UK100 Start-Ups: Firgun Ventures
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This article is part of The UK100 Start-Ups, a special edition by Entrepreneur UK showcasing the most exciting startups redefining business in 2026. From climate and health to AI and creativity, these innovators are tackling big challenges—while racing to scale, secure funding, and attract top talent.
Firgun Ventures is the first VC firm specialising in early growth-stage quantum technology. Founded by Dr Kris Naudts, former academic psychiatrist-neuroscientist and Founder of Culture Trip, and Zeynep Koruturk, former Executive at Goldman Sachs’ and Co-Founder of Goldman’s Tech Initiative, Firgun is capitalising on quantum’s global inflection point, with the ethos: first, do no harm.
This article is part of The UK100 Start-Ups, a special edition by Entrepreneur UK showcasing the most exciting startups redefining business in 2026. From climate and health to AI and creativity, these innovators are tackling big challenges—while racing to scale, secure funding, and attract top talent.
Firgun Ventures is the first VC firm specialising in early growth-stage quantum technology. Founded by Dr Kris Naudts, former academic psychiatrist-neuroscientist and Founder of Culture Trip, and Zeynep Koruturk, former Executive at Goldman Sachs’ and Co-Founder of Goldman’s Tech Initiative, Firgun is capitalising on quantum’s global inflection point, with the ethos: first, do no harm.
