Chelpis Quantum Tech

What Chelpis Quantum Tech does

Chelpis Quantum Tech Co., Ltd. is a Taipei-headquartered post-quantum cryptography (PQC) company founded in 2017 and rebranded to Chelpis Quantum Corp in 2022. It sells a portfolio of NIST-standard-aligned quantum-safe software and hardware products — PQScan (the only known commercial tool that detects PQC algorithms in URLs, packets, and files), PQTunnel (ISO/IEC 15408-certified end-to-end PQC encryption with Zero Trust access controls), PQRP (backward-compatible TLS upgrade), PQStorage (fractal-distributed encrypted backup), PQDrive (file encryption), CPQC (cross-platform PQC library with NIST CAVP validation for FIPS 203/204/205), and PQ-SDN (PQC networking for unmanned systems) — targeting government, finance, healthcare, AI infrastructure, and critical infrastructure customers. The company's CPQC library is among an elite few globally to achieve NIST CAVP validation across all three finalized NIST PQC standards in early 2026, and its mldsa-native implementation is embedded in AWS-LC, liboqs, and OpenTitan.

Chelpis operates Asia's first Quantum Safe Migration Center (QSMC), established in 2023 in partnership with TU/e and Academia Sinica, providing enterprise PQC migration consulting from risk assessment through implementation and ongoing maintenance. Revenue is generated through enterprise software licensing, SDK/CPQC integration royalties (e.g., via Gorilla Technology's SD-WAN and BrainChip's AKD1000 chips), professional services, and resale channels. Pricing is opaque and quote-based, with all products routed through a "Book a Demo" consultative sales motion. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with global channel partnerships — most notably the May 2026 Gorilla Technology MOU granting worldwide resale rights to Chelpis's PQC portfolio — and an open-source developer ecosystem via Linux Foundation PQCA/PQCP that funnels adoption into AWS, OpenTitan, and Signal.

The company has raised US$2 million in seed funding (August 2022), led by I-Mei Foods CEO Luis Ko and assisted by Taiwan's National Development Fund — the highest such NDF investment in Taiwan's information security industry. Leadership is anchored by Founder/CEO Chih Ming-yang (first Taiwanese corporate leader invited by MITRE to speak on PQC migration) and Research Director Dr. Matthias J. Kannwischer, a globally recognized PQC researcher who maintains pqm4, PQClean, and mldsa-native.

Name

Chelpis Quantum Tech

Legal name

Chelpis Quantum Tech Co, Ltd.

Website

https://chelpis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chelpis Quantum Tech is a Taipei-based post-quantum cryptography company founded in 2017 that sells NIST-standardized quantum-safe software, hardware, and migration services to government, finance, AI infrastructure, and critical infrastructure customers globally, with its CPQC library achieving NIST CAVP validation across all three FIPS 203/204/205 standards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Post-Quantum Cryptography Software

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Quantum-Safe Cryptographic Algorithms & Protocols (PQC) (HDAGAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quantum-Safe Network Infrastructure & Migration (PQC-enabled Networking) (HDAGAFAG), PQC Migration, Readiness Assessment & Crypto-Agility (HDAGAGAD), Quantum-Safe Data-at-Rest Protection (Storage/Database/File Encryption) (HDAGAGAI), Quantum-Safe Secure Messaging & Data-in-Transit Protection (HDAGAGAH), Quantum Cryptography & Post-Quantum/Quantum-Safe Security Research (HDAGAMAI)

Keywords

• Post-quantum cryptography
• Quantum-safe encryption
• NIST PQC compliance
• Zero trust security
• Cryptographic migration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Taipei

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. PQC Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Chelpis derives revenue from licensing its PQC software portfolio including PQScan, PQTunnel, PQRP, PQStorage, PQDrive, and CPQC. Products are offered with demo booking requests, suggesting enterprise licensing arrangements with potential subscription or perpetual license structures.
2. Technology Integration and OEM Revenue: Revenue from integrating CPQC SDK into partner platforms (e.g., Gorilla Technology's SD-WAN) and OEM arrangements (e.g., BrainChip AKD1000 chips in M.2 cards). Gorilla holds global resale rights to Chelpis's PQC portfolio, creating channel revenue share.
3. Professional Services: Quantum Safe Migration Center provides consulting and professional services for PQC migration including risk assessment, algorithm inventory, strategy formulation, implementation, and ongoing maintenance. Enterprise Guidance & Support for NIST migration integration is explicitly mentioned.
4. Prior Funding — Seed Investment: Chelpis secured US$2 million in first-round funding in 2022 from I-Mei Foods CEO Luis Ko and the National Development Fund's Business Angel Investment Program, directed toward development of quantum-resistant algorithms, privacy protection platforms, and the AORTA next-generation security network system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion6 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chelpis develops and sells NIST-compliant post-quantum cryptography (PQC) software products that protect enterprise data, communications, and systems against quantum computing threats. The portfolio includes algorithm inventory (PQScan), end-to-end encryption (PQTunnel), TLS upgrades (PQRP), file encryption (PQStorage, PQDrive), and a cross-platform PQC library (CPQC), complemented by migration services through the Quantum Safe Migration Center (QSMC).

Product overview

Chelpis Quantum Corp is a leading post-quantum cryptography technology company offering a comprehensive portfolio of NIST-standardized quantum-safe solutions. The product lineup centers on six core offerings: PQScan (algorithm inventory tool), PQTunnel (end-to-end encryption), PQRP (TLS upgrade solution), PQStorage (fractal backup encryption), PQDrive (file management with PQC), and CPQC (cross-platform PQC library). These products are complemented by PQ-SDN for unmanned vehicle applications and industry-specific solutions for AI and drone systems. The company also operates Asia's First Quantum Safe Migration Center (QSMC), established in 2023, providing end-to-end migration services from assessment through implementation. All core products comply with NIST PQC Standards FIPS-203, FIPS-204, and FIPS-205, with CPQC achieving NIST CAVP validation. The portfolio is designed for government, healthcare, finance, AI, and critical infrastructure sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PQScan Quantum-era algorithm inventory tool for URL, packet, and file analysis. Supports multiple scanning methods (URL/IP, file and source code upload), extensive communication protocol support, and identifies PQC algorithms in target systems. Provides quantum-safe risk reports with actionable recommendations for enterprise security teams.
• PQTunnel End-to-end post-quantum encryption access tool with Zero Trust protection. Features PQC-based E2EE, fine-grained access control (IAM), zero-trust and multi-factor authentication (MFA), detailed access logs, and micro-segmentation. Certified under ISO/IEC 15408. Supports cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployment, as well as PQBox hardware.
• PQRP Post-quantum TLS upgrade solution enabling instant transition to PQC without backend changes. Features backward-compatible TLS, high compatibility, and proactive PQC compliance, reducing cost and implementation complexity for enterprises migrating from legacy TLS.
• PQStorage Fractal-based distributed backup tool with PQC encryption. Data is fragmented and distributed across nodes with post-quantum cryptography protection; a single shard cannot reconstruct data, ensuring leaked data remains secure. Supports digital resilience and fast recovery.
• PQDrive PQC-powered file management with automatic upload protection. Encrypts files upon upload, provides access control and activity tracking, supports API integration, and future-proofs against quantum decryption risks for enterprise document workflows.
• CPQC (Cross-platform PQC Library) Cross-platform PQC library with NIST CAVP verification, high security, efficiency, and verified stability. Supports latest PQC algorithms including UOV and MAYO (Advance PQC Library), AVX2, Rust, and AArch64. Powers all Chelpis PQC products with production-ready implementations.
• PQ-SDN Post-quantum Software-Defined Networking module for unmanned vehicle (UxV) applications. Features 2W total output power (2x1W COFDM transceivers), MANET IP Mesh capability for up to 144 nodes in self-healing network, support for SBUS and MAVLink protocols, USB-C power option, 128GB built-in storage. Ideal for medium-range applications up to 30km.
• Quantum Safe Migration Center (QSMC) Comprehensive enterprise quantum-safe migration service including risk assessment, algorithm inventory, upgrade planning strategies, solution implementation, and ongoing maintenance. Serves as Asia's first collaborative hub for PQC research between Taiwan and the Netherlands.
• Quantum Safe Hardware Wallet Chelpis's first quantum-safe hardware wallet product, designed for secure key storage and management against quantum threats. Targeted at blockchain and key management use cases.
• Key Lifecycle Management System Key lifecycle management system for cryptographic key generation, rotation, and retirement, providing centralized management of cryptographic keys across enterprise environments.

Quantifiable outcome

• mldsa-native implementation adopted globally by AWS-LC, liboqs, and OpenTitan — spanning cloud-scale deployments, protocol prototyping ecosystems, and hardware roots of trust
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor, core and supporting.

• Gorilla Technology Group Inc.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 May 2026Strategic MOU signed in May 2026 for integration of Chelpis's CPQC SDK into Gorilla's Quantum-Safe SD-WAN platform. Gorilla gains global resale rights to the full Chelpis PQC portfolio (PQScan, PQTunnel, PQRP, PQStorage, CPQC). The collaboration includes joint marketing framework and coordinated sales engagement to drive adoption across Gorilla's enterprise and sovereign customer base. Collaboration advances Gorilla's Quantum-Safe SD-WAN from architectural design into commercial deployment, targeting April 2026 availability.
• Yotta Data ServicesminorOthers · 15 May 2026Gorilla Technology announced a $2.8 billion AI infrastructure deal with Yotta Data Services in India. As Gorilla's PQC technology partner for SD-WAN, Chelpis's solutions may be indirectly deployed within this infrastructure context.
• MITRE PQC CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025Chelpis participates in MITRE PQC Coalition and was invited to present Taiwan's PQC migration framework at the 2025 MITRE PQC Forum. CEO delivered keynote and joined 'Aligning International Practices' panel with US Department of State representatives. Chelpis subsequently invited by US National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence for major PQC implementation projects.
• Mirle Automation CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 October 2025Joint development effort with Mirle (2464.TW) for AI-PQC robotic chip designing autonomous quadruped robotics for industrial/factory environments. Project submitted for Taiwan's chip innovation program. SoC will integrate RISC-V, PQC, and NPU technologies targeting Made-in-USA manufacturing markets.
• Riscure, SGS, Brightsight, TUV, Applus+supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 27 October 2025Through its Quantum Safe Migration Center, Chelpis has formed alliances with Riscure, SGS, Brightsight, TUV, and Applus+ for Side-Channel Attack (SCA) and Fault Injection (FI) testing capabilities, building a robust chip security validation ecosystem.
• BrainChip Holdings LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 May 2025Chelpis selected BrainChip's Akida AKD1000 chips as the processor for built-in post-quantum cryptographic security, developing an M.2 card for targeted products. Chelpis plans significant chip orders for qualification and deployment. A joint development project with Mirle is exploring an AI-PQC robotic chip integrating RISC-V, PQC, and NPU technologies, submitted for Taiwan's chip innovation program funding.
• Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance (PQCA) / Post-Quantum Code Package (PQCP)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Chelpis researchers joined the PQCA (Linux Foundation project) and serve on the technical steering committee of PQCP. Maintains and develops open-source PQC libraries for 32-bit microcontrollers and 64-bit Arm CPUs. mldsa-native implementation adopted by AWS-LC, liboqs, and OpenTitan.
• FIDO AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Chelpis joined the FIDO Alliance in 2024 to contribute to and influence international authentication and identity standards in the context of post-quantum cryptography.
• Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2023Nearly 20-year collaboration with TU/e and Academia Sinica on post-quantum cryptography research. Jointly developed Ed25519 (now NIST/IETF standard), SPHINCS+, Classic McEliece, and NTRU Prime. Collaboration established Chelpis Quantum Safe Migration Center (QSMC) in Taiwan. TU/e Professor Tanja Lange is visiting researcher at Academia Sinica. Six long-term researcher exchanges conducted.
• Academia SinicacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Long-standing research collaboration on PQC since 2006, covering design, analysis, and implementation of cryptographic systems. Led to establishment of QSMC in August 2023. Academia Sinica researchers Bo-Yin Yang, Tung Chou, and Ruben Niederhagen are key collaborators alongside Chelpis CEO Ming-Yang Chih.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Arqit Quantum: Arqit sells quantum-safe encryption and network security products (QuantumCloud, symmetric key agreement) aimed at government, defense, and telecom operators. It competes directly with Chelpis's PQTunnel, PQRP, and SD-WAN play, and is the most frequently cited public PQC pure-play.
• PQSecure: PQSecure provides PQC semiconductor IP and software for chip designers and OEMs — overlapping directly with Chelpis's CPQC library, NIST CAVP-validated implementations, and chip-level PQC integration roadmap.
• ID Quantique: ID Quantique is a Geneva-based quantum cryptography vendor offering QKD and quantum-safe network solutions to financial, government, and enterprise customers. It overlaps with Chelpis on quantum-safe networking and PQTunnel-style use cases, though it emphasizes QKD rather than PQC algorithms.
• Post-Quantum (UK): Post-Quantum is a UK PQC solutions company offering quantum-safe VPN, messaging, and identity products to enterprise and government. Its Quantum Origin and VPN-style offerings compete directly with Chelpis's PQTunnel and migration services.
• Quantum Xchange: Quantum Xchange provides quantum-safe networking and key management (Phio TX) for enterprises seeking to upgrade encryption infrastructure against harvest-now-decrypt-later threats — directly comparable to Chelpis's PQTunnel and key lifecycle offerings.
• Crypto4A Technologies: Crypto4A builds PQC-enabled hardware security modules (HSMs) and quantum-safe key management platforms. It overlaps with Chelpis's PQBox hardware, PQStorage, and zero-trust key lifecycle approach.
• ISARA Corporation: ISARA provides PQC crypto-agility and migration tooling for enterprises and chip designers (Radiant Logic and ISARA PQC Libraries). Its crypto-agility inventory and migration tooling is directly comparable to Chelpis's PQScan and QSMC migration services.

Broad incumbents

• IBM Quantum-Safe Cryptography: IBM offers quantum-safe cryptography as part of its broader hardware, cloud, and consulting portfolio. While not a PQC pure-play, IBM is a major enterprise incumbent competing for the same regulated-buyer PQC migration spend that targets Chelpis.
• AWS Cryptography / AWS-LC: AWS's cryptography team already incorporates Chelpis-contributed ML-DSA code into AWS-LC and offers quantum-safe TLS, KMS, and SigV4. As a hyperscaler incumbent, it sets the de facto default for cloud PQC that Chelpis's standalone offerings must beat on either feature or cost.
• SandboxAQ: SandboxAQ combines AI and quantum-safe cryptography products (including the former Cisco Post-Quantum team) to serve enterprises, government, and finance. It is well-capitalized and overlaps with Chelpis's PQTunnel, migration services, and crypto-agility positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

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M&A

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