We work with visionary chemical, pharmaceuticals and materials companies to develop billion-dollar applications using quantum advantage.
If you want to help develop world-leading quantum software, and you have a background in computational chemistry, mathematics, physics, computer science or quantum information, we’d love to hear from you. Visit our Careers page for details on open roles.
Join us →Steve founded Riverlane because he believes that bringing together pioneers in software, algorithms and architectures in one company is the only path to commercially useful quantum computers. His dream is to make quantum computers as transparent and well known as RaspberryPi.
Steve is a global leader in the commercialisation of quantum computers and sits on the UK government’s Quantum Computing Expert Group. He spent almost a decade in the intelligence community and as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge leading major research projects in quantum computing.
Steve holds a PhD in quantum information from the University of York. He is a big music fan and spent much of his youth playing the saxophone in jazz, funk and soul bands.
As VP product, Leonie is responsible for building, commercialising and marketing Riverlane’s product lines. Leonie is passionate about helping Riverlane’s customers move quickly and easily to quantum advantage.
Leonie brings eight years’ experience in quantum technologies and business development, with a PhD in quantum chemistry from the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz in Germany. After her PhD, she held senior editorial roles at Nature andNature Communications where she was responsible for covering quantum computing and other topics in physics. An ardent supporter of Open Science, Leonie then joined PLOS ONE, building and leading a physical sciences and engineering division in a fast-paced management environment.
Leonie is a huge supporter of diversity in STEM and serves on NumFOCUS's diversity and inclusion committee. Outside of work, she enjoys playing the violin and spending time with her family.
Bek is responsible for building world-class teams and scaling company operations to enable Riverlane to reach its strategic goals. Bek enjoys supporting and empowering high-performing teams and has a supreme talent for driving work to completion.
Bek has 15 years’ experience within leading health, research and higher education organisations. She co-founded THIS Institute, a £42m healthcare research institute at the University of Cambridge, building a team of 35 people in one year. Bek also has experience in fundraising and stakeholder management across a range of sectors and countries as Chief of Staff at the University of Cambridge.
Bek holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from the Open University. Outside of work, she runs, reads and plays a mean game of squash.
Jonathan Bean
Consultant
Emma Bradshaw
Executive Assistant
Anton Buyskikh
Research Software Developer
Joan Camps
Senior Research Scientist
Ophelia Crawford
Research Software Developer
James Cruise
Principal Research Scientist
Amy Flower
Communications Assistant
Marco Ghibaudi
SoC Prototyping Engineer
Tom Parks
Research Software Developer
Dave Plant
Principal Research Scientist
Brendan Reid
Research Software Developer
Lisa Roberts
Office Manager
Robin Sterling
Research Software Developer
Dan Underwood
Research Software Developer
Jonathan is computational scientist working in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. His main research focus is on determining the properties of amorphous and crystalline systems from atomistic simulations. This research approach involves both method development and the use of existing methods to expand knowledge of interesting material systems. He is passionate about academic and industrial collaboration as a way of accelerating research progress.
Emma previously worked in the legal sector and has more recently managed PR for some local SMEs as part of a brand communications agency. She has professional administrative qualifications and has worked as an executive assistant for directors at a global tech consultancy firm. Emma achieved a first-class honours degree in English Literature at university. Emma lives in a cottage in the Cambridgeshire countryside, which she loves to explore in her spare time having grown up in the city centre. She also enjoys reading and crafting.
After completing a PhD in theoretical physics Anton continued working on out-of-equilibrium simulations of quantum many-body systems with long-range interactions at the University of Strathclyde. Having always been interested in programming he focused on the development of research software, which brought him to Riverlane, where software development meets the cutting edge research in quantum computing. In his spare time Anton enjoys playing sports and exploring the world around.
Joan is a theoretical physicist with a PhD in General Relativity from the University of Barcelona (2010). Joan has conducted research in many top universities within the UK, most recently on the interplay between quantum gravity, field theory and information science. This spurred his deep interest in quantum information, computation and technologies. Outside of work Joan loves spending time with his family. He also likes swimming, reading and listening to podcasts.
Ophelia completed a PhD in Geophysics at the University of Cambridge, during which she gained expertise in numerical algorithms. At Riverlane, she is developing methods to reduce the resources required to perform calculations on quantum computers. Ophelia is also the lead PI on an Innovate UK Eureka grant, working with Canadian collaborators to enhance industrial productivity. Outside work, Ophelia enjoys cooking, knitting and doing crosswords.
James is a mathematician who works on the application of statistical and probabilistic techniques to real world systems. These include internet traffic modelling, social networks and most recently power systems. James completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge and has since held research positions at Bristol University and Heriot Watt University. Outside of work he enjoys playing board games and developing his skills as a weaver.
Amy started her career in the education sector before moving into events and community management within the Cambridge start-up world. With her extensive administration experience, she then joined Riverlane as Executive Assistant. Following the achievement of a first-class degree in English, she found her natural home in communications and is now Communications Assistant for Riverlane. Amy lives with her husband and two young daughters. She loves to read and is a huge podcast fan.
Marco is an FPGA expert with a PhD in Innovative Technologies from CERN/Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa. As part of his PhD, he has contributed to the design of the CERN ATLAS experiment back-end electronics and to development of prototypes used in Automative, IOT and Fiber-optic Communications. In the past five years, Marco has worked in multinational companies specialised in Systems on Chip and Consumer Electronics.
Outside work, Marco loves reading, boxing and baking.
Tom has a MPhil in computer science from the University of Cambridge, where he investigated quantum simulation methods using novel classical hardware architectures. He also holds a BSc in Theoretical Physics from Royal Holloway, University of London and has worked as a software developer in a variety of research fields including fusion energy and microscopy. Outside work, Tom enjoys hill walking and photography.
Dave joined Riverlane from one of the UK’s National Labs. As one of their youngest ever distinguished scientists, he spearheaded the deployment of computational chemistry at scale. Pioneering new methods and applications, Dave delivered a number of high-profile projects of national significance that resulted in cost savings to the UK government in the £10m’s.
Brendan received his PhD in Quantum Information Theory from Queen's University Belfast in 2018 where he focused on ultracold atomic dynamics and quantum thermodynamics with the application of quantum technologies in mind. With an interest in quantum computing, he completed a one year postdoctoral position at the University of Southern California designing algorithms to be implemented on the D-Wave 2X quantum annealer.
Outside of work Brendan enjoys reading, exercising and exploring the local bars and restaurants.
Lisa is a graduate from the University of Surrey with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. She has extensive experience as an Office, Facilities and Health & Safety Manager and has previously worked within the Semi-Conductor and FinTech industry. Lisa also has experience in HR administration and is actively deepening her knowledge in this area. Outside work Lisa enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new walks with her dog. She also loves quizzes, both participating in them and creating them.
Robin completed a PhD in ion trap quantum computing, designing and operating the first microfabricated 2D ion trap lattice. After his PhD he moved into embedded hardware and software development, working on a range of high-volume consumer products. In his spare time, Robin likes to work on a variety of electronics projects, cycle and play board games.
Dan obtained a PhD in Physics from University College London, where he developed and used high-performance quantum chemistry methods to investigate the properties of atmospheric molecules. He has worked in a mixture of industrial and academic roles, most recently as a Research Associate in the Cambridge University Department of Computer Science and Technology. Outside work, Dan enjoys cycling, reading and music - though not all at the same time.
Amelia Armour
Principal in Early Stage Funds - Amadeus Capital Partners
Carol Cheung
Senior Associate - Cambridge Investment Capital
Hermann Hauser
Director - Amadeus Capital Partners
Elaine Loukes
Investment Director - Cambridge Enterprise
Andrew Williamson
Managing Partner - Cambridge Investment Capital
Amelia is a Principal in the Early Stage Fund at Amadeus Capital Partners with an investment focus of autonomous systems, AI and machine learning, cloud computing, digital health and medical technology.
As well as sitting on the board of Riverlane she is Director at other technology companies including Paragraf, delivering the capabilities of graphene to the real world; Immense Simulations, an intelligent mobility enabling software company and SLAMcore, a spin-out from Imperial College, developing spatial intelligence for autonomous robotics and drones.
Amelia holds a BSc in Chemistry and Biology from Durham University and is a mentor on the Judge Business School’s Accelerate Programme.
Carol is a Senior Associate focusing on a range of technology investments.
Prior to joining CIC she worked in a variety of roles at several UK-based early stage tech companies, most recently as Commercial Director of Speechmatics, a Cambridge-based speech recognition start-up. She has a background in financial analysis gained from working in both the UK and Canada. She holds a B. Comm from the University of Toronto, gained an MBA from the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School and is a CFA charter holder.
Carol manages CIC's investment in Cytora and Geospock.
In2015 Hermann was awarded an KBE for services to Engineering and Industry.
Serial Entrepreneur and Co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners, Dr Hermann Hauser KBE has wide experience in developing and financing companies in the information technology sector. He co-founded a number of high-tech companies including Acorn Computers which spun out ARM, E-trade UK, Virata and Cambridge Network. Subsequently Hermann became vice president of research at Olivetti. During his tenure at Olivetti, he established a global network of research laboratories. Since leaving Olivetti, Hermann has founded over 20 technology companies. In 1997, he co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners. At Amadeus he invested in CSR, Solexa, Icera, Xmos and Cambridge Broadband.
Hermann is a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Chemistry and of the Royal Academy of Engineering, as well as an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. In 2001 he was awarded an Honorary CBE for ‘innovative service to the UK enterprise sector’. In 2004 he was made a member of the Government’s Council for Science and Technology and in 2013 he was made a Distinguished Fellow of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Hermann has honorary doctorates from the Universities of Loughborough, Bath, Anglia Ruskin, Strathclyde, Glasgow and York.
Elaine is an Investment Director in the Seed Funds team, focusing on spin-out opportunities emerging from the physical sciences.
Since joining Cambridge Enterprise, she has spun-out nine new companies and worked on several follow-on funding rounds. She has held many director positions and currently sits on the boards of PervasID, Intellegens, Sorex, Xampla and CB2Tech as well as being an observer of AudioTelligence and Riverlane.
She has extensive experience in all stages of the investment process including due diligence, financial modelling, deal negotiation and investment management.
Elaine has worked in early-stage tech investing since 2001. At Dresdner Kleinwort Capital, she sourced new investment opportunities and managed the direct-investment portfolio for early-stage tech deals as well as leading on a £2bn fund of funds secondary sale. At PUK Ventures she focused on early-stage tech opportunities emerging from the public sector and UK universities.
Elaine has a BSc in Laser Physics and Optoelectronics (University of Strathclyde), a PhD in Physics (Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton) and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) in 2000.
Elaine joined Cambridge Enterprise in December 2015.
Andrew Williamson is the Managing Partner and specialises in technology investments.
He has hands on experience of building technology businesses, coupled with a venture investing background and an understanding of Cambridge and its academic institutes.
Prior to joining CIC, he was at True North Venture Partners in Chicago where he was a partner in its $300 million venture fund. Before this Andrew spent ten years leading materials science and semiconductor research in US government research laboratories, followed by managing director positions at venture capital funds Physic Ventures in San Francisco and MalibuIQ in Los Angeles.
Andrew studied at the University of Cambridge as both an undergraduate and a graduate, receiving an MA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Physics. He also holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.
Andrew manages CIC's investments in Audio Analytic, AudioTelligence, Imagen, Origami Energy, PervasID, PragmatIC, Prowler.io, Riverlane, Swim.ai and Undo.
