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.
Michael Berman
Co-Founder, 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.
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.
Yevgeniy Dodis
Scientific Advisor
Current Professor of Computer Science at New York University. MIT PhD in Computer Science. Consults with Google, Signal, Zoom on post-quantum encryption.
Dr. Cyril Mark Taylor
Strategic Advisor
Dr Taylor served as the Chief Technical Officer for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM/J6).
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.
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.
News & Updates
Stay Up To Date
Understanding Quantum Sensing Networks
An overview of quantum sensing networks, explaining how quantum technologies enable ultra-precise measurements and introduce new security capabilities for building secure, next-generation sensor networks.
Feb 19, 2026Tectonic Labs Announces PQ Wallet, PQ Audits as Web3 Prepares for Post-Quantum Signature Migration
Tectonic Labs announced PQ Wallet, a post-quantum-ready EVM wallet extension supporting Falcon-512 signatures without requiring L1 changes, alongside PQ Audits that help teams assess quantum risk and plan NIST-aligned migrations.
Feb 5, 2026Hybrid Hierarchical Deterministic Wallets
A Hybrid Hierarchical Deterministic wallet uses a single seed phrase to securely derive both traditional crypto keys and post-quantum keys, combining familiar HD wallet standards with future-proof cryptography for long-term blockchain security.