Horizon Quantum Appoints Greg Gould as Chief Financial Officer

SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 11, 2025--

Horizon Quantum Computing Pte. Ltd. (“Horizon Quantum”), a developer of advanced software development tools for quantum computers, today announced the appointment of Greg Gould to the role of Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Greg will lead key financial initiatives that are a part of Horizon Quantum’s long-term strategic growth plan.

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Greg brings more than 35 years of experience in finance, technology, and operations, spanning leadership roles in both public and private companies. He has served as CFO of InsurTech company Groundspeed Analytics and AI-driven FitTech company FIT:MATCH.ai, and was named a Top CFO in Miami by Finance & Investing in 2023. He is currently a Venture Partner at 14Peaks Capital and an active technology investor. His earlier leadership roles include Senior Advisor at Corestate Capital and SVP of Strategic Partnerships & Investor Relations at PropTech startup Quarters, where he spearheaded strategic partnerships, operational efficiencies, and business expansion.

Greg began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he was a top-ranked technology analyst covering the FinTech and IT services sectors. He later became a Managing Director and Co-Deputy Business Unit Leader of Goldman’s Global Technology Research Group, overseeing more than $50 billion in financings, including the IPOs of Accenture, Mastercard, Sabre, and Sapient. Greg holds a B.S. in Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (“MIT”).

“Horizon Quantum is at the forefront of the quantum computing revolution, and I’m excited to join this exceptional team as we scale our impact globally,” said Greg Gould. “As CFO, I look forward to aligning our financial strategy with our technological roadmap, ensuring we have the resources, discipline, and operational excellence to achieve our ambitious goals.”

“Greg brings together growth-stage CFO experience with deep capital-markets expertise gained from leadership roles in Goldman Sachs’ Global Technology Research Group. We believe he is ideally suited to help strengthen planning, controls, and stakeholder communication as we enter our next phase of growth. Greg‘s institutional relationships will be invaluable as we transform into a public company,” said Joe Fitzsimons, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Quantum.

About Horizon Quantum

Horizon Quantum is developing a new generation of programming tools to simplify and expedite the process of developing software for quantum computers. By removing the need for prior quantum computing experience to develop applications for quantum hardware, Horizon’s tools seek to make the power of quantum computing accessible to every software developer.

The company was founded by Dr Joe Fitzsimons in 2018, a former professor with two decades of experience in quantum computing and computational complexity theory. The leadership team also includes Dr Si-Hui Tan, Chief Science Officer, who holds a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT and has been actively involved in quantum research for the same period.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” with respect to Horizon Quantum. The expectations, estimates, and projections of the businesses of Horizon Quantum may differ from their actual results and consequently, you should not rely on these forward looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “will,” “believe,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, expectations with respect to future performance of Horizon Quantum anticipated impact of hiring Greg Gould as CFO. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are outside of the control of Horizon Quantum and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include but are not limited to the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the hiring of Greg Gould, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Horizon Quantum to grow and manage growth profitably and retain its key employees. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. You should not place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Horizon Quantum does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. Past performance by Horizon Quantum’s management team and its affiliates is not a guarantee of future performance. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on the historical record of the performance of Horizon Quantum’s management team or businesses associated with them as indicative of future performance of an investment or the returns that Horizon Quantum will, or are likely to, generate going forward.

Greg Gould, CFO, Horizon Quantum.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.

Leo spoke to reporters aboard the papal plane flying from Cameroon to Angola as part of his 11-day tour of Africa.

He addressed the spiraling back-and-forth saga of Trump’s critiques of his peace message, which have dominated news headlines this week. But the American pope also sought to set the record straight, insisting that his preaching isn’t directed at Trump, but reflects the broader Gospel message of peace.

“There’s been a certain narrative that has not been accurate in all of its aspects, but because of the political situation created when, on the first day of the trip, the president of the United States made some comments about myself,” he said.

“Much of what has been written since then has been more commentary on commentary, trying to interpret what has been said.”

Trump launched the criticism on his social media platform Truth Social on the night of April 12, when he criticized Leo’s preaching about peace as the war, which began with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Feb. 28 and was followed by Iran’s retaliation, raged on. Trump accused Leo of being soft on crime, cozy with the left and said that the first American pontiff owed his election to Trump.

Leo has issued consistent calls for peace and dialogue, and has denounced the use of religious justification for war. Specifically, he called Trump’s threat to annihilate Iranian civilization “truly unacceptable.”

The Vatican has stressed that when Leo preaches about peace, he is referring to all wars ravaging the planet, not just the Iran conflict. The Russian Orthodox Church, for example, has justified Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine as a “holy war.”

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Leo referred specifically to his remarks earlier this week to a peace meeting in Bamenda, Cameroon. The city is the epicenter of a separatist conflict that has been raging in the western, Anglophone region of the country for nearly a decade.

Leo said that his remarks, in which he blasted the “handful of tyrants” who were ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, were written two weeks ago, long before Trump’s criticisms began.

“And yet as it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate again the president, which is not in my interest at all,” he said.

Looking ahead, however, he said that he would continue preaching the Gospel.

“I primarily come to Africa as a pastor, as the head of the Catholic Church to be with, to celebrate with, to encourage and accompany all the Catholics throughout Africa,” he said.

He drew attention to some upcoming liturgical readings about what it means to be Christian and to follow Christ, promote fraternity and brotherhood, “but also looking for ways to promote justice in our world, promote peace in our world,” he said.

Leo arrived later Saturday in Angola, the third stop on his four-nation tour. A message of peace would be especially relevant for the southern African country, which was ravaged by a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002 but has left deep scars.

Leo will meet with Angolan President Joao Lourenco and deliver his first speech before government authorities, when he hopes to bring joy and encouragement to Angola's long-suffering people.

Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

FILE- This combination file photos show on left, President Donald Trump listening during a meeting with North Korean defectors where he talked with reporters about allowing the release of a secret memo on the F.B.I.'s role in the Russia inquiry, in the Oval Office of the White House, on Feb. 2, 2018, in Washington and on right, Pope Leo XIV arriving for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photos/Evan Vucci and Gregorio Borgia, File)

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)