About Us
What We Do
Tectonic Labs is developing quantum-secure defense infrastructure, led by top researchers and cryptography engineers from IBM, Google, MIT, Dartmouth, Coinbase, the Ethereum Foundation, Polygon, and Fireblocks.
Tectonic Labs
After decades of research, post-quantum cryptography is no longer theoretical. As
quantum capabilities accelerate, modern infrastructure, financial systems,
blockchains, and government networks must rapidly migrate away from vulnerable
algorithms like RSA and ECDSA.
Tectonic is developing quantum-secure defense infrastructure, led by top researchers
and cryptography engineers from IBM, Google, MIT, Dartmouth, Coinbase, the Ethereum
Foundation, Polygon, and Fireblocks.
Backed by BlackFlag.vc, Hack VC, Harpoon, and other national security-aligned
investors, Tectonic translates cutting-edge cryptography into deployable systems for
chains, custodians, and public-sector operators.
Team
Leadership
Our leadership team has over 97 years of combined experience in high-tech operations, blockchain and cryptography, and has a track record of working on the bleeding edge of quantum security.
Ron Kahat
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Applied cryptographer with over a decade of experience in distributed systems, ZK systems, and MPC protocols. Founding team of the ZKProof standardization effort (ex-Fireblocks, ex-Polygon).
Michael Berman
Co-Founder, Co-CEO
Serial founder (2 exits). Early Eventbrite (led sales), Ex-Salesforce.
Min H. Kim
Co-Founder, CMO
Former CMO at Polygon (MATIC) and Hedera Foundation (HBAR). First US employee at TRON. Economics, Dartmouth College.
Ramis Movassagh
Chief Scientific Advisor
PhD at MIT Mathematics (advisor Peter Shor). Former quantum researcher at IBM Quantum and Google Quantum AI.
Omri Shmueli
Scientific Advisor
Postdoctoral Fellow at NTT Research under Mark Zhandry. PhD Computer Science from Tel Aviv University and Cryptography Researcher at UC Berkeley.
Danno Ferrin
Core Developer
Former Core Developer at Ethereum Foundation, Lead Protocol Engineer at Consensys. Ex-Google, Reddit.
Mike Lodder
Applied Cryptographer
Applied cryptographer with a PhD in information security. Former Staff Applied Cryptographer at Coinbase; member of RustCrypto and contributor to open-source PQ cryptography.
Manuel B. Santos
Cryptography Research Engineer
Former Cryptography Engineer at Nillion Labs. PhD Information Security from Lisbon University and MSc Applied Mathematics from Imperial College London.
Kris Urbas
Product Engineer
Full stack Web3 dev & open-source contributor. Prev Web3.js at ChainSafe, Lens Protocol SDKs at Aave Labs, genie.xyz (acquired by Uniswap).
David Kalk
Strategic Advisor
CIO at Reflexive Capital. Former CIO at Thiel Macro. Mechanical Engineering at MIT.
Cory Levy
Strategic Advisor
Founder at Z Fellows. Co-Founder at After School (acquired by Ancestry).
Divya Gupta
Strategic Advisor
Partner at Sequoia. ML at Airbnb, Databricks, Palantir. CS at Stanford.
Alexander Flink
Research Intern
Theoretical Physics MS at Stockholm University. Applied Mathematician at Outlier (Scale AI).
News & Updates
Stay Up To Date
The Great Quantum Disconnect: Why Web3 Knows About Quantum, But Doesn't Care (Yet)
Our 14,000-person survey reveals a significant gap between awareness and urgency, along with a clear path to adoption.
Nov 7, 2025Wiesner’s Epiphany: The Birth of Quantum Money
In the late 1960s, Stephan Wiesner realized that quantum mechanics could create unforgeable money. This post traces his foundational insight into Wiesner states, uncertainty, and the first quantum money scheme.
Oct 13, 2025Tectonic Chief Scientist Dr. Omri Shmueli and Collaborator Prof. Mark Zhandry Win Crypto 2025 Best Paper Award
Tectonic's Chief Scientist Dr. Omri Shmueli and Prof. Mark Zhandry win the Crypto 2025 Best Paper Award for their groundbreaking work on one-shot signatures, advancing quantum-resistant cryptography.