Quantum Cyber Reports First Revenue of ~$1.0 Million and Announces $8.0 Million Funding Commitment From Chief Executive Officer David Lazar
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Quantum Cyber (Nasdaq: QUCY) reported its first quarterly revenue from continuing operations since its defense pivot and disclosed a CEO funding commitment. Third-quarter 2026 revenue was $966,833, generated by the Bridgeport metal stamping business acquired July 15, 2026. Gross profit was $93,590, while net loss widened to $5,381,441 from $2,919,346 a year earlier.
CEO David Lazar committed up to $8.0 million through November 30, 2027. September 30 shareholders’ equity reached $16,151,736, versus $641,600 at year-end 2025. Bridgeport installed an 80-unit 3D printing production farm; the company expects drone manufacturing and sales in early 2027. A November 6 amendment expanded the Project LightShift technology license to additional applications. No shares had been sold through November 12 under the company’s up-to-$100 million at-the-market facility.
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Positive
- Major pointCEO David Lazar provided a funding commitment of up to $8.0 million through November 30, 2027. 17% of market cap
- Major pointNine-month 2026 financing activities generated approximately $22.2 million in net proceeds. 47% of market cap
- Moderate pointThird-quarter 2026 continuing-operations revenue reached $966,833, versus none a year earlier.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Drone manufacturing and sales are expected in early 2027, subject to further production preparations.
- Minor pointThird-quarter 2026 gross profit reached $93,590, versus none a year earlier.
8 minor points
- Minor pointShareholders’ equity rose to $16,151,736 at September 30, 2026, from $641,600 at December 31, 2025.
- Minor pointCash increased to $4,860,697 from $701,602 at year-end; September 30 marketable securities were $132,003.
- Minor pointBridgeport completed installation of an 80-unit 3D printing production farm in August 2026.
- Minor pointProject LightShift’s November 6 license amendment added surface and underwater vehicles, maritime, homeland security and law enforcement applications.
- Minor pointBoustead’s April 2021 engagement ended, including future financing fee, tail compensation and first-refusal rights.
- Minor pointThird-quarter interest expense fell to $3,146 from $42,880; nine-month expense fell to $25,529 from $133,817.
- Minor pointThird-quarter other income rose to $197,744 from $5,830; nine-month income rose to $232,189 from $25,707.
- Minor pointThird-quarter discontinued-operations loss narrowed to $461,272 from $1,711,312; nine-month loss narrowed to $4,001,819 from $5,744,594.
Negative
- Major pointThird-quarter net loss widened to $5,381,441 from $2,919,346; nine-month loss reached $21,479,903 versus $11,402,070.
- Major pointWarrant exercises and preferred-share issuance raised approximately $15.2 million and $6.0 million, respectively, adding equity securities.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Drone launch depends on production-line build-out, equipment procurement and completion of commercial prototypes.
- Moderate pointThe Titan facility permits up to $100 million of ordinary-share sales; none occurred through November 12, 2026.
- Minor pointThird-quarter operating loss widened to $4,862,011 from $1,166,735; nine-month loss reached $17,413,115 versus $5,542,335.
5 minor points
- Minor pointThird-quarter operating expenses rose to $4,955,601 from $1,166,735; nine-month expenses reached $17,506,705 versus $5,542,335.
- Minor pointThird-quarter other expense rose to $252,756 from $4,249; nine-month expense rose to $271,629 from $28,031.
- Minor pointThird-quarter weighted-average ordinary shares increased to 63,676,333 from 7,003,264; nine-month averages reached 31,298,958 versus 4,947,775.
- Minor pointQuantum Drones paid $250,000 under the Boustead settlement and mutual releases.
- Minor pointFour customers each represented 10% to 15% of third-quarter revenue.
News Explained
At September 30, cash and marketable securities equaled 108.7 days of third-quarter operating cash use at that quarter’s rate.
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Sources and calculations
- Quantum Cyber reports Q3 2026 results and CEO funding commitment (2026-11-12)
- Quantum Cyber Q3 2026 liquidity and cash-flow figures (2026-09-30)
- Available liquidity against the last reported quarterly operating outflow, in days at that rate ($4,900,000 + $132,003) / ($4,259,297 / 92) = 108.7 days
Key Figures
- Quarterly revenue
- $966,833
- Three months ended September 30, 2026
- Quarterly net loss
- $5,381,441
- Three months ended September 30, 2026
- CEO funding commitment
- Up to $8.0 million
- Through November 30, 2027
- At-the-market offering capacity
- Up to $100 million
- Titan Sales Agreement
- Shares sold under offering
- No shares
- Through November 12, 2026
- Boustead settlement payment
- $250,000
- Settlement of the action and related FINRA arbitration
- Shareholders’ equity
- Approximately $16.2 million
- At September 30, 2026
- Customer concentration
- 4 customers; 10%–15% each
- Share of quarterly revenue per customer
Historical Context
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Earlier license coverage included surface and subsea systems, alongside development-cost recovery and revenue-sharing terms.
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Third Quarter 2026 Form 10-Q Highlights:
- Four customers each accounting for
10% or more of quarterly revenue, with no single customer representing more than15% - Bridgeport facility operational, including the installation of an 80-unit 3D printing production farm in August 2026
- Project LightShift quantum antenna license field of use expanded by November 6, 2026 amendment to include unmanned surface and underwater vehicles, maritime platforms, homeland security, and law enforcement applications
- Settlement of the Boustead Securities, LLC action and the related FINRA arbitration for
$250,000 , with termination of Boustead’s April 2021 engagement letter, including the related tail and right of first refusal on future financings - Shareholders’ equity of approximately
$16.2 million at September 30, 2026, up from$0.6 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of approximately 2,600% , with approximately$15.2 million of year-to-date proceeds from the exercise of warrants - No shares sold under the Company’s at-the-market registration statement through November 12, 2026
Norwalk, CT, Nov. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum Cyber N.V. (Nasdaq: QUCY) (“Quantum Cyber” or the “Company”), a Nasdaq-listed autonomous defense technology company assembling an AI-powered System-of-Systems platform for drone warfare, counter-UAS, and border security applications, today announced that it has filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing reports the Company’s first revenue since its strategic pivot to autonomous defense and discloses an
“The third quarter of 2026 is the quarter in which Quantum Cyber crossed from a pre-revenue strategy into an operating company,” said David Lazar. “We generated our first revenue, we installed the first production equipment at our Bridgeport facility, and we resolved a legacy legal claim that had overhung our capital structure. In the Company’s view, each of these is a building block toward the vertically integrated autonomous defense manufacturer we have described to the market.”
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For the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Company reported
In the Company’s view, the transition from a pre-revenue platform-development story to an operating business with inventory, accounts receivable, manufacturing assets, and a diversified customer base in a single quarter represents a meaningful inflection point in the execution of its vertical integration strategy.
On November 11, 2026, Mr. Lazar provided the Company with a funding commitment of up to
Bridgeport Facility Operational
The Company’s Bridgeport facility continues to operate as the revenue-generating Arcade Metal Stamping business while the Company builds out the site for drone manufacturing. In August 2026, the Company completed the installation of an 80-unit 3D printing production farm at the facility. The Company currently expects to begin manufacturing and selling drones in early 2027, subject to further build-out of production lines, procurement of equipment, and completion of commercial prototypes.
At September 30, 2026, the Company’s balance sheet reflected approximately
Expansion of the Quantum Antenna License Field of Use
On November 6, 2026, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Quantum Drones Corporation, and Project LightShift, Inc. entered into a First Amendment to their June 2026 exclusive worldwide license agreement covering Project LightShift’s patent-protected quantum photonic array, or quantum antenna, technology. The First Amendment expands the licensed field of use beyond unmanned aerial vehicles to also include unmanned surface and underwater vehicles, maritime platforms, homeland security, and law enforcement applications. The Company believes this expansion materially broadens the addressable market for the licensed quantum antenna technology across air, land, and sea autonomous platforms.
Resolution of Legacy Boustead Claims
On October 15, 2026, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and General Release with Boustead Securities, LLC resolving the action filed by the Company in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and the related FINRA arbitration previously initiated and withdrawn by Boustead. Under the agreement, Quantum Drones Corporation paid Boustead
Balance Sheet
At September 30, 2026, the Company reported total assets of approximately
On October 9, 2026, the Company entered into the Titan Sales Agreement, an at-the-market offering facility providing for the sale of up to
About Quantum Cyber N.V.
Quantum Cyber N.V. (Nasdaq: QUCY) is assembling an AI-powered, quantum-accelerated System-of-Systems autonomous defense platform that integrates drone warfare, counter-UAS, autonomous naval mine countermeasures, EMP shielding, anti-drone ammunition, command-and-control, and quantum antenna applications under a single Nasdaq-listed company. The Company acquires, licenses, and develops combat-proven autonomous technologies, deploying them as a coordinated, multi-domain portfolio across air, land, and sea. For more information, visit www.quantum-cyber.ai.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements made in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “outlook,” and “project” and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. Such forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the Company’s ability to continue generating revenue from the Arcade Metal Stamping business; the drawdown, availability, and sufficiency of the
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QUANTUM CYBER N.V.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | |
| (Unaudited) | ||
| ASSETS | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash | ||
| Marketable securities | 132,003 | — |
| Accounts receivable, net | 643,386 | — |
| Inventories | 929,606 | — |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,794,448 | 466,743 |
| Assets of discontinued operations, held for sale | 292,448 | 3,045,627 |
| Total current assets | 8,652,588 | 4,213,972 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 2,782,050 | — |
| Intangible assets, net | 6,447,064 | 1,113,424 |
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | 349,583 | — |
| Goodwill | 534,000 | — |
| Total assets | ||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ||
| Intellectual property acquisition liability | 750,000 | 487,785 |
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | 55,960 | — |
| Liabilities of discontinued operations, held for sale | 89,737 | 3,828,240 |
| Total current liabilities | 2,318,567 | 4,685,796 |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 294,982 | — |
| Total liabilities | 2,613,549 | 4,685,796 |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Series D Preferred shares | 10,280 | — |
| Series E Preferred shares | 11,744 | — |
| Ordinary shares | 1,004,145 | 107,820 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 141,507,845 | 106,053,809 |
| Accumulated deficit | (126,382,278) | (104,902,375) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | — | (617,654) |
| Total shareholders' equity | 16,151,736 | 641,600 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
QUANTUM CYBER N.V.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| (Unaudited) | ||||
| Revenue | $ — | $ — | ||
| Cost of revenue | 873,243 | — | 873,243 | — |
| Gross profit | 93,590 | — | 93,590 | — |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Sales and marketing | 771,150 | 434,827 | 2,511,523 | 2,453,249 |
| Research and development | 1,255,029 | 39,318 | 1,575,901 | 229,344 |
| In-process research and development | — | — | 4,258,449 | — |
| General and administrative | 2,929,422 | 692,590 | 9,160,832 | 2,859,742 |
| Total operating expenses | 4,955,601 | 1,166,735 | 17,506,705 | 5,542,335 |
| Loss from operations | (4,862,011) | (1,166,735) | (17,413,115) | (5,542,335) |
| Other income (expense): | ||||
| Other income | 197,744 | 5,830 | 232,189 | 25,707 |
| Change in fair value of convertible debt | — | — | — | 21,000 |
| Interest expense | (3,146) | (42,880) | (25,529) | (133,817) |
| Other expense | (252,756) | (4,249) | (271,629) | (28,031) |
| Total other expense, net | (58,158) | (41,299) | (64,969) | (115,141) |
| Loss before income taxes | (4,920,169) | (1,208,034) | (17,478,084) | (5,657,476) |
| Income tax provision | — | — | — | — |
| Loss from continuing operations | (4,920,169) | (1,208,034) | (17,478,084) | (5,657,476) |
| Loss from discontinued operations | (461,272) | (1,711,312) | (4,001,819) | (5,744,594) |
| Net loss | ||||
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||
| Net loss | (5,381,441) | (2,919,346) | (21,479,903) | (11,402,070) |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (10,371) | (19,845) | (76,150) | 3,878 |
| Reclassification upon liquidation of foreign subsidiary | 10,371 | — | 693,804 | — |
| Total comprehensive loss | ||||
| Basic and diluted loss per ordinary share: | ||||
| Net loss | ||||
| Loss from continuing operations | ||||
| Loss from discontinued operations | ||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding | 63,676,333 | 7,003,264 | 31,298,958 | 4,947,775 |
FAQ
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How much revenue did Quantum Cyber report for the third quarter of 2026?
Quantum Cyber reported $966,833 of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2026. The revenue came from the Bridgeport precision metal stamping and fabrication business acquired on July 15, 2026. Continuing operations had no revenue in the first two quarters of 2026 or the prior-year periods.
What is CEO David Lazar’s funding commitment to Quantum Cyber?
David Lazar provided a commitment on November 11, 2026, for up to $8.0 million through November 30, 2027. The company intends the commitment to supplement working capital while it builds autonomous defense manufacturing capacity at Bridgeport and advances its Quantum Drones programs.