QNu Wins Economic Times Best Tech Brands 2025 Award: Redefining Innovation in India

On 17th September 2025, QNu was honoured with the Economic Times Best Tech Brands 2025 award. This accolade reflects our vision and uncompromising pursuit of deep technology.

For us, this is not just a celebration. For us, it is proof that the path less travelled (deep-tech innovation) is the only path worth walking.

Overview of ET Now Best Tech Brands Awards

The Best Tech Brands platform, now in its 6th edition, is curated by ET Edge and powered by ET Now’s influential CXO network.

For the past few years, the Best Tech Brands Award from Economic Times has become a credibility marker. Not only in India, but it is also followed internationally. The award recognises organisations that are technology-driven, innovative, and impactful.

• This year’s narrative: Bharat Blueprint, to highlight how tech brands are shaping India’s economic and innovation landscape.
• The event also unveiled the Tech Playbook, capturing insights and strategies from India’s most forward-looking tech leaders like QNu.

To be recognised by ET Now is to be counted among the rare few who are shaping the future of technology in India and globally.

Significance of the ET Award

• Over 200 brands were nominated for the award
• Only 40 top brands won the award, including QNu Labs, Intel, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Tavant, Prophaze, Mitsubishi Electric, Nutanix, HFCL, GE Aerospace, Hexaware, Zuppa, etc.

QNu’s Journey: Engineering the Impossible

QNu was never built to be another ‘tech company.’ We set out to be a deep-tech leader in the quantum communication space, taking the challenging route of physics-led product development and building secure digital infrastructure for a quantum future.

When others hesitate, we build. When others falter, we flourish. That’s how we positioned our nation as a frontrunner in the global quantum security arena.

From our earliest breakthroughs in quantum cryptography to scaling commercially viable quantum-safe solutions across BFSI, defence, other enterprises, PSUs, critical infrastructure, and government sectors, the road was neither easy nor crowded. We loved every product and solution we launched so far.

If security is the foundation of trust, then that foundation must be unbreakable. Anything less is a compromise.

Why QNu’s Deep Tech Matters Now More Than Ever?

In a place where many solutions solve symptoms but not causes, QNu is future-proofing the world. Deep tech is contrarian. Quantum is contrarian. So is QNu.

It is neither fast, nor easy. It is infrastructure-level, long-term, different, and difficult to replicate. That is precisely why it matters!

Emerging & Evolving Quantum Threats: As quantum computing accelerates, outdated cryptography is under existential threat. Quantum computers can break the existing cryptography in a matter of minutes, exposing all the sensitive data. Trust is at risk.

Harvest Now, Decrypt Later: The cyber attackers have already started downloading the data, only to decrypt it later when they have access to quantum computers.

The Digital War has begun: Quantum attack is not a futuristic concept: it is here and now. Every delay is dangerous from here.

While many brands look at today’s problems, QNu has committed itself to solving the problems of tomorrow: problems that could break all industries if left unaddressed.

This Economic Times award is not just about our past achievements; it validates our foresight to prepare for the threats and opportunities of the next decade.

Karnataka’s Contribution & Position in Global Tech Leadership

Karnataka as a state is poised to be the growth engine for Honourable Prime Minister’s vision of Viksit Bharat @ 2047, being the GCC capital of the world, the unicorn hub and startup capital.

• Contributes to 8.2% of the nation’s GDP  
• 10% of the country’s overall export
• 25% of digital talent in India
• 46% of all GCCs in India
• 47% of funding raised by Indian startups since 2016
• 38% of unicorns in the country
• 70% of the chip designers in India

In addition to the formation of the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), the growth has been accelerated even further and positioned as ‘Digital Karnataka, fostering the Digital World.’

Milestones of KDEM: Karnataka Digital Economy Mission

KDEM, as an organisation, was designed by the industry for the industry to accelerate growth and investments in the IT, BT & S&T (digital economy) sectors in the state of Karnataka. The popular ‘Beyond Bengaluru Mission’ will empower Tier 2 cities by strengthening the Mysuru cluster (for semiconductor & cyber security), the Mangaluru cluster (for fintech & IT services), and the HDB cluster (drone, EV, engineering, AI, education & agriculture).

• State GDP grew by 10.2% in 2023-24 (higher than the national average)
• GDP per capita of Rs. 2.36L 1st in total exports
• 1^st in number of R&D centres 1st in India Innovation Index
• 1^st in installed renewable energy
• 1^st in electronic design
• 1^st in biotech production and exports
• 1^st in aerospace and defence manufacturing
• 1^st in startup rankings

QNu’s Road Ahead: Building Trust for the World

Awards are moments. Our work is movement.

QNu will continue to push the boundaries of quantum-secure communication, quantum key distribution, quantum random number generators, and post-quantum cryptography, expanding into new markets and scaling our impact. We will double down on R&D, invest in talent, and continue to advocate for India's sovereign deep-tech capabilities.

Being named an ET Best Tech Brand 2025 amplifies more than our credibility. It strengthens the trust of our customers, accelerates our ability to build trust and technology, and sharpens our resolve to lead from the front.

For our partners and clients, it is reassuring that their trust in us is well-placed. For our team, it is both recognition and challenge: to keep raising the bar.