Raj Badoni Appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at Orange Quantum Systems
Raj Badoni joins Orange Quantum Systems as Chief Commercial Officer, bringing nine years of senior leadership, including roles at KLA and ASM.
The Move
- New role
- Chief Commercial Officer
- Company
- Orange Quantum Systems
- Previously
- Director, SMART Photonics
- Announced
- November 12, 2026
By the Numbers: Orange Quantum Systems
- Years of experience
- 9
- Employees
- 54
- Headcount growth, 12 months
- 22.7%
- Funding raised
- $33 million
Data: Crustdata, as of November 12, 2026
Orange Quantum Systems has appointed Raj Badoni as Chief Commercial Officer, adding a leader with nine years in senior roles to head its commercial function. Badoni joins from SMART Photonics, where they served as Director, and previously held leadership positions at well-known employers KLA and ASM.
Career Highlights
Badoni has served as Director at SMART Photonics since 2025. Before that, Badoni held the Head role at ASM from 2022, building on two years as Director at KLA. Both are well-known employers, with ASM employing 2,783 people and KLA 17,365.
That leadership track began in 2017 with a Director role at Nanometrics, according to Crustdata people data. The new Chief Commercial Officer also studied Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University.
Why It Matters For Orange Quantum Systems
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Delft, Orange Quantum Systems builds test equipment that helps teams create better quantum chips. Its offering spans industrial-scale, high-throughput testing equipment for the emerging quantum industry and easy-to-use tools that give research labs fast, reliable results.
Crustdata company data shows the company employs 54 people, up 22.7% over 12 months, with 47 based in the Netherlands and 18 working in Engineering.
Backed By Recent Funding
Orange Quantum Systems has raised $33 million in total. Its latest round, a $17.7 million seed round on April 21, 2026, was backed by the European Innovation Council Fund and Ground State Ventures.
What's Next
From November 2026, Badoni takes charge of the commercial function at a company that is steadily building its go-to-market team. The Sales organization has welcomed 3 new members over the past 12 months, and a VP Business Development came on board in September 2026, giving the new Chief Commercial Officer a strengthened team to lead.
Hiro News tracks leadership moves across go-to-market teams every day. People, company and job data in this story comes from Crustdata.
Questions and Answers
Who is the new Chief Commercial Officer at Orange Quantum Systems?
Raj Badoni is the new Chief Commercial Officer at Orange Quantum Systems, starting in November 2026. Badoni joins from SMART Photonics, where they served as Director.
What is Raj Badoni's background?
Badoni brings nine years of experience in senior roles, beginning as Director at Nanometrics in 2017 and continuing with leadership positions at KLA, ASM and SMART Photonics. Badoni also studied Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University.
What does Orange Quantum Systems do?
Orange Quantum Systems builds test equipment that helps teams create better quantum chips, from industrial-scale, high-throughput testing equipment to easy-to-use tools for research labs. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Delft, the company employs 54 people and has raised $33 million.
· people and company records, retrieved November 12, 2026. Source: Crustdata.