Q/C Technologies Appoints AI Systems Leader Chelsea Voss to Board of Directors
Rhea-AI Summary
Q/C Technologies (Nasdaq: QCLS) appointed Chelsea Voss to its Board of Directors effective Jan. 20, 2026. Voss is a computer scientist and Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI with experience in machine learning infrastructure, model evaluation, hardware reliability, and large-scale training and deployment of frontier AI models.
The company said Voss will support its quantum-class computing strategy and photonic computing efforts, including development of qc-LPU™ devices and a partnership with LightSolver targeting speed, energy efficiency, and scalability for compute-intensive applications.
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, QCLS declined 1.06%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +3.4% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 9 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $205K from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $19M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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No peers listed in the sector context and no momentum scanner hits, indicating the -13.82% move in QCLS appears stock-specific rather than part of a sector-wide rotation.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 09 | Advisor appointment | Neutral | -4.9% | Named Martin Shkreli as Strategic Advisor to support growth initiatives. |
| Oct 30 | Product launch | Positive | -11.1% | Introduced qc-LPU100 quantum-class laser processing units with LightSolver. |
| Oct 16 | Advisor appointment | Positive | +16.0% | Appointed Senior Quantum Advisor to advance photonic and quantum efforts. |
Recent QCLS news has produced mixed reactions: a quantum advisor appointment saw a strong gain, while a product introduction and other announcements saw selling, suggesting inconsistent market confidence around strategic updates.
Over the last few months, QCLS has focused news flow on strategic advisors and its quantum-class qc-LPU platform. On October 16, 2025 it added a Senior Quantum Advisor, with shares rising 16.03%. The October 30, 2025 launch of the qc-LPU100 with LightSolver led to an -11.05% move. A December 9, 2025 strategic advisor appointment coincided with a -4.93% reaction. Today’s AI-focused board addition continues this pattern of governance and technology-centric announcements.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement adds an AI systems expert to QCLS’s board, reinforcing its focus on quantum-class and photonic computing. Recent history shows an emphasis on advisor appointments and the qc-LPU100 platform, alongside a nine‑month 2025 net loss of $5,732,326 and cash of $6,904,185. Investors monitoring this story may focus on how governance changes translate into product traction, revenue visibility, and capital decisions against the backdrop of prior volatile reactions to company updates.
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New York, NY, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Q/C Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCLS) (“Q/C Technologies” or “the Company”), a pioneer of quantum-class computing at the speed of light, today announced the appointment of Chelsea Voss to its Board of Directors.
Ms. Voss is a computer scientist and Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI, where she has played a key role in the development, evaluation, and launch of some of the most advanced, widely used artificial intelligence systems. Her expertise spans machine learning infrastructure, model evaluation, hardware reliability, and published research contributions including results across image generation, ML interpretability, and reinforcement learning. In her current position, Ms. Voss has served in senior technical roles supporting the training and deployment of frontier AI models, including leading evaluation efforts used to present new capabilities to the public and press, contributing to large-scale training runs, and supporting infrastructure and reliability systems critical to production AI platforms. She previously worked as a software engineer at Pilot.com and Sendwave.com, building scalable systems across financial and payments platforms. Ms. Voss earned her M.Eng. and S.B. degrees in computer science from MIT, giving her a technical grounding in formal verification, compiler theory, and quantum algorithms.
“We are pleased to welcome Chelsea to the Q/C Technologies Board,” said Joshua Silverman, Executive Chairman. “We believe her deep technical experience, particularly in the intersection of advanced computation, large-scale systems, and real-world deployment, will be invaluable as we advance our quantum-class computing strategy. Chelsea strengthens our Board with a perspective grounded in both cutting-edge research and operational execution.”
“Q/C Technologies is tackling fundamental challenges in computation, efficiency, and scalability,” said Voss. “I’m excited to join the Board and contribute my expertise in computer systems engineering as the Company works to bring photonic computing into real-world applications.”
Q/C Technologies is developing a new generation of quantum-class laser processing units (qc-LPU™) designed to solve complex computational problems using the physical properties of light rather than traditional electrical signals. Through its partnership with LightSolver, the Company aims to advance photonic computing platforms intended to deliver significant improvements in speed, energy efficiency, and scalability for blockchain and other compute-intensive applications.
For more information, visit Chelsea Voss’s LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/csvoss.
About Q/C Technologies, Inc.
Q/C Technologies is pioneering the next generation of energy-efficient quantum class, high-performance computing infrastructure. Through a licensing agreement with LightSolver, Q/C holds exclusive rights to the use of innovative quantum-inspired laser-based processing units (LPUs) that solve compute-intensive combinatorial and physical problems at the speed of light in the crypto domain. Q/C believes that LightSolver’s technology bridges a disruptive computing paradigm for high-speed photonic computing with cryptocurrency infrastructure development at scale, unlocking unprecedented performance and sustainability for next generation crypto applications. qctechnologies.com
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