SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 09, 2026 — ZeroTier, one of the world’s top software-defined networking companies, has won the Money20/20 USA Startup Pitch Competition in Las Vegas after showcasing ZeroTier Quantum, the world’s first end-to-end quantum-secure networking platform.
The award marks a major milestone for ZeroTier as it expands into financial services at a critical moment for the industry. The recognition comes on the heels of the U.S. Treasury Department’s August announcement of its Quantum-Readiness Task Force, underscoring the growing urgency for financial institutions to protect critical infrastructure against quantum threats. Attackers can capture encrypted financial data today and decrypt it when quantum computing capabilities advance. This “harvest now, decrypt later” risk puts sensitive customer records, transaction histories, and account data at risk, making quantum-secure networking a priority for financial institutions today.
“We’re very honored to win the Startup Pitch Competition at Money20/20 USA, the Super Bowl of FinTech, and especially among such an impressive group of financial industry innovators,” said Robert Stevenson, Chief Commercial Officer at Zerotier. “This win for ZeroTier underscores the importance of quantum-secure networking as protecting financial systems and data against emerging quantum threats becomes one of the largest priorities of our time. We’re very much looking forward to helping shape the future of secure financial connectivity.”
ZeroTier Quantum delivers post-quantum security through a software-defined network that protects point-to-point connectivity across complex environments, including hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and high-availability site-to-site deployments. Built around NIST-standardized post-quantum cryptography, ZeroTier Quantum uses ML-KEM-1024 (FIPS 203) for secure key establishment and ML-DSA-87 (FIPS 204) for cryptographic identity and authentication.
The platform enables financial institutions to begin securing data in transit across existing environments without waiting to replace every underlying system.
Money20/20 brought together more than 900 startups, as well as founders, funders, investors, and the broader fintech ecosystem. ZeroTier’s win reflects the growing focus on technologies that can help financial services organizations address emerging security challenges while maintaining the reliability and flexibility their operations require.
About ZeroTier
ZeroTier gives organizations exactly what they need: a modern solution to the overengineered chaos of legacy networking. It’s secure, direct, global connectivity that actually works. Whether managing a single device or an entire enterprise, ZeroTier connects everything directly through a secure network you create and control and is SOC 2 compliant. ZeroTier Quantum, which meets NIST and NSA’s highest standards at CNSA 2.0, extends that simplicity as the world’s first end-to-end quantum-secure networking platform. Trusted by leaders across every industry, ZeroTier received a 2026 Cybersecurity Excellence Award and is backed by Anorak Ventures, Battery Ventures, and Bonfire Ventures. Learn more at zerotier.com.