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Kets Quantum Security Ltd is a UK company with status active founded in 2016 based in South West England.

CRN
10297688
Founded
2016
Age
9

Overview

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Legal name
KETS QUANTUM SECURITY LTD
Region
South West England
Registered address
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KINGSWOOD
BRISTOL
ENGLAND
BS15 4PJ
Insolvency history
No

Latest accounts

Financial period: 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025

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Employees
11

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2026

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2026

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26 Jul
2025

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31 Mar
2025

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2024

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27 Jul
2016

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Company description

KETS Quantum Security develops technology that uses quantum key distribution and random number generation to increase digital security.

Company developing chip-scale quantum communication devices set up through quantum technology enterprise centre (EPSRC funded). company vision is 'KETS is protecting mission critical data with the world's first on-chip quantum encryption technologies.'

Project impact

Members of KETS demonstrated in 2015 the world's first chip-to-chip quantum secured communication. Using Quantum Key Distribution, they enabled the ultra-secure transmission of shared secret keys between two monolithic integrated devices. In partnership with the Hub, KETS will continue to advance the technology and are developing robust prototypes aimed at addressing a number of market needs.During the ICURe programme, a number of companies expressed interest in KETS technology, including SMEs and large corporations. These were from different sectors, but with a common interest in a full QKD prototype, and chip-based quantum random number generators. The team are now working to implement the technology for sector-specific deployment. For example: in telecommunications networks, where new developments such as quantum-secured network function virtualisation (NFV) - recently demonstrated by Bristol's High Performance Networks Group and the CQP, together with BT - offer robust network security; in data centres, attracted by the low power consumption and small footprint of the devices; in finance, where the explosion in new fintech solutions has generated demand for the utmost in security; and in defence, with applications including securing soldier radios, commercial aircraft, satellites, and drones.

Raised a total of £2m via a seed funding round and Innovate UK to develop and demonstrate products

KETS Quantum Security
2016
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KETS QUANTUM SECURITY LTD
2016

Public funding

12 awards
First funded
2017
Funded years
2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Age at first award
1 years

Projects

2025 Collaborative R&D

PAQNet - Packaging Advancements for Quantum Networks

1 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026

Awarded
£17,591
Total cost £25,130

This project aims to enhance the field of quantum photonic integrated circuits (QPICs) by developing a comprehensive, plug-and-play packaging solution. The project isa collaborative effort between Alter Technology, Wave Photonics, KETS quantum security, Senko Advanced Components, the University of Bristol and the University of Sheffield. The team will cre...

2024 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Integrating Miniaturised Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Technology Into Existing Communications Infrastructure

1 Nov 2024 to 31 Mar 2026

Awarded
£698,310
Total cost £997,585

By the mid-2030s quantum computers will likely be able to break the core cyber security algorithms on which billions of people, companies, and national critical infrastructure rely. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) technology provides valuable protection against this future quantum threat, moving beyond standard encryption methods (vulnerable to the above) ...

2024 Collaborative R&D

QAssure

1 May 2024 to 31 Oct 2025

Awarded
£430,543
Total cost £615,061

New security technologies based on quantum physics require work to ensure consistency and quality of the technology. The aim of this project is to establish a methodology for the assurance of quantum systems. Assurance enables trust in the performance of the technology, and ensures that technology meets requirements. Assurance is therefore essential when ...

2023 Small Business Research Initiative Lead participant

Delivering a system hardened, scalable, and interoperable QKD solution (DHSI-QKD)

1 Oct 2023 to 31 Mar 2025

Awarded
£1,701,900
Total cost £1,701,900

This project delivers a next generation QKD solution designed for telecommunications production environments. This system addresses additional near term market demands not met by current offerings; high levels of security, robustness and networking flexibility - all whilst being delivered at speed and at scale. As deployment of QKD becomes more widespread...

2022 Collaborative R&D

The quantum data centre of the future

1 Mar 2022 to 28 Feb 2025

Awarded
£1,961,762
Total cost £2,802,517

Data centres, and the networks and systems that surround them are the future work horse of digitised economies. The data processing that they provide is a well-known driver for economic growth, providing cutting edge storage and computing systems that increasingly underpin all aspects of business and society. These data centres are huge system of systems,...

2021 Feasibility Studies

A quantum photonics PDK

1 Nov 2021 to 30 Apr 2023

Awarded
£9,005
Total cost £12,864

Integrated quantum photonics offers a scalable platform for many emerging quantum technologies, such as quantum communications and quantum computing. Critical to its success is the development of tools used for the optimisation of fabrication tolerant components which can enhance the control of quantum states on chip and mitigate errors leading to high ph...

2021 Responsive Strategy and Planning Lead participant

Building a standardised quantum-safe networking architecture

1 Mar 2021 to 28 Feb 2023

Awarded
£233,031
Total cost £332,901

Quantum computing has moved from academic labs to commercialization and start-ups are making rapid, demonstrable progress as evidenced by new and emerging product and service offerings. While this is good news for advances in things like quantum chemistry and simulation, it also means that the \`quantum threat' to our current cryptographic methods is gett...

2020 CR&D Bilateral

Assurance for quantum random number generators

1 Nov 2020 to 31 Oct 2023

Awarded
£209,510
Total cost £299,300

Data is one of the world's most valuable commodities -- affecting every person, every company, every government, everywhere. Most of the world's cybersecurity infrastructure is based on the exchange and use of digital cryptographic keys. Random number generators (RNGs) are essential components of this existing infrastructure, and newer technologies such a...

2020 CR&D Bilateral

Viable Satellite Free Space Optical Quantum Key Distribution Technologies (ViSatQT)

1 Nov 2020 to 31 Dec 2021

Awarded
£40,060
Total cost £57,228

Major organisations rely on strong encryption, including the process of encryption key agreement. Future quantum computers have the potential to compromise key agreement schemes based on asymmetric encryption and widely deployed Public Key Infrastructure. Over long distances and without quantum repeaters, Business Continuity (BC) can be maintained if comm...

2020 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Agile Quantum Safe Communications (AQuaSec) - Additional funding

1 Jun 2020 to 30 Nov 2020

Awarded
£90,739
Total cost £90,739

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2018 Collaborative R&D

Agile Quantum Safe Communications (AQuaSec)

1 Nov 2018 to 31 Aug 2021

Awarded
£703,217
Total cost £1,004,595

Much of the cryptography we rely on everyday is based on the difficulty of certain mathematical operations, such as finding the prime factors of a very large integer. However, recent advances in quantum computing means that these difficult math problems might soon be solved efficiently, with a potentially serious impact upon our security and digital econo...

2017 Collaborative R&D

Q-DOS light: Quantum key distribution for Drones with Optimal Size, weight and power

1 Dec 2017 to 31 May 2019

Awarded
£387,250
Total cost £553,214

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have seen a huge increase in commercial uptake in recent years, but their applications have been limited, in part by the inability to securely communicate sensitive data back to the ground. Current encryption methods are becoming increasingly insecure due to advances in computing capability. Project Q-DOS light (Quantum key...

Product types

Collaborative R&D CR&D Bilateral Feasibility Studies Responsive Strategy and Planning Small Business Research Initiative