Johan Astborg
Fellow at Asymptotic X
Malmo, Skåne County, Sweden
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Top SchoolJohan Astborg is a strategic technology executive and founder with 13 years of experience building and scaling cloud-native and quantitative systems across finance, defense, and enterprise consulting. Currently Group CEO of FuturumEdge and active in founding/academic ventures like Asymptotic X and Asymptotic World, he blends hands-on engineering with business leadership to shape product, research and go-to-market strategy. His background spans roles from Google Cloud Architect at Qonto to Senior Consultant at CGI and multiple founder/CEO positions, giving him deep operational experience launching hedge‑fund and fintech platforms. Johan pairs rigorous quantitative training—PhD-level work in theoretical physics/quantitative finance and studies in quantum computing—with practical software delivery, authoring technical books and teaching in university labs. He’s comfortable translating complex research (including post‑quantum/quantum topics) into pragmatic architecture decisions and competitive strategy. Based in Malmö, he brings a rare combination of academic breadth and startup grit, often seeking equilibrium solutions where engineering, IP strategy and business incentives align.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Quantum Computing, Quantum Computing at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEconomics, Economics at Lund University School of Economics and ManagementMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science & Physics, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science & Physics at The Faculty of Engineering at Lund UniversityTheoretical Physics, Theoretical Physics at Stanford University
English, Swedish, GermanGithub contributions (5)
joastbg/quant-js
Sep 2013 - Sep 2014
Contributions:31 commits, 2 pushes in 1 year
joastbg/scala-netty-messagebroker
Mar 2013 - Oct 2016
Contributions:20 commits, 12 pushes in 3 years 7 months
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