Yehuda Naveh
Yehuda Naveh is co-founder and chief technology officer of the Israeli quantum software company ClassiqClassiqClassiq develops quantum computing software for enterprise and research teams, combining algorithm modeling, automated circuit synthesis and execution across hardware with Qmod, AI assistance and simulation environments.Open the full entry. A quantum computing expert, he did research at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and at IBMIBMIBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is an American information technology company, renamed in 1924 from the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (C-T-R).Open the full entry, leaving IBM after 20 years to co-found Classiq in 2020 with his son Amir NavehAmir NavehAmir Naveh is co-founder and chief product officer of the Israeli quantum software company Classiq. A veteran of the Israeli military’s Talpiot technology unit, he co-founded Classiq in 2020 with Nir Minerbi and his father, Yehuda Naveh. In October 2026 Intel announced the acquisition of Classiq.Open the full entry and Nir MinerbiNir MinerbiNir Minerbi is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Classiq, a quantum computing software company. In October 2026 Intel announced a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq; the deal has not yet closed.Open the full entry. In October 2026 IntelIntelIntel is a semiconductor company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, founded by Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore in 1968; it introduced the 4004 microprocessor in 1971, its x86 processors have long powered personal computers, it has pursued a foundry strategy since 2021, and Lip-Bu Tan has been its chief executive officer since 2025.Open the full entry announced the acquisition of Classiq.
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Background: Quantum Computing Research
A quantum computing expert, he did research at the Technion and IBM, leaving IBM after 20 years to start the company.[1]
2020Co-Founding Classiq
In 2020 he co-founded Classiq with his son Amir Naveh and Nir Minerbi, becoming chief technology officer.[2]
July 2021Technical Advisory Board
Classiq announced that Professor Tal Mor of the Technion and Professor Robert Wille of Johannes Kepler University Linz were joining its new technical advisory board. Naveh said the company’s patented technology “is based on fusing proven concepts from computer-aided design with the latest in quantum computing.”[3]
December 2022Quantum Industry Survey
Classiq released a survey conducted for it by Propeller Insights in September 2022 among more than 500 U.S. professionals, in which 83 percent said their organizations had begun investing in quantum research or technology. Naveh said: “Quantum is not just an abstract concept.”[4]
October 2026Intel Announces Acquisition of Classiq
On October 26, 2026, Intel announced the acquisition of Classiq, which is to become Intel’s global development center for quantum computing once the deal is completed.[2]
He and his son Amir Naveh together hold about 9 percent of Classiq’s shares.[5]
Sources
- #9 Classiq: Ahead of the quantum software game (opens in a new window)
- Intel buys Israeli quantum computing co Classiq for $2.2b (opens in a new window)
- Classiq forms technical advisory board for Quantum Algorithm Design (opens in a new window)
- Classiq research shows huge quantum computing momentum, market potential (opens in a new window)
- Father and son founders to rake in $200m from Classiq sale (opens in a new window)