QUBITEKK, INC.

Bakersfield, CA · Quantum · Acquired

Quantum bi-photon sources for on-site calibration of single-photon detectors

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · qubitekk.com

Sector: Quantum
Headquarters: Bakersfield, CA
Latest Form D: $2.1M, Apr 2019
Total capital: $18.4M

Federal grants: $4.7M; 9 awards · 2016–2021; Rank in peer group#12 of 19
Private capital raised: $2.1M; 1 Form D · last Apr 2019; 91 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $11.7M; 13 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce; Rank in Quantum#8 of 112
Granted patents: 3; 4 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#7 of 19

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2024Federal contractDefense · Afrl Quantum Network The Objective Of This Effort Is To Perform Research And Development In Quantum Networking To Establish Secure And Robust Systems For The United States Air Force (USAF) And The Air Force Research Laboratory (afrl).$9.1M
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Single Photon Quantum Light Source$50K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · SBIR Base Phase II$1.2M
Jun 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Quantum Entanglement on Drones$1.5M
May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Quantum Light Source for On-Site Detector Calibration$125K
Sep 2020Federal contractDefense · Base Effort - SR1 Phase I$111K
Jun 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quantum Sources and Detectors for Space Applications$111K
Apr 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$2.1M

Show 15 earlier federal awards

Jun 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Narrow-Spectrum Two-Photon Sources for Space-Based Quantum Communication$750K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Quantum Entanglement On Drones (qed)$150K
Jun 2020Federal contractDefense · Customized Lab Starter Kit$51K
May 2020Federal contractDefense · COVID-19 Dib Quantum Protection$750K
Apr 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Configurable Entangled Photon Source for Quantum Networks$1.5M
Mar 2020Federal contractCommerce · Flexible Nir Bi-photon Source$14K
Feb 2020Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Deterministic High-Flux Single-Photon Source for Quantum Networks$199K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$50K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Biphoton Source Kit$50K
Aug 2019Federal contractNASA · Narrow-spectrum Two-photon Sources For Space-based Quantum Communication$125K
Feb 2019Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Configurable Entangled Photon Source for Quantum Networks$225K
Oct 2018Federal contractDefense · Single Photon$11K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Topmode Laser$26K
Dec 2016Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: On-Demand Single Photon Source for Quantum Networks$225K
Sep 2015Federal contractDefense · Quantum Entanglement Kit/no It Component$87K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Federal first

43months

from QUBITEKK, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Sep 2015: Defense · $87K
First Form D · Apr 2019: $2.1M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 5 awards

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Standing among 19 peers

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Quantum · Device

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#7 · top 37%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Dennis Duncan EarlResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $225K in grants as PI
Stanley EllisExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 3 granted of 7

Feb 21, 2023GrantedTunable Source Bi-photonsUSPTOUS 11,586,092
Jul 16, 2019GrantedIncorruptible Public Key Using Quantum Cryptography For Secure Wired And Wireless CommunicationsUSPTOUS 10,355,857
Nov 20, 2018GrantedScalable Source Of Quantum Entangled PhotonsUSPTOUS 10,133,147

Show all 7 patent records

Tunable Source Bi-photonsFeb 21, 2023 · US 11,586,092Granted
Incorruptible Public Key Using Quantum Cryptography For Secure Wired And Wireless CommunicationsJul 16, 2019 · US 10,355,857Granted
Scalable Source Of Quantum Entangled PhotonsNov 20, 2018 · US 10,133,147Granted
Tunable Source Bi-photonsApplication PCTUS2016055562Pending
Portable Hemodialysis Assembly With Blood Leak SensorApplication PCTUS2015029726Pending
Scalable Source Of Quantum Entangled PhotonsApplication PCTUS2015027848Pending
Incorruptible Public Key Using Quantum Cryptography For Secure Wired And Wireless CommunicationsApplication PCTUS2014039017Pending

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Regulatory activity · Quantum

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.