Quantum-Class Computing Developer Q/C Technologies Welcomes Strategic Advisor Martin Shkreli
Q/C Technologies (Nasdaq: QCLS) announced on December 9, 2025 that Martin Shkreli has joined as a Strategic Advisor, expanding an advisory team that already includes James Altucher.
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Q/C Technologies (Nasdaq: QCLS) announced on December 9, 2025 that Martin Shkreli has joined as a Strategic Advisor, expanding an advisory team that already includes James Altucher. The company says Shkreli will advise on technology, industry contacts, financial innovation and early-stage growth and help identify additional executive and board advisors.
Q/C promotes its qc-LPU100 laser processing units as an optical, "quantum-class" computing infrastructure and claims demonstrated speeds up to 100x faster than state-of-the-art GPUs and quantum computers while using 1/100th the energy. The company referenced a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC on or about December 9, 2025 for additional details.
Positive
- Advisory addition: Martin Shkreli joined as Strategic Advisor on Dec 9, 2025
- Advisory depth: Advisory team includes James Altucher, increasing expertise in AI and blockchain
- Performance claim: qc-LPU100 demonstrated up to 100x speed versus GPUs and quantum computers
- Energy efficiency claim: qc-LPU100 uses about 1/100th the energy compared with competitors
- Commercial partnership: Working with Lightsolver to adapt technology for blockchain use cases
Negative
- None.
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News Market Reaction – QCLS
On Dec 9, the day this news came out, QCLS closed 4.93% below the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Dec 9 session.
Key Figures
- Performance gain
- up to 100x faster
- qc-LPU100 vs state-of-the-art GPUs and quantum computers
- Energy usage
- 1/100th energy usage
- qc-LPU100 vs state-of-the-art GPUs and quantum computers
- Net loss (9M 2025)
- $5,732,326
- Nine months ended September 30, 2025
- Net loss prior year
- $21,295,080
- Nine months ended September 30, 2024
- Total assets
- $37,231,786
- As of September 30, 2025
- Cash
- $6,904,185
- As of September 30, 2025
- Marketable securities
- $3,091,772
- As of September 30, 2025
- Common shares
- 2,977,672 to 4,166,760
- Outstanding at Sep 30, 2025 and Nov 17, 2025
Historical Context
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Launch of qc-LPU100 quantum-class laser processing unit with LightSolver.
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Appointment of Technion professor as Senior Quantum Advisor.
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Key Terms
blockchain technical
Form 8-K regulatory
laser processing units technical
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New York, Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Q/C Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: QCLS) (“Q/C” or “the Company”), a pioneer of quantum-class computing at the speed of light, today announced that Martin Shkreli become a Strategic Advisor to the Company, contributing his experience in technology, industry contacts, financial innovation and early-stage growth.
Q/C Technologies welcomes Martin as part of its expanding advisory team alongside James Altucher, further strengthening the Company’s depth of expertise across computing, AI, and blockchain technologies.
“I'm convinced that the next leap in frontier computing is optical, not purely quantum. Q/C’s ‘quantum class’ technology approach bridges frameworks, offering the potential for extraordinary performance and efficiency gains,” said Shkreli.
Executive Chairman Josh Silverman added, “We’re pleased to welcome Martin to Q/C Technologies as an advisor. With Martin joining James on our advisory team, Q/C is well-resourced with visionary thought leaders who understand where computing and digital infrastructure are heading. Their combined insight supports our mission to lead in the development and commercialization of quantum class computing. Martin will also be working with us to identify additional industry experts to assist the Company at the executive and board level.”
Q/C’s qc-LPU100™ brand of quantum-class laser processing units is a high-performance computing infrastructure that is powered by the properties of light instead of electrical signals for optimal energy efficiency. Through its partnership with Lightsolver, the Company is working to adapt its groundbreaking technology to real world use cases in blockchain. For fast-growing number of computational problems, Q/C’s LPU has demonstrated speeds up to 100x faster than state-of-the-art GPUs and quantum computers with 1/100th the energy usage.
For additional information, please see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the SEC on or about December 9, 2025.
About Q/C Technologies, Inc.
Q/C Technologies (Nasdaq: QCLS) 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
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any expected future results, performance, or achievements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and neither the Company nor its affiliates assume any duty to update forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “would’’ and other similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, without limitation: the development, performance and scalability of its qc-LPU100™ product and related technologies, unanticipated financial setbacks, the Company needing to pursue financing options that could adversely impact its liabilities due to adverse market conditions, the Company’s ability to maintain compliance with the Nasdaq Stock Market’s listing standards; increased levels of competition; changes in political, economic or regulatory conditions generally and in the markets in which the Company operates; the Company’s ability to retain and attract senior management and other key employees; and the Company’s ability to quickly and effectively respond to new technological developments. A discussion of these and other factors with respect to the Company is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed by the Company on April 11, 2025, and subsequent reports that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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