Bullhound Capital’s Per Roman Joins Q-CTRL’s Board of Directors 

This appointment comes as Q-CTRL cements its leadership in quantum sensing with a breakthrough in GPS-free navigation. The company’s Ironstone Opal system has recently become the first quantum navigation solution to achieve field-proven commercial quantum advantage. Demonstrating up to 50× greater accuracy than state-of-the-art conventional GPS alternatives in both airborne and ground trials, Ironstone Opal is completely passive and undetectable, and cannot be jammed or spoofed—a breakthrough for defense, aerospace, and autonomous systems.

Q-CTRL’s software is already embedded with major quantum computing hardware providers and national defence programs. With headquarters in Sydney and offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, and Oxford, the company is building a global presence for the future of quantum infrastructure.

“Q-CTRL isn’t just at the crossroads of AI, quantum, and defense—they’re creating a new class of performance-enhancing infrastructure. It’s the foundation of a generational company, and I’m committed to supporting their journey,” said Per Roman, Founder and Managing Partner at Bullhound Capital.

“Q-CTRL is at an exciting stage where new experience in growth-stage business models and aerospace integration is key. Both Nicole and Per bring critical expertise to our leadership team as we move to build on our world-leading technical accomplishments in quantum navigation and quantum computing for enterprise. We’re proud of the team we’ve established and welcome Nicole and Per to our board,” said Prof Michael J. Biercuk, Founder and CEO of Q-CTRL.

Bullhound Capital invested in Q-CTRL through its Fund VI, which also includes late-stage ventures such as LeoLabs, EcoVadis, CoverManager, Mentimeter, Multiverse Computing, Sesame HR, and Sanity. With a focus on accelerating category leaders in deep tech and AI-led infrastructure, Bullhound Capital continues to back transformational companies scaling globally.

About Q-CTRL
Q-CTRL is a key player in the global quantum technology industry as a category-defining business for AI-powered quantum infrastructure software. Leading quantum computing hardware providers integrate its performance-management software with their superconducting and silicon-based platforms to deliver unprecedented capabilities to end users. The company’s global leadership in quantum sensing for defence and dual-use was featured in The New York Times. Q-CTRL also developed Black Opal, an award-winning EdTech program that enables users to learn quantum computing quickly.
Founded by Michael J. Biercuk in November 2017, Q-CTRL has assembled the world’s foremost team of expert quantum-control engineers, providing solutions to global quantum technology leaders, including Fortune 500 companies, startups, national research labs, and academic institutions. The company has international headquarters in Sydney, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, and Oxford.

About Bullhound Capital
Bullhound Capital is the investment management arm of GP Bullhound, partnering with founders building category-leading technology companies. Launched in 2008 with over €1 billion deployed, it has invested in global leaders such as Spotify, Klarna, Revolut, Slack, Unity, ConnexAI, and EcoVadis. With 13 offices worldwide, its platform delivers hands-on, founder-focused support across strategy, growth, and execution. From quantum to entertainment, Bullhound Capital backs global leaders applying artificial intelligence to solve real-world problems.

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