
SandboxAQ develops enterprise AI and quantum-sensing software for cybersecurity, navigation, and scientific simulation.
SandboxAQ develops enterprise software that combines artificial intelligence with quantum sensing and post-quantum cryptography. Its platform serves government agencies and large commercial customers across cybersecurity, navigation, and simulation workloads.
Its products include AQtive Guard for managing the migration to quantum-safe encryption, AQNav for navigation in GPS-denied environments, and AQMed for magnetocardiography. The company also applies its Large Quantitative Models to molecular simulation for drug discovery and materials design.
Demand for post-quantum cryptography is accelerating as governments push migration to NIST-standardized algorithms before large-scale quantum computers can break current encryption. SandboxAQ is an early enterprise provider of the migration and key-management tooling this transition requires.
Quantum sensing and AI-driven simulation remain emerging but well-funded categories, with defense and life-sciences budgets growing. The company diversifies its exposure by earning revenue across the cybersecurity, navigation, and simulation markets.
SandboxAQ originated as a quantum research group inside Alphabet before its 2022 spinout, giving it unusual depth in both quantum sensing and artificial intelligence. That heritage pairs with enterprise-grade engineering rarely found in earlier-stage quantum startups.
Its portfolio spans post-quantum cryptography, magnetic navigation, and quantum-inspired simulation, letting one vendor serve defense, financial services, and pharmaceutical buyers. A 2026 definitive agreement for a $500 million CHIPS Act research award underscores its public-sector standing.