Redwood AI Acquires Quantum.IQ to Bring 8-Point PQC Platform to 4 Critical Sectors

For cybersecurity leaders, the quantum threat is no longer theoretical. With NIST’s PQC standards finalized and federal mandates requiring quantum-safe systems by 2035, organizations face a reckoning: find, assess, and upgrade every vulnerable encryption asset, or risk catastrophic data exposure. Redwood AI’s acquisition of Quantum.IQ delivers an AI-driven, 8-capability PQC platform purpose-built for this mission, spanning asset discovery through executive reporting. It’s a direct answer to the crypto-migration challenges that keep CISOs up at night.

Redwood AI Corp., a publicly traded AI and operational intelligence company, has signed a definitive share purchase agreement on June 26, 2026 to acquire Quantum.IQ Technologies Inc., a Vancouver-based firm specializing in AI-driven post-quantum cybersecurity. The acquisition, first hinted at in a May 28 release, marks a strategic expansion beyond Redwood’s existing AI focus into the fast-emerging post-quantum cryptography (PQC) space, addressing the urgent need for enterprises and governments to modernize encryption infrastructure before quantum computers break today’s public-key systems.

“

This is a critical differentiator because manual migration is error-prone and slow—a 2024 survey by the Ponemon Institute found that 54% of organizations have yet to begin PQC preparations.

Quantum.IQ’s platform provides a comprehensive suite of PQC readiness tools: cryptographic asset discovery, exposure assessment, generation of a cryptographic bill of materials, standards alignment, vulnerability management, migration planning, continuous monitoring, and executive-level reporting. This directly serves high-stakes sectors—government, defence, financial services, and critical infrastructure—where the consequences of a quantum-enabled breach are existential. By integrating these capabilities, Redwood aims to offer end-to-end solutions that combine AI operational intelligence with quantum-resistant cybersecurity, a unique pairing that could differentiate it in both markets.

The deal comes as regulatory and standards bodies accelerate PQC adoption. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized its first PQC algorithms in 2024, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged critical infrastructure to begin migration planning. The National Security Memorandum on Quantum Computing (NSM-10) sets a 2035 target for federal systems to be quantum-safe. These drivers create a multi-billion-dollar addressable market for PQC migration services, and Redwood now gains a seat at that table.

For Redwood, the acquisition broadens its investor narrative from a pure-play AI company to a dual-threat entity addressing two of the most consequential tech trends: AI and cybersecurity. Redwood’s existing public-sector relationships—bolstered by its AI deployments in regulated industries—can serve as immediate conduits for Quantum.IQ’s PQC solutions. Conversely, Quantum.IQ’s defense and financial services clientele may become adopters of Redwood’s broader AI platform, creating cross-sell potential.

From a technology standpoint, the fusion of AI and PQC is noteworthy. Quantum.IQ already leverages AI for cryptographic discovery and risk scoring; pairing that with Redwood’s AI stack could accelerate anomaly detection in encryption usage and automate the migration process. This is a critical differentiator because manual migration is error-prone and slow—a 2024 survey by the Ponemon Institute found that 54% of organizations have yet to begin PQC preparations. An AI-assisted platform could compress years-long migration timelines and reduce the risk of leaving vulnerable assets behind.