Qunnect innovates hardware to transform existing telecommunications fiber into quantum networks. In 2021 we were the first company in the world to commercialize a quantum memory that operates without the need for extreme cooling or vacuum, addressing a significant barrier to scaling these technologies beyond metropolitan distances. We followed this achievement with the release of an entanglement source, the only instrument on the market producing high rate, narrow linewidth photons that natively interface with atomic quantum devices (memories, sensors, computers) and telecom fiber. In 2023 Qunnect built a fiber network in NYC, Gotham Q, to showcase our instruments, and recently published the ground-breaking metrics, sustaining 15+ days of continuous operation at rates of 180k pairs/s, with 99% fidelity and 99% network uptime. This paves the way for real-world quantum network applications. Noel is the CEO of Qunnect, a company innovating hardware to transform the existing telecom infrastructure into quantum networks. Prior to this role, she was an investor with the Accelerate NY Seed Fund, where she built a successful portfolio of deep technology and life science companies in Downstate NY. Noel is a serial entrepreneur, having founded/led two biotech startup companies. Before joining the startup community, Noel was a professor of physics at Hunter College, CUNY and a Junior Fellow of Harvard University.