HDFC Bank, India’s leading private sector bank, announced an investment in QNu Labs, a pioneer in full-stack end-to-end quantum-safe cybersecurity platform. This initiative gives a fillip to QNu’s commitment to pursuing quantum safety and strengthening India’s digital sovereignty through indigenous innovation.
Arup Rakshit, Group Head, Treasury, HDFC Bank, said, “Investment in QNu gives us an opportunity to back an indigenous and future-ready innovation. By building proactive solutions in the quantum cybersecurity space, QNu Labs makes a valuable contribution to the financial sector with its quantum-safe communication networks.”
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Sunil Gupta, CEO, QNu Labs said, “We are thrilled to conclude our Series A funding with HDFC Bank as our partner. This strategic milestone validates our contrarian approach of leveraging quantum physics over classical and conventional AI-based security methods. We are not just protecting digital assets – we are working towards making India a quantum-safe nation and fortifying our digital sovereignty.”
QNu Labs is a key player in integrated, end-to-end quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions. With patented, certified, and field-proven technologies, QNu delivers unbreakable security grounded in the fundamental laws of quantum physics. Its flagship product, QShield, is the SaaS-enabled, full-stack quantum-safe platform that protects every layer of digital infrastructure — from physical hardware to application-level systems — across endpoints, networks, edge, and cloud environments.
Founded in 2016 , QNu Labs stands as the pioneer of quantum secure solutions with the ethos “Born in India, Built for the World” — successfully conceptualising, designing, developing, and commercialising quantum-safe deep tech security solutions through the confluence of quantum physics, photonics, electronics, mathematics, and national security imperatives. Incubated at IIT Madras Research Park in 2016, the company is revolutionising cybersecurity with quantum-safe solutions. Its products and solutions contribute towards securing critical infrastructure across defence, government and enterprises.
