Quantum Dice – Deep-Tech QRNG Spin-Out (Oxford, UK)
Quantum Dice is an Oxford University spin-out (founded 2020) developing high-speed quantum random-number generators (QRNGs) for cryptographic use. Its mission is to harness quantum photonics to “provide trusted and secure randomness” for encryption[1]. The company is a private UK-registered limited company (Quantum Dice Limited, based in Oxford)[2][3]. As an independent deep-tech startup, it is venture-backed (investment by Oxford Science Enterprises, Elaia Partners, IP Group and others)[4]. Core technology derives from Oxford’s Quantum Optics lab (Prof. Walmsley’s group)[5]. The founders (recent Oxford graduates) formed the firm to commercialize a patented “source-device independent self-certification” (DISC) QRNG architecture[6][7]. Corporate governance follows a typical private R&D startup model with no public listing or state ownership. Operationally, Quantum Dice is headquartered at the Oxford Centre for Innovation (Banbury Road, Oxford)[8]. It sells its QRNG hardware (PCIe cards and chips) globally via partners like Astute Group[9]. As a small UK-based company, it has no known NATO security clearances or classified program access, and it primarily serves unclassified high-security encryption markets.