ISARA Advance
Cryptographic inventory and risk
A cryptographic inventory and risk assessment tool that maps cryptography, scores posture and reduces algorithm risk across environments.
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ISARA Corporation
QuantumCybersecurityWaterloo, ON
Waterloo-based cybersecurity firm selling quantum-safe cryptography software: ISARA Radiate (post-quantum algorithm toolkit) and ISARA Advance (cryptographic inventory and risk assessment).
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About
Company site: isara.comWaterloo-based cybersecurity firm selling quantum-safe cryptography software: ISARA Radiate (post-quantum algorithm toolkit) and ISARA Advance (cryptographic inventory and risk assessment).
Partnered with Carahsoft to distribute its quantum-safe solutions to U.S. federal agencies via SEWP V, ITES-SW2 and other government contract vehicles (January 2026). globenewswire.com
Won Best Critical Infrastructure Platform in The Hacker News' 2026 Cybersecurity Stars Awards for its ISARA Advance cryptographic-visibility platform (June 2026). isara.com
Describes itself as born from BlackBerry's security team and University of Waterloo cryptography researchers; appointed Atsushi Yamada as CEO in May 2023. isara.com
Received $7.2M from the Strategic Innovation Fund, announced April 2019, toward a quantum-safe security project valued at $15.7M. canada.ca
Products & Services
Company site: isara.comProducts ISARA Corporation publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
ISARA Radiate
Quantum-safe library
A high-performance quantum-safe software development kit, in Embedded and Standard variants, for deploying ML-KEM, ML-DSA and other NIST-standardized post-quantum algorithms.
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Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Series A
Nov 19, 2018
US$10.0Misara.comInvestors: Shasta Ventures (lead)
Total disclosed: US$10.0MLatest: Series A · Nov 19, 2018
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
Carahsoft
Carahsoft distributes ISARA's quantum-safe solutions to the U.S. government via SEWP V, ITES-SW2, TIPS, NASPO ValuePoint and other contract vehicles (2026).
TOPPAN Digital and NICT
With TOPPAN Digital and Japan's NICT, developed SecureBridge, a smart card system hybridizing current public-key and post-quantum cryptography (2024).
The LightBridge Group
Partnership to deliver post-quantum cryptography solutions and cryptographic risk management services to U.S. federal agencies (2023).
Cybersec Innovation Partners
CIP integrates ISARA's quantum-safe, crypto-agile technology into its Whitethorn platform for migrating digital trust infrastructure to post-quantum security (2020).
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada — contribution
Strategic Innovation Fund (Stream 1, R&D), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada — conditionally repayable contribution
Regional Quantum Initiative, FedDev Ontario — repayable contribution
Recent News
- Apr 9, 2026Research
TOPPAN Holdings, NICT, and ISARA Establish Proof of Concept for Seamless Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography for Certificate Authorities
ISARA supplied a crypto-agile root certificate for a joint proof of concept showing certificate authorities can migrate to post-quantum cryptography without disruption.
People
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