SDT

SDT Inc. (Quantum Standard Technology) is a South Korean quantum technology company founded in 2017 with headquarters in Seoul, pioneering quantum computing, quantum cloud, quantum communication, and quantum sensing commercialization. Founded by CEO Jiwon Yune, who studied physics and electronic engineering at MIT and worked as a researcher at MIT-Harvard University Research Center and KIST Quantum Information Research Center, SDT is leading development of South Korea's first full-stack quantum computer. In August 2024, SDT secured 10 billion KRW (approximately $7.5 million USD) in Pre-IPO investment from Shinhan Venture Investment to commercialize quantum computers, with milestones to develop a 64-qubit superconducting quantum computer by 2026 and photonic integrated circuit quantum computers by 2027. SDT is jointly developing quantum processing units based on silicon spin and diamond nitrogen-vacancy quantum technologies with Seoul National University and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. The company is advancing South Korea's National Strategy for Quantum Technology and building the domestic quantum ecosystem.