The seeds of the company were planted decades ago at Albion College, where founders Aaron Miller and Josh Cassada first began a lifelong collaboration in physics. In 2013, that partnership evolved into a mission. While Aaron was on sabbatical from his professorship and Josh was preparing for a career at NASA, they saw a critical gap in the quantum landscape. Identifying a commercial need for ultra-sensitive light sensors, they set out to build the world’s best superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) technology. They began initial fabrication at the University of Michigan, combining Aaron’s world-leading expertise in superconducting nanowires with Josh’s rigorous approach to technical challenges. What started in a Michigan lab has since empowered researchers globally to push the boundaries of quantum science, microscopy, and deep-space communication—applications we once only imagined.