Too many quantum startups, too little money to keep them alive

Gartner expects more than half of quantum startups to disappear by 2030, signaling a market shakeout that will likely consolidate vendors and raise the risk of betting on immature suppliers. For CIOs and technology leaders, the strategic takeaway is to treat quantum as a long-horizon capability-building effort: start testing use cases now, but focus on developing internal expertise, governance, and vendor due diligence rather than expecting near-term enterprise-scale returns.