Do In-Q-Tel and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — In-Q-Tel and Y Combinator appear together in 12 tracked portfolio companies, including Deepgram, Docker, Fuzzbuzz, Ginkgo Bioworks, GitLab.

How do In-Q-Tel and Y Combinator compare on check size?

In-Q-Tel typically writes checks of $100K – $2.5M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.

Two firms that co-invest: side by side on stage, sector, check size, and track record, from public filings and the firms' own sites.

	In-Q-Tel	Y Combinator
Type	Corporate VC	Accelerator
HQ	Tysons	San Francisco
Founded	1999	2005
Check size	$100K – $2.5M	$500K
Stages	Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
AUM	$1B	—
Tracked investments	170	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	8	839
Led rounds on record	1	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	7	1304

Do In-Q-Tel and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — In-Q-Tel and Y Combinator appear together in 12 tracked portfolio companies, including Deepgram, Docker, Fuzzbuzz, Ginkgo Bioworks, GitLab.
How do In-Q-Tel and Y Combinator compare on check size?: In-Q-Tel typically writes checks of $100K – $2.5M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.