Silence Laboratories is building privacy-first cybersecurity technology
Executive Take
Quantum computing will eventually break today's encryption, and most companies have no migration plan. Silence Labs shows institutions can start upgrading now without ripping out existing systems.
Executive Summary
Palo Alto-based Silence Laboratories, founded by Jay Prakash, Andrei Bytes and Tony Quek, builds privacy-preserving cryptography using Multi-Party Computation and Zero-Knowledge Proofs. The 30-person firm serves 35 clients including BitGo and MetaMask, has raised $6 million, and recently ran the first post-quantum MPC transaction simulation with BitGo.
Why It Matters
Technology and cybersecurity leaders should note this now because post-quantum migration will take years, not months, and waiting until threats are real will be too late. Fintech and banking CTOs especially need to track custodian-grade solutions like this one.
Bizquad Perspective
The real barrier here isn't the cryptography, it's that most boards still treat privacy tech as a compliance cost instead of a way to unlock data partnerships competitors can't match.