Biography
Emily Meads is a Principal at Quantonation, the early-stage venture fund dedicated to quantum and physics-based technologies. A physicist by training, she has spent over six years investing in deep tech, first at Speedinvest and, since 2024, at Quantonation.
Emily leads investments and sits on the boards of companies across quantum computing, networking, semiconductors, photonics and health tech, working closely with founders on strategy, fundraising and team-building as they scale. She also serves on expert juries for deep tech and quantum programmes and speaks regularly on deep tech and quantum investing.
She holds a bachelor’s and two master’s degrees in Physics from the University of Bath and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Convinced that too many breakthrough technologies stay locked inside academia, she is most driven by helping founders bring their science out of the lab and into the market. She does this with a founder-first approach and the technical depth to keep scientific credibility on the investor’s side of the table.