IBM

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IBM, enterprise technology company, founded 1911, headquartered in Armonk, New York. With 270,000+ employees, it spans hybrid cloud, AI (watsonx), quantum computing, and enterprise security. In 2026, IBM is pushing agentic AI to the core of enterprise operations and scaling quantum computing toward commercial advantage.

Key facts

Founded

June 1911

Employees

270300

Sectors

enterprise, ai, saas, security, hardware

Website

www.ibm.com

Mission

IBM builds and sells hybrid cloud infrastructure, AI platforms (watsonx), quantum computing systems, and enterprise security software — helping large organizations run mission-critical workloads at scale.

Recent activity

• Apr 2026product
  IBM and Illinois Governor Pritzker announced a collaboration to bring 750 new full-time jobs to the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, with IBM committing substantial capital investment over a five-year EDGE agreement. colleges.ccc.edu
• 2026product
  IBM held its Think 2026 conference, with CEO Arvind Krishna presenting the company's 'day zero' AI strategy — positioning AI as a connected system at the core of enterprise business rather than isolated tooling. x.com
• 2026leadership
  IBM announced tripling of US entry-level hiring in 2026, bucking broader tech hiring caution amid AI automation trends. linkedin.com
• 2026product
  IBM launched GRAMMY IQ, an agentic AI fan experience built on watsonx, turning decades of music history into an interactive product for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards. x.com
• 2026investment
  IBM Ventures joined Not Diamond's latest funding round, backing foundational infrastructure for multi-model AI. ibm.com
• 2026investment
  IBM Ventures participated in QEDMA's Series A to reduce quantum computing errors via software-level noise adaptation. ibm.com
• 2026product
  IBM and e& (UAE telecom) announced a collaboration at Davos to bring enterprise-grade agentic AI to e&'s governance and compliance systems. x.com
• 2026leadership
  Ben Daniels departed IBM Ventures to found his own fund, continuing to invest in AI, quantum, and cybersecurity. globalventuring.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Dr. Tien Wu · Employee
• Peter Voser · Employee
• Siva Gurumurthy · Employee
• Eduardo García · CTO
• Ryan Anderson · CTO
• Juan Sanchez · COO
• Arvind Krishna · CEO
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• James Kavanaugh · Senior VP & CFO
• Rob Thomas · Senior VP, Software & Chief Commercial Officer
• Dario Gil · Senior VP & Director of IBM Research
• Jonathan Adashek · Senior VP, Marketing & Communications

Sources

• IBM Newsroom
• IBM Ventures
• IBM on X
• IBM News on X
• IBM Illinois Quantum Park Jobs Announcement
• Daniels leaves IBM Ventures - Global Venturing

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