June 10, 2025
JETRO organized a Japanese quantum tech delegation to Illinois for a 3-day visit to deepen U.S.–Japan collaboration in June 2025.
Co-organized with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Intersect Illinois, World Business Chicago, and the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, the tour featured visits to the Polsky Center at the University of Chicago, Hyde Park Labs, and Argonne National Laboratory, and presentations from local startups including EeroQ Quantum Hardware , InfleQtion, K1 Semiconductor, memQ, PsiQuantum, qBraid, and STAC12.
The visit concluded with JETRO’s Quantum Innovation Exchange J-Bridge event at mHUB , where U.S. and Japanese companies pitched cutting-edge technologies.
Team K1 pitched at the Quantum Innovation Exchange, hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) at mHUB in Chicago.
Our team led by Co-founder and CEO, Connor Horn presented the current state of the semiconductor industry and how K1’s breakthrough technology can unlock innovation.
We look forward to continue building momentum and relationship with our partners both within the U.S. and abroad.
