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Dirac Labs is a deeptech firm developing Quantum Magnetic Navigation (QMN) systems. This technology provides a "Sovereignty Tech" solution for navigation in environments where GPS is blocked, spoofed or jammed.
GPS is vulnerable and non-existent underground. quantumEDGE invested in Dirac Labs because the future of autonomous logistics, mining, and defense requires unjammable, passive positioning. We backed this team to secure the "navigation layer" of the 21st century - a fundamental breakthrough that is critical for sovereign security.
Dirac Labs utilizes Quantum Magnetometry to detect the subtle "magnetic fingerprints" of the Earth's crust caused by magnetic anomalies. By matching these signals against high-resolution magnetic maps using proprietary denoising and map-matching algorithms, their system provides centimeter-level positioning that is entirely passive - making it unjammable, undetectable, and functional underwater or deep in mines where satellite signals cannot reach.
Co-founded by Dr. Sanket Deshpande (former COO at Pixxel - a Hyperspectral Imaging SpaceTech startup) and Aishwarya Das (ex-Hyperloop India and MIT researcher), the team possesses an elite pedigree in space-tech and quantum sensing. Dirac Labs has received technical validation through grants from the DRDO, NASA I-Corps, and Emergent Ventures, and engages the key faculty of Wisconsin Quantum Institute (WQI) at the University of Madison-Wisconsin. They were also recently awarded a $120,000 grant from the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) to advance their quantum sensing hardware and a $100,000 grant from NOAA to demonstrate GPS-denied navigation in the Great Lakes Region. Earlier this year, Dirac Labs closed an oversubscribed pre-seed round with participation from early-stage VCs like Automotive Ventures, TitleTownTech and Riceberg Ventures.
Their technology is vital for global maritime logistics and aviation logistics, as well the MENA region’s Mining 2.0 initiatives and underwater infrastructure security. Dirac Labs is creating a world where navigation is as fundamental and infallible as the Earth’s own magnetic field, providing the bedrock for autonomous sovereign infrastructure.