John Morton
Co-founder of Phasecraft. Professor of Nanoelectronics and Director of the UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute since 2016; Royal Society University Research Fellow at UCL from 2008 to 2016. Also founding director of a separate company, Quantum Motion Technologies (not currently tracked in this dataset), since 2017.
Morton holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Cambridge and a D.Phil from Oxford on controlling spins as quantum bits. He was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at UCL (2008-2016), was promoted to Professor of Nanoelectronics in 2014, and has directed the UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute since 2016, researching coherent control of electron and nuclear spins for quantum sensing, memory, and computation. In 2017 he co-founded Quantum Motion Technologies with Oxford's Simon Benjamin, serving as Co-Founder and CTO; separately, in 2019 he co-founded Phasecraft with Toby Cubitt and Ashley Montanaro to build near-term ("NISQ") quantum algorithms for materials science and energy applications. His honors include the Nicholas Kurti European Science Prize (2008) and the Institute of Physics Moseley Medal (2013).
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder, Phasecraft; Director, UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute
- Based in
- London, UK
- Prior experience
- University of Oxford (Junior Research Fellow), Quantum Motion Technologies (co-founder and CTO since 2017; separate company)
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Frequently asked
- Who is John Morton?
- Morton holds an Electrical Engineering degree from Cambridge and a D.Phil from Oxford on controlling spins as quantum bits. He was a Royal Society University Research Fellow at UCL (2008-2016), was promoted to Professor of Nanoelectronics in 2014, and has directed the UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute since 2016, researching coherent control of electron and nuclear spins for quantum sensing, memory, and computation. In 2017 he co-founded Quantum Motion Technologies with Oxford's Simon Benjamin, serving as Co-Founder and CTO; separately, in 2019 he co-founded Phasecraft with Toby Cubitt and Ashley Montanaro to build near-term ("NISQ") quantum algorithms for materials science and energy applications. His honors include the Nicholas Kurti European Science Prize (2008) and the Institute of Physics Moseley Medal (2013).
- What is John Morton's role?
- John Morton is Co-Founder, Phasecraft; Director, UCL Quantum Science and Technology Institute, based in London, UK.
- Where did John Morton work before?
- John Morton's prior roles include University of Oxford (Junior Research Fellow), Quantum Motion Technologies (co-founder and CTO since 2017; separate company).
Sources & citations10
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Co-founded Phasecraft (2019) with Cubitt and Montanaro; company raises $34M Series B
UCL Engineering: UCL spin-out Phasecraft secures $34M Series B to advance quantum computingVerified2025-09-01 - 2
Phasecraft raises GBP 13m Series A investment
UCL: Phasecraft raises £13m series A investmentVerified2023-08-01 - 3
UCL spinout developing quantum algorithms raises GBP 13 million
UCL News: UCL spinout developing quantum algorithms raises £13 millionVerified2023-08-01 - 4
Professor of Nanoelectronics, UCL; research focus on coherent spin control
UCL Quantum Spin Dynamics: Prof John MortonVerified2026-08-08 - 5
Cambridge EE degree; Oxford D.Phil on spin qubit control; Royal Society URF 2008-2016; career awards
LIYSF: Professor John MortonVerified2026-08-08 - 6
Director, London Centre for Nanotechnology; current title and affiliation
London Centre for Nanotechnology: John MortonVerified2026-08-08 - 7
Co-founder and CTO of Quantum Motion, founded 2017 with Simon Benjamin
UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences: Showcase of a Quantum Computing Start-Up from the Co-Founder and CTO of Quantum Motion John MortonVerified2023-05-01 - 8
Quantum Motion founded 2017 by Morton and Simon Benjamin
Oxford Department of Materials: Quantum Motion spin-out raises £8M fundingVerified2026-08-08 - 9
Quantum Motion raises GBP 120 million; Morton as co-founder
UCL News: Quantum computing spinout raises £120 millionVerified2026-05-01 - 10
Google Scholar profile confirming UCL and Quantum Motion affiliations
Google Scholar: John MortonVerified2026-08-08