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This has been an exciting few months for Quantum Lock Technologies. In June 2020, we were accepted into the Innovation Crossroads program which fueled us with ~$500k in product development funding from the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We are using that funding to develop two prototypes at ORNL in the cybersecurity …

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We are excited to celebrate the selection of our founder, Erica Grant, as one of the 2021 Forbes Next 1000. The Next 1000 was created to showcase ambitious entrepreneurs who have received less than $10m in funding or revenue. There will be a total of 4 installments of 250 individuals selected for the 2021 list …

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We are excited to announce the second patent for Quantum Lock Technologies entitled “Tamper-Resistant Smart Factory” with the USPTO under patent no. US 10,990,356. A big thank you to our attorney Stephen Adams at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. for working with our founder, Erica Grant, to make this possible. This patent will allow us …

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The Stu Clark New Venture Championship is an annual international business plan competition hosted by the Stu Clark Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Manitoba for graduate students. The first place prize is $20,000 Canadian dollars with a additional elevator pitch competition prizes. This year was the first virtual competition held with a 15 …

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Every year, the Inventors Hall of Fame at the US patent and trademark office hold a competition for student inventors. Quantum Lock was one of 5 graduate student inventing teams from all over the US selected to compete in the virtual 2020 competition. Watch our founder, Erica Grant, talk about Quantum Lock in the competition …

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We are happy to announce that Quantum Lock’s first patent, “Quantum Random Number Generator Lock”, has been approved by the US patent and trademark office under patent number 10,797,872. Previously, we have submitted a provisional patent, PCT, and 2 US patents. The second patent is still under review.

The Innovation Crossroads program accepts between four and six PhD founders from all over the US every year into their Department of Energy funded accelerator program. This year, Quantum Lock was accepted into cohort 4 of this prestigious program where we are receiving ~$500k in non-dilutive grant funding and resources/expertise from Oak Ridge National Laboratory …

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The Rice Business Plan Competition is considered to be the largest and richest student business plan competition in the world. Investors from all over the country contribute with over $1m in prizes. This year, Quantum Lock was announced as a semi-finalist. After the competition, Quantum Lock was awarded a $100k investment from Bloomberg Data and …

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The Heartland Challenge is hosted by the University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business via Zoom on May 28-29, 2020. Twelve teams which represent the most investable student-lead startups were selected across the United States to compete for a pool of $90k in non-dilutive grants to help grow their businesses. Quantum Lock was …

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