Apple Developer
Endpoint Security + Network Extension entitlements.
Distribution-level access for kernel-grade macOS security.
Local-first AI.
Intelligence without the egress bill.
We research compute-efficient tech, ship our own products, and build custom infrastructure for enterprise clients who want the exact same thing: high performance, local privacy, and zero reliance on trillion-dollar datacentres.
The thesis
Compute-efficient stack first. Brute-force infrastructure last.
The industry is pouring billions into massive datacentres, but we're building for the opposite direction: capital-light, on-device, and edge-first.
We believe AI should run where your data lives — on the hardware users already own. By focusing on smaller models, lossless compression and post-quantum cryptography, we build software that is lightning-fast, infinitely scalable, and inherently private.
Proof of concept: our open-source agent tool, qai. Instead of heavy background daemons, it's a single memory-efficient binary that adds zero bloat until it's invoked — and lets parallel sub-agents inherit live context instantly.
What we ship
Four flagship products.
Independent brands, all running on infrastructure that reflects our core research thesis.
Flagship
Metatron Security
Kernel-level macOS governance
Hard containment for enterprise AI agents. Built on Apple Endpoint Security to provide governance where standard model alignment can’t reach.
Visit siteCosmic Duck OS
Swift-native agent runtime
On-device model routing and local tool execution, built natively for Apple silicon. Fully-managed or BYOK modes.
Visit siteQuantumVault
Self-custodial crypto wallet
Built in partnership with Alchemy Pay. Your keys stay on your device, never on our servers. Cross-platform, native performance.
Visit siteVibing with Grok
Agentic coding workspace
Powered by the Cosmic Duck engine. The agentic platform for developers who want absolute control over their environment and provider keys.
Visit siteTrusted foundations
Enterprise-grade products require enterprise-grade compliance.
Google Developer
Play Store publisher. Google Cloud AI Startups partner.
Multi-region deployments across 43 GCP regions.
UK Private Limited
Quantum Encoding Ltd.
Companies House #16575953.
European Entity
Quantum Encoding Europe Limited.
Irish corporation · Register No. 807205.
Enterprise engineering
How we fund the research.
We don't rely on venture capital. We fund our R&D and product portfolio by taking on bespoke engineering for clients whose problems overlap with our expertise.
Bespoke Engineering
From marketing sites to production systems. We ship software on modern stacks (TypeScript, Rust, Swift, Go) with a heavy bias toward native performance and local-first architecture.
Cloud Infrastructure
When we do go to the cloud, we design for scale. We've architected multi-region systems scaling across thousands of GPUs on Google Cloud, Cloudflare, and Firebase.
AI Integration
We build intelligence that ships to production, not demoware. We operate a platform integrating ten model providers behind a single API, building robust AI agents and automated workflows for enterprise teams.
Get in touch
Let's talk.
Whether you're building something that touches our stack, or you're looking to invest in companies at our stage — we'll get back to you within two business days.