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The venue during QVLeap 2026
Event Report

QVLeap 2026 Event Report

On 10 October 2026, QVillager held QVLeap 2026, a quantum ideathon at QUINTBRIDGE in Osaka. Explore highlights from the day, the workshop materials, and all 43 presentation slides.

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The QVillager booth, C-21, at Global Startup EXPO 2026
Milestones

Selected for the quantum deep tech showcase, and exhibited at GSE2026

QVillager appeared three times in Osaka in October 2026: selected as one of eight startups for the quantum deep tech showcase hosted by Osaka Prefecture and Osaka University, exhibiting at the Expo Days of Global Startup EXPO 2026, and running the quantum ideathon QVLeap 2026 as an official side event.

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QVLeap 2026 announcement banner for 10 October 2026
Events

QVLeap 2026 (completed event, announcement archive)

A quantum ideathon at QUINTBRIDGE Osaka, held as a Global Startup EXPO 2026 side event. Teams start from familiar societal challenges, explore where quantum technology might help, and compare their ideas with a quantum researcher.

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Silicon Valley cityscape
Milestones

Selected for the J-StarX Silicon Valley Stanford course

QVillager was selected for the Silicon Valley cohort (Stanford course) of J-StarX, the overseas programme led by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. We take part from August through September 2026.

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QVillager CEO pitching at SPIKES PITCH
Milestones

Selected for IVS2026 Startup Market and named a SPIKES PITCH finalist

QVillager was selected for the 300-company Startup Market at IVS2026, one of Japan's largest startup conferences, and named one of twelve finalists in SPIKES PITCH. Across the conference we traded views directly with overseas VCs and deep-tech CVCs.

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QVArena home page
Product

QVArena MVP development begins

We started building the QVArena MVP, which presents practical challenges, records submissions, and evaluates them. We are working out how challenges and outputs become material for a decision by building it.

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The QUINTBRIDGE event booth
Events

Exhibited at the QUINTBRIDGE (NTT West) anniversary event

We exhibited at the fourth-anniversary event at QUINTBRIDGE, NTT West's open-innovation facility in Osaka, on the themes of putting quantum technology to use in society and developing the people to do it. What we showed included QVILLAGER RPG, our game-based way into quantum.

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Demo at the University of Oxford 1
Milestones

Demo at the University of Oxford

We ran a demo of QVILLAGER RPG at the University of Oxford, where quantum technology matters more each year but the learning curve and the shortage of people remain the obstacles. What we heard there shapes how we design the way in.

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Activities & Milestones

Activities & progress

QVillager is working to define the capabilities quantum work requires and to validate individual and team ability from practice.

Product development centered on QVArena, interviews with companies and research institutions, evaluation-method validation, events, and research and business development are all under way.

Startup Recognition

IVS2026 Startup Market & SPIKES PITCH

Selected for the Startup Market (300 companies) at IVS2026, Japan's largest startup conference, and a SPIKES PITCH finalist (12 companies).

Founder Research & Media

Physical Review Letters, Nikkei, New Scientist

Research in quantum information accepted by Physical Review Letters, and covered by Nikkei, New Scientist, and other media at home and abroad.

Selected Founder & Company Programs

NEDO, J-StarX, Oxford, Stanford

Selected for and participating in NEDO's quantum R&D prize program, J-StarX, and programs connected to the University of Oxford and Stanford.

Product & Community

QVArena, hackathons, talent community

Through QVArena development, practical events, and community operations, validating how capability evidence accumulates and how participants can show their ability.

Social Media

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The latest quantum news, QVArena updates, and behind-the-scenes from hackathons and events. QVillager covers the quantum community in real time, across every platform we run.

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POST PREVIEW2026.06.29

Quantum Update

An 8-slide visual introduction to the basics of quantum computing for newcomers.

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Visual story

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Quantum Update: the quantum computer, coming after AI
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