AMD. It backs AI models, developer tools, cloud infrastructure, silicon and interconnect technologies, and provides portfolio companies with compute, engineering and market support. Its predecessor was the AMD Fusion Fund; AMD used the Ventures name in an official 2012 announcement.Open the full entry, QualcommQualcommQualcomm is a semiconductor and wireless technology company headquartered in San Diego, California. Founded in 1985 by Irwin Jacobs and six other former Linkabit colleagues, it built its business on CDMA technology and now rests on two pillars: its Snapdragon chip platforms and the licensing of cellular standard-essential patents. It has faced antitrust investigations and litigation in many jurisdictions, and in recent years has expanded into automotive, IoT, PCs and AI data centers.Open the full entry Ventures, IonQ and others, lifting total funding above $200 million.⁠[8]

Intel announced a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, expected to close in the first half of 2027.⁠[9]

Classiq has a presence in the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea, France, the Netherlands, India, Italy, Singapore and Israel.⁠[10]