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

• Jul 2026investment
  IBM and University of Chicago researchers demonstrated a quantum computing milestone achieving quantum advantage, announced July 30, 2026 from Yorktown Heights. Separately, IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire HRL Laboratories on July 23, 2026. newsroom.ibm.com
• Jul 2026press
  IBM reported Q2 2026 earnings results, with CEO Arvind Krishna expressing confidence in the company's strategy and portfolio. IBM also updated its full-year 2026 financial outlook. newsroom.ibm.com
• Jul 2026product
  IBM launched Power Autonomous Operations, an AI agent that monitors Power systems and resolves resource constraints up to 15x faster than manual operations. newsroom.ibm.com
• Jul 2026product
  IBM announced major updates to Bob, its agentic software development platform, adding new multi-agent capabilities. The updates follow Bob's global launch at Think 2026 in May, where IBM disclosed 80,000+ internal developers had tested it with an average 45% productivity gain. prnewswire.com
• May 2026investment
  IBM announced a $10 billion investment in quantum computing over the next five years at Think 2026 in Boston. CEO Arvind Krishna opened the conference on May 5, 2026, laying out the company's enterprise AI and quantum strategy. prnewswire.com
• Apr 2026product
  IBM opened global access to its Bob AI coding assistant on April 28, 2026, offering four tiers: Pro, Pro+, Ultra, and Enterprise SaaS. The system uses multi-model routing across IBM Granite, Anthropic Claude, and Mistral models. One customer cut a 30-day Java upgrade to three days, saving 160+ engineering hours. ainewsupdates.net
• Feb 2026press
  IBM published its 2026 X-Force Threat Index, finding AI-driven attacks are escalating while basic security gaps leave enterprises exposed. uk.newsroom.ibm.com
• Feb 2026product
  IBM introduced autonomous storage via a new FlashSystem portfolio powered by agentic AI, announced February 10, 2026. uk.newsroom.ibm.com
• May 2026investment
  IBM and Google Cloud launched a joint practice to help organizations scale AI and modernize infrastructure, combining IBM Consulting Advantage with Google Cloud's Gemini platform alongside data and security tooling. linkedin.com
• May 2026investment
  IBM announced an $11 billion cash deal to acquire Confluent, with the aim of integrating real-time data streaming into watsonx and its hybrid cloud stack. linkedin.com
• May 2026product
  IBM and Red Hat expanded Lightwell with new offerings to help organizations remediate open-source vulnerabilities at scale and reduce software supply chain risk. x.com
• May 2026investment
  GLOBALT Investments LLC increased its stake in IBM, and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors acquired 18,891 additional IBM shares, reflecting continued institutional buying activity. tracxn.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
• https://quantumcomputingreport.com/news/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-cavelier-d-esclavelles-74a22b21/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/alimohamad/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvindkrishna/
• https://tracxn.com/d/companies/ibm/__9zYRFLihdQ-OsIYm4CyKAbCnnFC_3R3ktD5l61sjotw
• https://newsroom.ibm.com/announcements
• https://www.prnewswire.com/news/ibm/
• https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/media-alert-ibm-ceo-arvind-krishna-to-open-ibm-think-2026-outlining-how-ai-and-quantum-will-define-the-enterprise-302761508.html
• https://ainewsupdates.net/ibm-bob-ai-coding-system-available-80000-users/
• https://uk.newsroom.ibm.com/2020-06-18-NHS-Digital-enables-researchers-to-find-effective-treatment-for-COVID-19

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