Due Diligence for the Quantum Technology Market
Investors are putting billions into quantum technology across computing, networking, sensing, and security. They have to evaluate technology claims that take specialized expertise to assess. Timelines in this market are uncertain, and vendor roadmaps are ambitious.
This course provides a structured due diligence framework for quantum technology investments. It covers computing, networking, sensing, and security in enough depth to support investment decisions. No physics background is required.
Course Outline
Module 1. The Four Domains of Quantum Technology (60 minutes)
The four domains of quantum technology. Quantum computing: the five hardware approaches, current capabilities, key players, and realistic timelines. Quantum networking: QKD deployment status, commercial providers, and progress toward a quantum internet. Quantum sensing: which devices are deployable today and which markets they serve. Quantum security (PQC): the migration programs now under way and the companies supplying them. Market size estimates and their reliability.
Module 2. Investment Due Diligence (60 minutes)
A structured framework for evaluating quantum technology companies. Technology readiness: how to assess whether a company’s technical claims are credible without being a physicist. Team assessment: what backgrounds and expertise indicate real capability. Market timing: too early, too late, or right. Competitors: who else is doing this and what differentiation actually looks like. IP evaluation: what constitutes defensible intellectual property in quantum technology. Revenue models and paths to commercialization across each domain.
Module 3. Risk Assessment and Portfolio Strategy (60 minutes)
Technology risk: what could go wrong and how to assess probability. Market risk: government funding dependence, export controls, and geopolitical factors. Competitive risk: how long a technical advantage is likely to last. Timeline risk: quantum computing timelines have historically been optimistic. Portfolio strategy: how quantum technology fits in a technology investment portfolio. How quantum computing investments and quantum security (PQC) investments differ in timelines and risk profiles.
Prerequisites
None.
Who this course is for
Venture capital and private equity professionals, sovereign wealth fund analysts, institutional investors, equity research analysts, and corporate development teams evaluating quantum technology investments.
What you’ll be able to do afterward
- Assess the technology maturity curve across quantum computing, networking, and sensing
- Evaluate the competition: who is building what, where funding is concentrated, and what public and private market activity indicates
- Apply a structured framework for evaluating technical claims in pitch decks and earnings calls
- Identify supply chain dependencies and single points of failure in quantum technology stacks
- Understand geopolitical risk: export controls, investment restrictions, and quantum sovereignty
- Evaluate the quantum workforce and talent pipeline as an investment factor
What you leave with
You receive the course handbook, a PDF of the full material with the instructor notes written out in place of the slides’ bullet points. We also include a PDF copy of Quantum Sovereignty. The handbook is yours to keep.
Enrollment includes 180 days of access to the online on-demand course. Where that course is not yet published, the 180 days start on the day it is.
Where this course fits
Nothing is required, and no technical background is assumed. Quantum Computing for Executives gives you more technical grounding. Quantum Supply Chains and Geopolitics covers sovereignty and export controls.
Why we teach this
The material is based on Quantum Ready, the book on organizational readiness written by the course author. It also draws on faculty who have been the decision-makers in these discussions. We teach executives the questions that too often go unasked.
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion, you receive a Quantum Academy certificate of completion. It confirms that you completed the course and is separate from Quantum Academy’s professional certifications.
About this program
Quantum Academy credentials are private professional credentials issued by Quantum Academy, a trade name of Post-Quantum Institute. They are not government-issued licenses, accredited degrees, or academic credit, and earning one does not guarantee employment, promotion, regulatory approval, or any other specific outcome.
Quantum Academy programs are educational and informational only, and are not legal, compliance, or engineering advice.
