Ingrid Romijn
CEO / co-founder
Q*BIRD
The startup develops quantum secure networking technology that provides networking equipment for the European quantum internet, focusing on quantum key distribution for multipoint connectivity. Their solutions enhance data security and enable cost-effective scaling of quantum-secured data communications for industrial applications.
- Cybersecurity
- Hardware
- Quantum Computing
Updated 21 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
$2.7MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Funding rounds are not available yet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Current cryptographic systems are vulnerable to evolving cyber threats, including potential decryption by future quantum computers, making secure data transmission over the internet increasingly challenging for critical infrastructure, government, finance, and healthcare sectors. Existing Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) implementations often lack scalability and are susceptible to detector side-channel attacks.
Solution
Q*Bird provides advanced quantum networking equipment leveraging Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) to establish secure communication channels immune to both conventional and quantum computing-based eavesdropping. Their unique multi-user, multipoint-to-multipoint QKD architecture enables networks to scale efficiently without requiring a complete redesign or exponential hardware increases. By centralizing costly components in a center hub and eliminating quantum measurement devices at each end node, Q*Bird offers a cost-effective solution for large-scale quantum network deployments. The system's design ensures that the center hub remains untrusted, and it is immune to known and anticipated detector side-channel attacks, providing enhanced security for critical data transmissions.
Target Audience
Q*Bird targets organizations requiring the highest levels of data security, including those in critical infrastructure, government and military communications, financial transactions, healthcare, and large enterprises.
Features
- Falqon series includes user nodes (MQT4000s), quantum optical switches (MQS4000s), and center hubs (MQX4000s)
- Multi-user, multipoint-to-multipoint QKD architecture for scalable network growth
- Center hub design that eliminates the need for a trusted node
- Immunity to known and anticipated detector side-channel attacks
- User nodes connect to the center hub via optical fibers, enabling quantum key generation with any other user node on the network
- Quantum optical switches facilitate optical transport within the Falqon network
- QKD based on BB84 protocol