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QuantumShield Labs

Post-quantum cryptography migration made simple

$3.8MSeed Round
Founded 2023Washington, DC9 employeesIn-Q-TelPaladin Capital Group+1 more

The Problem

NIST's 2024 post-quantum standards mandate migration by 2030, but most enterprises have no visibility into their cryptographic inventory. Manual discovery takes years.

The Solution

Automated cryptographic asset discovery across all environments, risk-scored migration roadmap, and one-click remediation for common certificate and key management systems.

Traction

12 Fortune 500 design partners, 3 federal agency pilots, $800K ARR

Target Customer

Enterprise security teams and federal agencies facing PQC migration mandates

Tech Stack

Cryptographic asset scannerNIST PQC algorithm libraryCI/CD pipeline integration

Tags

Post-QuantumCryptographyComplianceFederal

Founder Spotlight

Dr. Priya Nair

CEO & Co-Founder

PhD in Applied Cryptography from MIT. Former NIST cryptography standards contributor and NSA cryptographic systems architect with 14 years in national security.

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Currently Seeking

Series A, federal contract vehicles, CISO advisory board members

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Backed By

In-Q-Tel
Paladin Capital Group
National Security Alliance

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