May 07 2025 -- The San Sebastian-based company Multiverse Computing has become one of the benchmarks in quantum computing applied to industry. Founded in 2019 by a team of four people, the company today has more than 160 professionals and an international presence. Its growth has been, in the words of its co-founder Román Orús, "exponential".

"We started in 2019, there were four of us and right now we are in 2025 and there are 162 of us. An explosion that even took us a little by surprise," Orús acknowledges. One of the key factors of this growth has been its customer-centric approach: "We were very clear that we had to start from the customer and then pull back, adapt the technology to the problems they have directly. That has been one of our hallmarks."

Multiverse has been able to transfer complex technologies such as quantum computing or artificial intelligence (AI) to real environments, with practical solutions that are already being applied in industrial sectors. Added to this is its ability to attract highly qualified talent to Gipuzkoa, something that has reinforced its projection.

Among the company's current challenges is the development of CompactifAI, an innovative tool that allows AI models to be compressed while maintaining their accuracy. "We can compress ChatGPT-type models by 90 or 95%, without losing performance, to the point of being able to deploy them directly on devices such as a mobile phone or smartwatch," explains Orús. This solution allows you to work with AI without a cloud connection, which improves energy efficiency and strengthens data privacy.

CompactifAI will be precisely the focus of the presentation that Román Orús will give on May 14 at the ApplAI 2025 event, focused on applied artificial intelligence. During his speech, he will explain the principles of this technology based on quantum techniques and share real success stories where it has already been implemented in industrial environments.

Looking to the future, the company has on its roadmap international expansion – with special interest in Asia – and the use of the new quantum computer that will be installed in San Sebastian. "We have direct access to this type of machine and we know how to use it to generate value in the industry," says Orús. The great challenge in the medium and long term, he concludes, is "to put all this together in value and transfer it to the industry".