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ABOUT US

Quantum-South works with complex optimization problems for air and maritime cargo leveraging quantum computing technologies. We aim to achieve better results than conventional systems and help organizations to increase revenues and reduce costs.

Established in 2019, Quantum South is a quantum computing software company, with operations in Europe and the Americas.

Born at the University of Montevideo, member of Microsoft Quantum Network, University research and curriculum partner.

Member of the IBM Quantum Network.

We provide consultancy and build tools for quantum technologies with long-term impact

Quantum-South designs solutions with a quantum computing approach combining expertise in multiple quantum software platforms

Multidisciplinary Team


Worked with cargo optimization in the Airbus Quantum Computing Challenge (March – October 2019).
Founded Quantum-South to address complex optimization problems in cargo (November 2019).
Accelerated in IoT Tribe (Europe, June – July 2020).
Accelerated in Starburst (United States, May – July 2023).


Rafael Sotelo, PhD, MBA

Engineering School Dean, University of Montevideo.

+25y telecom industry;
+10y R&D

Fellow of Engineering Academy Uruguay.
IEEE Senior Member

Martin Machin, MBA

Entrepreneur and internationally experienced executive.

He led Tata Consultancy Services in Uruguay, serving global markets and many Fortune 100 companies with a team of 900 people.


Mateo Stipanicic

Industrial Engineer, Product Director. Air & Maritime Cargo.

Laura Gatti, PhD (c)

Msc. Quantum Computing Telecom Engineer. Quantum Research

Rodrigo Acosta Navarro

Telematics Engineer, Quantum Software Development & Research.

Juan Orihuela

Industrial Engineer Candidate, Air Cargo

Joaquín Fernández

Computer Science Engineer

Diego Gibert

Computer Science Engineer

Marcos Juayek

Telematics Engineer, Msc, Business Developement

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