Korea Quantum Computing (KQC) to Go Public on Nasdaq via $80 Million SPAC Merger with Charlton Aria

Enterprise quantum computing and post-quantum cybersecurity developer KQC Quantum, Inc. (parent entity of Korea Quantum Computing Co., Ltd.) has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: CHAR). The transaction values KQC at a pre-money equity valuation of $80 million ($11.00 per share), implying a pro forma equity valuation of approximately $215 million. Upon closing in the first half of 2027, the combined company will trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “KQC.”

Founded in Busan in 2021, KQC operates as a hardware-agnostic quantum middleware and post-quantum security integrator. The company is engineering its flagship software platform, Qubiteer™—an AI-driven hybrid quantum engine launched in beta in June 2026 that converts business constraints into mathematical models and automatically dispatches workloads across classical, annealing, or gate-model QPUs (including access to D-Wave Leap™ quantum cloud services). On the cybersecurity front, KQC provides hardware security modules (HSMs) and is developing QuantumSpan, a software platform designed to audit cryptographic assets and manage post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration across enterprise networks.