Practice 05 · Technology
Deep tech, made dependable.
Deep tech is where claims run furthest ahead of evidence: quantum advantage, homomorphic encryption at scale, a new security chip, an AI platform that will not fall over under load. We bring operators with patents in cryptography and machine learning, who have built and run systems in regulated environments, to separate what works today from what is still research. Then we help design, prototype and build what is real, from a diligence memo to a venture with clean IP.
Scope
- Deep-tech diligence
- Quantum & cryptography
- AI infrastructure
- Venture build
Why now
Security is moving from retrofit to mandatory spend.
AI
89%
Enterprise AI adoption
The share of enterprises now using AI, up from 55% in 2023.
Source: McKinsey, The state of AI in 2026
Where to start
One engagement, scoped to an outcome.
Start with · Diligence
AI and cybersecurity technical diligence
An operator's read on the security, cryptography and AI claims behind a transaction, a vendor selection or a partnership, before you commit.
- Type
- Diligence
- Shape
- Scoped in proposal
- For
- Investors, family offices and corporates
- Venture build / Cash plus negotiated equityVenture build and researchTurn a validated deep-tech problem into a company, with clean IP ownership and a paying design partner from the start.
- Placement / Scoped in proposalTalent network and placementSenior security, cryptography and AI hires for your team, from people who have shipped in regulated environments.
How to engage
Start small. Expand on evidence.
Most clients begin with a two-week readiness sprint and decide what comes next with the results in hand.
- 01
Readiness sprint
A fixed-fee, two-week sprint: an exposure heatmap, a Mosca analysis and your top ten priorities.
About the readiness sprint - 02
Pilot
A scoped discovery or secure-AI pilot with named senior leads and a weekly delivery cadence.
- 03
Partner
An ongoing advisory and migration programme, led by the same senior people who ran the sprint.
How we work
What you can hold us to.
Senior pods, named leads
The people who scope the work deliver it. No pyramid of juniors behind a partner.
Evidence over opinion
Every finding is tied to a named primitive, system and data class, so it survives audit.
Conflicts in writing
Where a recommendation touches a party we have a relationship with, we disclose it in writing before you decide.
Let's talk
Start with two weeks.
A fixed-fee readiness sprint: an exposure heatmap, a Mosca analysis and your top ten priorities.
Get in touch
contact@qctcapital.com