News & Milestones

QVillager, so far and now.

Product development, research, events, and program participation: QVillager's activities and progress in one place.

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.

2026.02
Demo at the University of Oxford
Presented the QVillager vision and demoed the quantum talent evaluation platform at the University of Oxford.
2026.04
Exhibited at QUINTBRIDGE, an NTT West venue
Introduced QVillager's work on quantum deployment and talent development to companies and startup partners.
2026.06
QVArena MVP development begins
Started building the QVArena MVP: practical tasks, submission records, and evaluation. Validating how tasks and outcomes can accumulate into decision-ready capability evidence.
2026.07
Selected for IVS2026 Startup Market, SPIKES PITCH finalist
Selected for the Startup Market at IVS2026, Japan's largest startup conference (300 companies), and chosen as one of 12 finalists for the SPIKES PITCH contest, presenting how quantum ability should be judged and connected to work and opportunities.
2026.07
QFlow launch
Launched QFlow, a composition studio that applies quantum principles to music-making. It runs in the browser and opens the quantum world through music.
2026.08
J-StarX Silicon Valley Stanford course selection
Selected for J-StarX's Silicon Valley program (Stanford course); participating from August to September 2026.
2026.10
Quantum Ideathon (planned)
A quantum ideathon at QuintBridge Osaka (NTT West), co-hosted with Tokiwa Valley. One day that runs from solving a disaster-response problem with QAOA to designing and pitching new quantum projects built on real societal problems.

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

Quantum news, straight to your timeline.

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.