Interesting article in the FT today about the ongoing Quantum Computing diaspora.
ft.com is behind a paywall - but if you Google the article's headline you will get access.
TLDR; "Can't get access to capital in Europe - Silicon Valley here we come"
The scientists’ move to Silicon Valley was driven partly by a need for capital. “The story is that the best of Britain is going to the United States to scale up,” said Herman Hauser, co-founder of chip designer Arm and an early investor in PsiQ.
https://www.ft.com/content/afc27836-9383-11e9-aea1-2b1d33ac3271