Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
Exhibit 99.1
SEALSQ Corp Reports
Preliminary H1 2026 Results; Revenue up 120%, FY 2026 Guidance Reaffirmed
Preliminary H1 2026
revenue of approximately $11 million, increased 120% vs. H1 2025, underscoring strong operating momentum.
Supported by approximately
$495 million in cash and short-term investments, and an active pipeline exceeding $225 million through 2029, the Company reiterates its
expectations of 50%–100% revenue growth in FY 2026.
Geneva, Switzerland,
July 6, 2026 -- SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES) (“SEALSQ” or “Company”), a company that focuses on developing and selling
Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced its preliminary unaudited financial results
for the six-month period ended June 30, 2026 (“H1 2026”). The Company also provided an update on key strategic initiatives
and reaffirmed its full-year 2026 revenue guidance. All figures are preliminary and unaudited.
H1 2026 preliminary
financial highlights
| ● | Preliminary
unaudited H1 2026 revenue is approximately $11 million, compared to revenue of $5 million
in H1 2025, representing approximately 120% year-over-year growth. |
| ● | Q2
2026 preliminary revenue of approximately $7 million reflects a sequential acceleration from
the $4 million revenue recorded in Q1 2026. |
| ● | As
of June 30, 2026, cash and short-term investments stand at approximately $495 million, providing
substantial liquidity to fund organic growth and strategic investments. |
| ● | The
Company’s active business pipeline of more than $225 million in potential revenue opportunities
through 2029, includes more than $60 million directly tied to QS7001 and QVault TPM post-quantum
products. These figures reflect management estimates and are subject to risks such as conversion
risks, customer validation, and technical integration. |
| ● | The
Company continued to advance its strategic partnerships with the completion of its participation
in Quobly’s Series A financing as well as two further investments in EeroQ, thereby
strengthening the SEALQuantum initiative. |
| ● | The
SEALQuantum Fund, which is an internal strategic initiative through which SEALSQ allocates
its own capital to accelerate development of its post-quantum and quantum technology capabilities,
has a target allocation of $200 million, underpinning SEALSQ’s long-term Root-to-Qubit
strategy with the goal of accelerating the development of a fully integrated Quantum Vertical
Sovereign Stack. |
The
120% year-over-year revenue increase in H1 2026 was driven primarily by the strong growth in the demand for our Vault-IC secure element
product family. In addition, H1 2026 included six months of consolidated revenues from IC’ALPS SAS, which was acquired in August
2025. Additional contributions came from continued growth in PKI subscription contracts as customers expand digital identity and certificate
deployments, and initial revenues from the Quantix Edge Security semiconductor design center in Murcia, Spain.
Revenue
mix and business drivers
While
SEALSQ plans to provide more detailed segment disclosures with its full H1 2026 report, preliminary trends indicate solid performance
across several areas:
| ● | Secure
elements (Vault-IC) continued to benefit from connected-device demand, particularly in industrial
and IoT use cases where hardware roots-of-trust are increasingly mandated by customers and
regulators. |
| ● | PKI
and trust services showed recurring revenue growth, reflecting higher volumes of digital
identity issuance, certificate renewals and subscription contracts, supported by evolving
cyber and data-protection regulations. |
| ● | The
consolidation of IC’ALPS revenue contributed meaningfully to H1 2026 performance, validating
the acquisition strategy and providing SEALSQ with enhanced ASIC design and manufacturing
capabilities. |
| ● | Early
revenue from Quantix Edge Security demonstrates traction for sovereign semiconductor initiatives
and positions SEALSQ to participate in regional programs focused on secure, domestically
controlled chip design and personalization. |
FY
2026 guidance and growth outlook
SEALSQ’s
outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking and actual results could differ materially
depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under “Forward Looking Statements” below.
SEALSQ
reaffirmed its previously communicated FY 2026 revenue guidance, with revenue expected to grow between 50% and 100% year-over-year relative
to audited FY 2025 revenue of $18.3 million.
The
Company’s FY 2026 guidance is supported by several identifiable revenue drivers:
| ● | Increasing
PKI recurring revenues as customers respond to escalating cyber threats and the enforcement
of regulatory frameworks such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act, enhancing overall revenue visibility. |
| ● | Full-year
consolidation of IC’ALPS SAS revenues, compared to five months of contribution in FY
2025, together with an expanding ASIC design contract pipeline expected to support continued
top-line growth. |
| ● | Initial
revenues from the QS7001 and QVault TPM post-quantum platforms are expected to commence towards
the end of H2 2026 following the completion of technical validation and early customer integration
cycles. |
| ● | Expected
continued expansion of Vault-IC secure element sales into connected devices, industrial systems
and edge-computing applications. |
| ● | Anticipated
revenue contributions from Quantix Edge Security, a €40 million joint venture with the
Spanish government to establish a Post-Quantum sovereign semiconductor personalization center
in Murcia, Spain, as the project ramps-up through H2 2026. |
| ● | Expected
execution of a custom post-quantum ASIC design contract in H2 2026, which is expected to
generate an additional revenue stream beginning in H2 2026. |
| ● | Growing
commercial traction from more than fifteen prospective customers and partners actively evaluating
QS7001 and its SDK, supported by partnerships with Lattice Semiconductor in the U.S. market. |
Carlos
Moreira, CEO of SEALSQ noted, “The first half of 2026 was an important inflection point for SEALSQ. We delivered approximately
120% year-over-year revenue growth, completed the acquisition of Miraex SA to add quantum photonics interconnect capabilities, increased
our ownership in Wecan Group to a majority position, and participated as a lead investor in Quobly’s €115 million Series A
round alongside STMicroelectronics. Together, these steps strengthen our position as a vertically integrated, sovereign-focused post-quantum
security and quantum technology company, from silicon-level roots-of-trust through to quantum compute and orbital delivery. With QS7001
advancing through its final certification milestones, and a growing commercial pipeline, we believe we have the capital, technology and
ecosystem required to lead in the post-quantum era.”
John
O’Hara, CFO of SEALSQ added, “The first half of 2026 demonstrates continued progress in our financial fundamentals. Preliminary
H1 2026 revenue of approximately $11 million, more than double the $5 million revenue in H1 2025, reflects a healthy step-up from roughly
$4 million revenue in Q1 to about $7 million revenue in Q2 as IC’ALPS, Vault-IC secure elements, PKI services and the Quantix Edge
Security project all contributed. Our cash and short-term investments of approximately $495 million as of June 30, 2026, which were boosted
by the $125.0 million Registered Direct Offering completed in March 2026, provides significant capacity to fund growth and execute on
our priorities without compromising financial discipline. With an active pipeline of more than $225 million through 2029, including over
$60 million tied to QS7001 and QVault TPM, and a reaffirmed FY 2026 revenue guidance range of $27 million to $36 million, we believe
we have both the resources and visibility needed to support our commercial ramp and deliver on our financial objectives.”
Post-quantum
product and certification progress
SEALSQ’s
post-quantum semiconductor portfolio is anchored by two primary products:
| ● | QS7001
Post-Quantum Secure Element, designed to embed NIST-standardized algorithms and hybrid cryptographic
capabilities at the silicon level. |
| ● | QVault
Trusted Platform Module (TPM), designed to provide a post-quantum-capable hardware root-of-trust
for systems adopting hybrid and crypto-agile architectures. |
In
H1 2026, SEALSQ achieved key milestones that support commercialization:
| ● | QS7001
obtained NIST SP 800-90B Entropy Source Validation (ESV Certificate #E333), which is a mandatory
prerequisite for achieving FIPS 140-3 Level 3 and CC EAL5+ certifications. |
| ● | In
March 2026, QS7001 successfully completed Common Criteria fault-injection and side-channel
resistance tests. The Company expects to receive CC EAL5+ Evaluation Technical Report (ETR)
from the Information Technology Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF) lab in H2 2026. |
| ● | QVault
TPM customer sampling progressed, and SEALSQ expects initial commercial revenues from this
product by the end of H2 2026. |
| ● | QS7001
evaluation kits, available since November 2025, continue to be deployed into enterprise customer
environments, supporting a 12–18 month sales and integration cycle that is expected
to underpin late-2026 and 2027 production revenues. |
These
certifications and evaluations are critical for customers operating under stringent regulatory regimes, and they position SEALSQ’s
products to serve markets where independent validation and certification are a prerequisite for procurement.
Jean-Pierre
Enguent, CTO of SEALSQ, added, “The convergence of AI and post-quantum technologies is driving one of the most significant shifts
in semiconductor security architecture since the introduction of the TPM standard. Our QS7001 post-quantum secure element, which has
achieved NIST SP 800-90B Entropy Source Validation and passed all key Common Criteria fault-injection and side-channel tests, is designed
to be one of the most comprehensively certified post-quantum silicon platforms available. This gives customers a high level of assurance
at a time when regulators are beginning to mandate the transition to post-quantum cryptography under CNSA 2.0, NIST FIPS standards and
the EU Cyber Resilience Act.”
Regulatory
and market backdrop
Global
regulators and standards bodies are moving forward with post-quantum cryptography adoption, creating a supportive backdrop for SEALSQ’s
offerings:
| ● | NIST
has finalized initial post-quantum standards and is progressing with CNSA 2.0, which guides
U.S. federal agencies in transitioning to quantum-resistant algorithms. |
| ● | The
European Commission and national agencies are establishing deadlines for migration to post-quantum
cryptography across critical infrastructure, with some regulators requiring crypto-agile
architectures in newly deployed systems. |
| ● | ANSSI,
the French national cybersecurity agency, has indicated that it will cease certifying non–quantum-resistant
security products within a defined timeframe, further accelerating the need for compliant,
post-quantum-ready solutions. |
| ● | The
EU Cyber Resilience Act and related digital regulations are reinforcing hardware-based security
requirements, particularly for connected and industrial devices. |
SEALSQ’s
focus on hardware roots-of-trust, European presence and alignment with these frameworks is intended to support customer adoption and
long-term demand.
SEALQuantum
Fund
The
SEALQuantum Fund, which is an internal strategic initiative through which SEALSQ allocates its own capital to accelerate development
of its post-quantum and quantum technology capabilities, has a target allocation of $200 million, underpinning SEALSQ’s long-term
Root-to-Qubit strategy with the goal of accelerating the development of a fully integrated Quantum Vertical Sovereign Stack. The initiative
focuses on three domains:
| ● | Quantum
hardware and interconnects, including investments in silicon spin-qubit processors, electrons-on-helium
qubits and photonics-based quantum interconnects. |
| ● | Semiconductor
design and vertical integration, anchored by IC’ALPS and complemented by initiatives
in design, IP and manufacturing partnerships. |
| ● | Digital
infrastructure, space and AI compliance, including orbital platforms and AI-driven regulatory
technology integrating post-quantum security. |
To
date, over $60 million has been allocated into strategic transactions, including IC’ALPS, Miraex, Quobly, Quantix Edge Security,
ColibriTD, EeroQ, WISeSat, Quantix Edge Security and Wecan Group.
During
H1 2026, SEALSQ advanced a series of strategic, operational and product initiatives intended to strengthen its position in post-quantum
semiconductors, trusted infrastructure and sovereign quantum technologies. These transactions provide SEALSQ with strategic collaboration
opportunities and operational capabilities across multiple layers of the emerging quantum ecosystem.
| ● | Completed
the acquisition of Miraex SA, adding photonics-based quantum interconnect capabilities and
strengthening the Company’s “Root-to-Qubit” architecture. |
| ● | Increased
its ownership in Wecan Group to a majority position, supporting the integration of SEALSQ’s
post-quantum cryptography and hardware root-of-trust into AI-driven compliance tools serving
more than 100 financial institutions. |
| ● | Participated
as a lead investor in Quobly’s €115 million Series A financing round, expanding
collaboration in silicon spin-qubit processors and securing governance rights aligned with
SEALSQ’s long-term strategy. |
| ● | Expanded
its commitment to EeroQ through additional investment and a lead role in an upcoming financing
round, reinforcing SEALSQ’s exposure to electrons-on-helium qubit technology as part
of a diversified quantum portfolio. |
| ● | Advanced
commercialization of its post-quantum semiconductor portfolio, including QS7001 achieving
NIST SP 800-90B Entropy Source Validation and passing key Common Criteria fault-injection
and side-channel resistance tests. |
| ● | Progressed
customer evaluations of QS7001 and QVault TPM, with more than fifteen prospective customers
and partners actively evaluating the platform and initial production revenues expected in
H2 2026. |
| ● | Established
U.S. market partnerships with Lattice Semiconductor, including a proof-of-concept TPM-FPGA
solution demonstrated at Embedded World 2026. |
| ● | Supported
the buildout of Quantix Edge Security in Murcia, Spain, a €40 million sovereign semiconductor
initiative expected to contribute revenue in H2 2026. |
Collectively,
these actions are intended to position SEALSQ as a vertically integrated participant in both post-quantum security and quantum computing
markets.
About
SEALSQ:
SEALSQ
is a leading innovator in Post-Quantum Technology hardware and software solutions. Our technology seamlessly integrates Semiconductors,
PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), and Provisioning Services, with a strategic emphasis on developing state-of-the-art Quantum Resistant
Cryptography and Semiconductors designed to address the urgent security challenges posed by quantum computing. As quantum computers advance,
traditional cryptographic methods like RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) are increasingly vulnerable.
SEALSQ
is pioneering the development of Post-Quantum Semiconductors that provide robust, future-proof protection for sensitive data across a
wide range of applications, including Multi-Factor Authentication tokens, Smart Energy, Medical and Healthcare Systems, Defense, IT Network
Infrastructure, Automotive, and Industrial Automation and Control Systems. By embedding Post-Quantum Cryptography into our semiconductor
solutions, SEALSQ ensures that organizations stay protected against quantum threats. Our products are engineered to safeguard critical
systems, enhancing resilience and security across diverse industries.
For
more information on our Post-Quantum Semiconductors and security solutions, please visit www.sealsq.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
communication expressly or implicitly contains certain forward-looking statements concerning SEALSQ Corp and its businesses. Forward-looking
statements include statements regarding our business strategy, financial performance, results of operations, market data, events or developments
that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, as well as any other statements which are not historical facts. Forward-looking
statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: our FY 2026 revenue guidance of 50%–100%
year-over-year growth; the expected timing and commencement of revenues from QS7001 and QVault TPM products; expectations regarding our
business pipeline through 2029; planned deployment of the SEALQuantum Fund; anticipated progress on post-quantum product certifications,
including FIPS 140-3 Level 3 and CC EAL5+ certifications; expected revenue contributions from Quantix Edge Security, IC’ALPS and
our other strategic investments; and expectations regarding customer evaluation and integration cycles. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove
to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which
are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual
results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the risks related to the finalization of
the financial results for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, the amount of revenue from the commercialization of the QS7001 post-quantum
product range, SEALSQ’s ability to continue beneficial transactions with material parties, including a limited number of significant
customers; the timing and success of product certifications; market acceptance of our post-quantum semiconductor products; customer procurement
and integration timelines; our ability to convert pipeline opportunities into contracted revenue; market demand and semiconductor industry
conditions; the pace of regulatory adoption of post-quantum cryptography standards; and the risks discussed in SEALSQ’s filings
with the SEC. Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by SEALSQ with the SEC. As a result, the preliminary financial
results contained in this press release may materially differ from the actual results that will be reflected in the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2026 when they are completed and publicly disclosed.
Statements
regarding our business pipeline are based on management’s current estimates of potential revenue opportunities and do not represent
backlog or contracted revenue. Pipeline conversion is subject to numerous factors including customer validation, technical integration
requirements, certification timelines, and market conditions. There can be no assurance that pipeline opportunities will convert to actual
sales or that such conversion will occur within anticipated timeframes.
SEALSQ
Corp is providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements contained herein
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SEALSQ
Corp
Carlos Moreira
Chairman & CEO
Tel: +41 22 594 3000
info@sealsq.com |
SEALSQ
Investor Relations (US)
The Equity Group Inc.
Lena Cati
Tel: +1 212 836-9611
Lena.cati@theequitygroup.com |