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In-Q-Tel

Government fund

Tysons · Seed–Growth · 28 people tracked

Also known as InQTel · Strategic Investor for U.S. Intelligence Community

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Investment thesis

IQT pursues a Global Security Investing mission, identifying over-the-horizon developments in frontier technology domains and using its not-for-profit investment platform to accelerate the introduction of groundbreaking technologies for national security. It pairs high-tech problem solvers with government challenges to deliver mission impact for a range of U.S. and allied government partners, including the CIA, NGA, FBI, DIA, NSA, NRO, DHS, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Space Force, and the U.K. and Australian intelligence communities.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 5, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
Check
$100K – $2.5M
HQ
Tysons, Virginia, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1999
Last 12 months
21 investments
AUM
$1B
Tracked investments
533
Unicorns
34
IPOs
21
Acquisitions
32

Team · 28 people

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Brinda Jadeja· Partnerin
Grant W.· Partnerin
Nat Puffer· Managing Directorin
Thomas Gillespie· Managing Partnerin
Eugene Chiu· Partnerin𝕏
J.D. Englehart· Investorin𝕏
Jackie Kossmann· Investorin

6 people who came through In-Q-Tel went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 412 of 533 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×193Deep Tech ×158Enterprise Software ×133Hardware ×125Cybersecurity ×83Data & Infrastructure ×76Defense Tech ×65SaaS ×64

HQs:United States×274United Kingdom×19Australia×13Canada×5Singapore×5Germany×4

Who they back

founder profiles across 305 portfolio companies
28%
solo founders
86 of 305 mapped founding teams
33%
repeat founders
of 384 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 69 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×862 founders×1023 founders×594+ founders×58

Where their founders studiedfrom 352 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×26Stanford University ×22University of California, Berkeley ×21Harvard University ×13Cornell ×9Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×9University of Waterloo ×7Caltech ×5

What their founders studiedfrom 360 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×144Computer Science ×131Business & Management ×41Physics ×36Mathematics & Statistics ×20Finance & Accounting ×18Life Sciences ×11Chemistry ×8

Where their founders worked beforefrom 384 founders with career history

Google ×35Microsoft ×27Stanford University ×24IBM ×8Oracle ×7Carnegie Mellon University ×6LinkedIn ×6MIT ×6

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×19Techstars ×11Entrepreneur First ×7

138 founders hold a PhD · 39 hold an MBA (of 385 with degree data)

Investments · 533 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 152025 · 192024 · 172023 · 72022 · 72021 · 62020 · 42019 · 22018 · 42017 · 62016 · 72015 · 5118 dated

908 Devices908devices.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MASS

908 Devices manufactures handheld mass spectrometry and chemical analysis devices for rapid detection in defense, security, and hazardous materials response applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMedical DevicesBoston, US

Kevin J. Knopp, PhD(CEO & Co-founder)Christopher Brown(Executive Officer)inKevin Knopp(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph Griffith IV(Executive Officer)

BoardKevin Hrusovsky(Director)Corey Steffek(Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersRazor's Edge VenturesUTECAramco VenturesARK Investment ManagementBlackRock+4 more

Cerebras Systemscerebras.aiin𝕏NASDAQ: CBRS

Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US

Andrew Feldman(Founder)inGary Lauterbach(Founder)inMichael James(Founder)inSean Lie(Founder)inJean-Philippe Fricker(Founder)in

Co-investors2080 VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalArtisanal VenturesAurum Venture PartnersAzure Ventures GroupB Capital+46 more

Cylanceblackberry.cominNYSE: BBAcquired

BlackBerry operates two divisions focused on security and innovation: one providing end-to-end encryption and zero-trust identity control for governments and critical industries, and another offering QNX embedded software and real-time operating systems used in over 275 million vehicles worldwide.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTIrvine, US

Stuart McClure(Founder)inJeffrey Ishmael(Executive Officer)Mike Lazaridis(Founder)Ryan Permeh(Founder)Daniel Mendez(Founder)Prasad Wagle(Founder)

Co-investorsClearSkyCrosslink CapitalDell Technologies CapitalDraper AssociatesJuniperoKhosla Ventures+10 more

D-Wavedwavesys.comin𝕏NASDAQ: QBTS

D-Wave is a quantum computing company offering both annealing and gate-model systems for solving optimization, simulation, and modeling problems.

Cloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingBurnaby, US

J. Haig Deb Farris(Director, Promoter)Geordie Rose(Founder)inEric Ladizinsky(Executive Officer)Diane Nguyen(Executive Officer)inJohn M. Markovich(Executive Officer)inWarren Wall(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDefined VCDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesKensington Capital Partners LimitedPender Growth FundRuna Capital+4 more

Ermetictenable.comin𝕏NASDAQ: TENBAcquired

Tenable builds an AI-powered exposure management platform that unifies security visibility across infrastructure, cloud, identity, OT, third-party applications, and AI to map an organization's attack surface and prioritize remediation.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSColumbia, US

RONALD J. GULA(Director)inJack Huffard(Founder)inRenaud Deraison(Founder)inDAVID COLE(CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER)GLENN MICHAEL KIRBY(SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT WORLDWIDE SALES)Steve Vintz(Co-Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsInsight Partners10DAccelAxeleo CapitalFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcForgePoint Capital+8 more

Exyn Technologiesexyn.comin𝕏NASDAQ: EXYN

Exyn develops autonomous aerial robot systems designed to operate in GPS-denied environments, serving industries including mining, defense, and infrastructure inspection.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsPhiladelphia, US

Nader Elm(Founder)inDr. Vijay Kumar(Founder)

Co-investorsAnzu PartnersRed & Blue VenturesYamaha Motor VenturesAero X Ventures

Factorialfactorialenergy.comin𝕏NASDAQ: FAC

Factorial develops solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, supplying prototype and sample cells to global automotive OEMs for testing.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware

Siyu Huang(Founder)inAlex Yu(Founder)inPeter Yu(Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)Rafael de Luque(Chief Financial Officer and Director)

Co-investorsFraser McCombs CapitalGVP ClimateHelios Climate VenturesSnatched VenturesWAVE Equity Partners

Ginkgo Bioworksginkgo.bioin𝕏NYSE: DNA

Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechRoboticsBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBartholomew Canton(Executive Officer)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAzure Capital PartnersB3 HoldingBlue Owl CapitalCannage Capital+62 more

Gitlabgitlab.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GTLBLate Stage

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sid Sijbrandij(CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(CTO)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Founder)inPaul Machle(Executive Officer)inSytse Sijbrandij(Founder)

BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCategory VenturesCoatue Management+36 more

IBMibm.cominNYSE: IBM

IBM Confluent is a cloud-native data streaming offering based on Apache Kafka that lets enterprises connect, process, govern and serve real-time data across hybrid environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSArmonk, US

Charles Ranlett Flint(Founder (CTR, 1911))Arvind Krishna(Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer)inFoster Hinshaw(Founder)Jit Saxena(Founder)Brad Hunstable(Founder)Gyula Feher(Founder)

Co-investorsbacktrace capitalBain Capital VenturesDCM VenturesIrregular ExpressionsSPRINGROCK VENTURESMatrix+1 more

Identividentiv.comin𝕏NASDAQ: INVEDec 2017

Identiv develops IoT and RFID/NFC products and sensors for product authentication, item tracking, and monitoring of environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and shock across supply chains.

HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainFremont, US

Steven Humphreys(Executive Officer, Director)Sandra Wallach(Executive Officer)inKirsten F. Newquist(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inJustin Scarpulla(Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)inGary Kremen(Director)James E. Ousley(Director)

Co-investorsVantagePoint Capital PartnersWestern Technology Investment

Infleqtioninfleqtion.comin𝕏NYSE: INFQFeb 2026

Infleqtion builds neutral-atom quantum computers, precision quantum sensors, and related software, and works on integrated photonics to scale quantum systems.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingLouisville, US

Dana Anderson(Founder)inPranav Gokhale(Chief Technology Officer)inPaul Lipman(Chief Revenue Officer)inJason D. Hall(Chief Legal Officer)inIlan Hart(Chief Financial Officer)inMatthew J. Kinsella(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBreakthrough VictoriaCaruso VenturesForma PrimeGlynn Capital ManagementMaverick VenturesS Ventures+7 more

MongoDBmongodb.comin𝕏NASDAQ: MDBDec 2014

MongoDB is a cloud database company that provides Atlas, a multi-cloud data platform for transactional, search, and generative AI workloads, along with enterprise on-premises options and integration tools for developers and partners.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Dwight Merriman(Founder)inEliot Horowitz(Founder)inChirantan 'CJ' Desai(President and Chief Executive Officer)Sydney Carey(Chief Financial Officer)inDev Ittycheria(Chief Executive Officer)inAlexander Stigsen(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpDell Technologies CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersFoundryMaC Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+7 more

Palantir Technologies Inc.palantir.cominNASDAQ: PLTRJan 2005

Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.

Palo Alto, US

Peter Thiel(Founder)inStephen Cohen(Founder)Nathan Gettings(Founder)Joe Lonsdale(Founder)inAlexander C. Karp(Founder)Alex Karp(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*AiSprouts VCAkkadian VenturesAllied Venture Partners+72 more

Pure Storagepurestorage.comin𝕏NYSE: PSTGMay 2013

Pure Storage provides data storage infrastructure that unifies data into a single virtual cloud of storage with automated, policy-driven management.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Mike Speiser(Founding CEO, Investor & Board Member (Sutter Hill Ventures incubation))inJohn Colgrove(Founder)inJohn Hayes(Founder)inTarek A. Robbiati(Chief Financial Officer)inPatrick Finn(Chief Revenue Officer)Ajay Singh(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsDag VenturesGlynn Capital ManagementGreylock PartnersIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Millennium New Horizons+7 more

Quanterixquanterix.comin𝕏NASDAQ: QTRXJan 2012

Quanterix develops technology for highly sensitive detection of protein biomarkers using non-invasive sample types, aimed at early disease detection and prevention.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesLexington, US

David Walt(Director)inErnest Orticerio(Executive Officer)Ernest Oriticerio(Executive Officer)Masoud Toloue(Former Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJohn Connolly(Director)inKeith Crandell(Director)

Co-investorsARCH Venture PartnersBain Capital VenturesFoothill VenturesKhosla VenturesNovalis LifeSciences

Rigetti Quantum Computingrigetti.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RGTISeries C

Rigetti develops quantum computing hardware and systems, leveraging superconducting quantum processing units cooled by dilution refrigerators to enable advanced quantum computation capabilities.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareQuantum ComputingRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Chad Rigetti(CEO)inDr. Subodh Kulkarni(President and CEO)Dave Yen(Product Lead)inSteven HeidelWill ZengCelena Tanguay

Co-investorsAlchemist AcceleratorAlpha Intelligence CapitalAME Cloud VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)+34 more

Rocket Labrocketlabusa.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RKLB

Rocket Lab develops launch vehicles and space systems for commercial space access and satellite deployment.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechLong Beach, US

Peter Beck(Founder)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Draft Ventures LlcErgo CapitalGen CapitalIndustrious Ventures+9 more

zSpacezspace.cominOTC: ZSPC

zSpace provides AR/VR learning technology that works without head-mounted displays, using a device and stylus to let students manipulate virtual objects.

EdTechHardwareSunnyvale, US

Paul Kellenberger(Executive Officer, Director)inJoseph B. Powers(Executive Officer)Erick DeOliveira(Chief Financial Officer)Michael Harper(Chief Product, Engineering and Marketing Officer)in

BoardYatin Mundkur(Director)inNed Hooper(Director)in

Co-investorsGulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII)Runway Growth CapitalArtiman Ventures

AIRCOaircompany.comin✓ verified

AIRCO produces high-purity ethanol through a catalytic process that converts carbon dioxide directly into ethanol, eliminating agricultural fermentation.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew Materials

Gregory Constantine(Founder)inDr. Stafford Sheehan(Co-founder)Stafford Sheehan(Founder)

Co-investorsCarbon DirectToyota VenturesJetBlue VenturesLowercarbon CapitalNew Climate VenturesQP Ventures+2 more

Altaaltatech.ioin✓ verified

Alta Resource Technologies develops engineered protein-based mineral separation technology to extract rare earth elements and critical minerals from mined ores, electronic waste, and processing byproducts.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials

Nathan Ratledge, PhD(CEO)Matthew Lipscomb, PhD(CSO/President)

Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesJuniperValor Equity PartnersAtreides ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Orion Resource Partners+8 more

Bounce Imagingbounceimaging.comin𝕏Sep 2019 · $4.2M✓ verified

Bounce Imaging manufactures tactical 360-degree camera systems and robotics for first responders, law enforcement, and military personnel to safely assess confined spaces.

Defense TechHardwareRoboticsBuffalo, US

Francisco Aguilar(Executive Officer, Director)inRonjon Nag(Director)inJames Smist(Director)Sietse Dijkstra(Executive Officer)inMark Fargason(Executive Officer)inMikhail Fridberg(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBantam GroupBerkeley Angel NetworkBroad Street AngelsBrown and White VenturesDC Investment PartnersGood Growth Capital+7 more

Callminercallminer.comin𝕏✓ verified

CallMiner provides an AI-powered conversation intelligence and customer experience automation platform that captures and analyzes omnichannel customer interactions such as calls, emails, texts, and surveys.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWaltham, US

Terence M. Leahy(Executive Officer, Director)inJeff Gallino(CEO & Founder)inJonathan Ranger(Executive Officer)inRobert Lane(Executive Officer)Bruce McMahon(Executive Officer)inEric Williamson(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsGoldman SachsHamilton LaneSigma Prime Ventures, LlcEscalate Capital PartnersGutbrain VenturesSpringcoast Capital Partners

Cauldron Fermcauldronferm.comin✓ verified

Cauldron is an Australian biotech company using precision fermentation to produce alternative proteins.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechDeep TechFoodTechOrange, AU

Michele Stansfield(Founder)inDavid Kestenbaum(Founder)inMichele Stansfield David Kestenbaum(Founder)

Co-investorsMain Sequence VenturesHorizons VenturesSOSVUNSW Founders 10x

Cigentcigent.comin𝕏Jun 2018✓ verified

Cigent develops data-at-rest security technology, including SSDs, firmware, and software, to protect data throughout its lifecycle against advanced data recovery and exfiltration.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDefense TechHardwareFort Myers, US

Tony Fessel(Executive Officer)Greg Scasny(Executive Officer)inJohn Benkert(Co-Founder)inBrett HansenTom RicoyinBradley A. Rowe(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsWestWave Capital

CLAREMONT BIOSOLUTIONS LLCclaremontbio.com✓ verified

ClaremontBio manufactures sample preparation devices and reagents for molecular diagnostics and genomic research, including cell lysis, DNA/RNA extraction, and detection systems.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesUpland, US

Gary Blackburn(CEO)

Co-investorsBill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Immersive Wisdomimmersivewisdom.com✓ verified

Immersive Wisdom develops a Remote Collaborative Operations Center software platform that serves government, financial services, and logistics sectors.

Cloud ComputingDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSBoca Raton, US

Memgraphmemgraph.comin𝕏Oct 2021✓ verifiedNo public record

Memgraph develops a high-performance, in-memory graph database platform designed to process computations on streaming data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSector AgnosticZagreb, HR

MarkoDominik Tomicevic(Founder)in

Co-investorsCounterview CapitalHeavybitMundi VenturesConnect VenturesIrregular ExpressionsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+2 more

Palitronica Incpalitronica.comin𝕏✓ verified

Palitronica develops physics-based hardware assurance solutions that use radio-frequency signal analysis and machine learning to detect defects, counterfeits, unauthorized design changes, and malicious tampering in electronics.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHardwareKitchener, CA

Sebastian Fischmeister(Founder)inCarlos Moreno(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorPioneerFAST — by GETTYLABFoundersXUnpopular Ventures

PragmatIC Semiconductorpragmaticsemi.comin𝕏✓ verified

Pragmatic is a European semiconductor company developing clean chips designed to reduce carbon emissions and waste compared to silicon alternatives.

CleantechDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, GB

Scott WhiteinRichard Pricein

Co-investorsCambridge Innovation CapitalProsperity7 VenturesARMBritish Patient CapitalCatalystNorth East Development Capital Fund+4 more

Quantum Systemsquantum-systems.comin𝕏✓ verified

Quantum Systems designs and manufactures electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial systems for military, defense, and commercial customers to collect aerial intelligence and real-time mission-critical data.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardware

Tobias Kloss(Founder)inArmin Busse(Founder)Florian Seibel(Founder)inSven Kruck(Co-CEO)inDave Sharpin(CEO at Quantum Systems Inc.)inMichael Kriegel(Founder)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBayern KapitalHV CapitalNotion CapitalAirbus VenturesAdvent International+11 more

Sakana AIsakana.aiin𝕏Nov 2025 · $135M✓ verified

Sakana AI develops frontier AI research and products, including large language models, multi-agent orchestration systems, and AI solutions tailored for Japanese enterprises and public sector organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDefense TechTokyo, JP

David Ha(Founder)inRen Ito(Founder)inLlion Jones(Founder)in

Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesGlobal Brain500 GlobalFujitsu VenturesGeodesic CapitalKDDI Open Innovation Fund+20 more

Sayarisayari.comin𝕏✓ verified

Sayari provides forensic investigation services using corporate records, trade data, and network analysis to uncover hidden risk networks across sanctions evasion, financial crime, counternarcotics, and adversary operations for law enforcement and government clients.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechLegalTechWashington, US

Farley Mesko(Chief Executive Officer)inEric Rhoades(Executive Officer)inBenjamin Power(Executive Officer)inDavid Asher(Executive Officer)in

BoardMike Zappert(Director)Benjamin Cukier(Director)

Co-investorsCentana Growth PartnersCentana PartnersIronGate Capital AdvisorsJoule VenturesLavrock VenturesMissionOG+3 more

Twentytwenty.ioin✓ verified

Twenty builds industrial-scale offensive and defensive cyber capabilities and software for military and national security missions, serving the U.S. government and its allies.

CybersecurityDefense TechGovTechArlington, US

Peter Sorrentino(Founder)Joe Lin(Co-Founder & CEO)inLeo Olson(Co-Founder & CTO)Skyler Onken(Co-Founder & VP Product)in

Co-investorsCaffeinated CapitalGeneral CatalystAccelFriends Family CapitalKhosla VenturesPoint72 Ventures

Vulncheckvulncheck.comin𝕏Mar 2025✓ verified

VulnCheck operates a cyber threat intelligence platform that provides exploit and vulnerability intelligence, helping security teams prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities based on the threat landscape.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaSLexington, US

Anthony Bettini(CEO and Founder)Anthony B.(Founder)inJacob Baines(Chief Technology Officer)inMike Price(Vice President, Product & Engineering)inDavid Munson(Vice President, InfoSec)Jay Wallace(Vice President, Sales)in

Co-investorsTen ElevenAviso VenturesIntel CapitalNational Grid PartnersSorenson Ventures

Xarion Laser Acousticsxarion.comin✓ verified

XARION develops optical microphones and ultrasonic sensors for use in air and liquids, offering specialized equipment and systems for ultrasonic testing and process monitoring.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareIoT

Theodor W. Hänsch(Head of Scientific Advisory Board)

Co-investorsTRUMPF Venture

6K Inc.6kinc.comin𝕏

6K uses microwave plasma technology (Unimelt) to produce engineered materials, including battery cathode materials and metal powders for additive manufacturing, with an emphasis on sustainable processes.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyNew MaterialsNorth Andover, US

Kamal Hadidi(Founder)

Co-investorsAnzu PartnersEnergy Impact PartnersHG VenturesMaterial Impact

ABL Space Systemsablspacesystems.comin𝕏

ABL Space Systems builds small satellite launch vehicles and a containerized launch system designed to enable orbital launches from flat pads in different locations.

Deep TechHardwareSpace TechEl Segundo, US

Harrison O'Hanley(Chief Executive Officer)Daniel Piemont(Chief Financial Officer, President and Secretary)Kevin Sagis(Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Chief Engineer)inRonald O'Hanley(Director)

BoardSomu Subramaniam(Director)inEthan Batraski(Director)in

Co-investorsRackhouse Venture Management LpTamarack GlobalJam FundNew Science VenturesVenrock

Acalvioacalvio.comin𝕏

Acalvio provides ShadowPlex, a deception-based security platform that detects reconnaissance, credential misuse, and lateral movement during red and purple team exercises across IT, cloud, and OT environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareSilicon Valley, US

Nat Natraj(Founder)Raj Gopalakrishna(Founder)Ram Varadarajan(Founder)Sreenivas Gukal(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelEileses CapitalGV (Google Ventures)J2 VenturesPresidio VenturesRho Capital Partners+3 more

accessiBeaccessibe.comin𝕏

accessiBe provides AI-powered and expert-driven web accessibility solutions, including its accessWidget product, to help businesses of all sizes make their websites accessible and comply with accessibility laws such as the ADA.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Robert Lopez(CEO)in

Co-investors83NorthGlilot Capital PartnersP101 VenturesStepstone Group

Adapxfielddataintegrators.com

Seattle, US

Philip Cohen(Executive Officer, Director)David McGee(Executive Officer)Kenneth Schneider(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Shapland(Executive Officer)

BoardChris Weber(Director)James Dreyfous(Director)

Co-investorsOVP Venture PartnersPaladin Capital GroupPelion Venture Partners

Advanced Navigationadvancednavigation.comin

Advanced Navigation develops navigation and positioning systems using inertial, photonic, and quantum sensing technologies for autonomous systems across defense, space, climate science, and commercial applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechIoTRoboticsSpace Tech

Chris Shaw(Founder)inChris(Founder)Xavier Orr(Founder)

Co-investorsAirTree VenturesAlpha Intelligence CapitalBrick Mortar VenturesKohlberg Kravis RobertsMain Sequence VenturesOIF Ventures+2 more

Advanced Photonixadvancedphotonix.comin

Advanced Photonix develops optoelectronic components and solutions for high-volume manufacturing, leveraging manufacturing facilities in India and Malaysia and deep expertise in optoelectronics engineering.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductors

Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)

Agile Analogagileanalog.comin𝕏

Agile Analog develops and automatically generates customizable analog IP for semiconductors using its Composa™ technology, serving ASIC and SoC designers across applications in high-performance computing, IoT, AI, automotive, and aerospace.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductorsCambridge, GB

Michael Hulse(Founder)in

Co-investorsMMC VenturesOMERS VenturesDelin Venturesfirstminute capital

Airaaira-technology.comin

Unable to determine — the page lists advisors only and does not describe the company's core business, products, or market.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaratoga, US

RaviKiran Gopalan(Director)inAnand Chandrasekher(Co-Founder, CEO)inPramod Viswanath(Co-Founder/Advisor)Sreeram Kannan(Co-Founder/Advisor)

BoardKrishna Kolluri(Director)Asad Khaliq(Director)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalFoothill VenturesNeotribe VenturesZero Infinity Partners

Airfinityairfinity.comin𝕏

Airfinity provides AI-powered predictive analytics, simulation, and forecasting for the life sciences industry, focused on medicine and vaccine demand forecasting across specific disease areas.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtech

Rasmus Bech Hansen(CEO & Co-Founder)inSacha Carton(COO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsGresham House VenturesMD One Ventures

Albedoalbedo.comin𝕏Series A

Albedo develops a flight-proven platform for Very Low Earth Orbit operations, providing satellite-based insights and connectivity services for national security and critical infrastructure systems.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechDenver, US

Topher Haddad(Founder)inAyJay Lasater(Founder)inWinston Tri(Founder)inDylan Betts(Executive Officer)inAjJay Lasater(Founder)Becca Zukowski(Lead Recruiter)

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundBlack FlagBooz Allen VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesCommodity CapitalCubit Capital+25 more

Alfalightgandh.com

Gooch & Housego is a publicly listed company (AIM: GHH) that designs and manufactures photonics products and capabilities, serving a range of markets which it diversifies into to create value.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareIlminster, GB

Algorithmiaalgorithmia.cominAcquired

Algorithmia offers an enterprise AI platform for developing, deploying, and governing machine learning models and AI applications, with tooling tailored to roles across data science, engineering, DevOps, and IT teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Kenneth F. Daniel(Executive Officer, Director)Diego M. Oppenheimer(Executive Officer, Director)inDiego Oppenheimer(Founder)Kenny Daniel(Founder)

BoardTimothy Porter(Director)inAnna Patterson(Director)in

Co-investorsGradient VenturesMadrona Venture GroupOUP (Osage University Partners)Deep Fork CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersRakuten Capital+1 more

Allall.spacein𝕏

ALL.SPACE develops satellite communication terminals and software that enable simultaneous connections to multiple military and commercial satellite networks.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace Tech

Paul McCarter(Chief Executive Officer)inJohn-Paul Szczepanik(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAE Industrial PartnersPromus Ventures

Altaerosaltaeros.comin𝕏

Altaeros designs and manufactures autonomous tethered aerostat systems, controlled by its Aerostat Autopilot software, for commercial and government applications including telecommunications, border security, and defense surveillance.

Deep TechDefense TechEnergyHardwareIoTBoston, US

Adam Rein(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ben Glass(CEO/CTO & Founder)inJeff Lloyd-Jones(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Bailey(Executive Officer)inAlain Goubau(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inPhilip Shevrin(Director)

Co-investorsSafar PartnersSoftBank GroupJHH vc

Altanaacceldata.ioin

Acceldata provides a unified platform for building, governing, and scaling data and AI workloads with end-to-end observability across pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Rohit Choudhary(Founder)inAshwin Rajeeva(Founder)inSatish Krishnamurthy(Executive Officer, Director)Maram Nagendraprasad(Executive Officer, Director)Gaurav Nagar(Founder)in

BoardDev Khare(Director)in

Co-investorsDrive CapitalEMERGENT VENTURESFelicis VenturesFocal VenturesForesite CapitalGeneral Catalyst+23 more

Amida Technology Solutionsamida.comin

Amida provides a cloud-native data platform and suite of compliance, analytics, and AI products purpose-built for state Medicaid agencies.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDigital HealthGovTechSemiconductors

Peter L. Levin(Founder)in

BoardJohn R. Allen(Strategic Advisor)Dan Boneh(Professor of Computer Science, Stanford)Theresa Cullen(Physician and Clinical Informatician)Dan Geer(Security Researcher, In-Q-Tel)Shannon O'Brien(Chair of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission)

Co-investorsBlue Delta Capital

Anacondaanaconda.comin𝕏

Anaconda provides a secure, governed platform for building and deploying AI at scale, using open-source software and the Conda package manager to ensure compatibility and reproducibility across development and production environments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Peter Wang(Founder)inTravis OliphantinTravis E. Oliphant(Founder)in

Co-investorsBuildGroupCiti VenturesInsight PartnersMubadala Capital

analogrxlist.comFeb 2025 · $100M

RxList is an online medical resource providing detailed pharmaceutical information on brand and generic drugs, written and reviewed by pharmacists and physicians.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentSan Clemente, US

Co-investorsHealthCapACVC PartnersAlleyCorpAnzu PartnersConstellation Technology VenturesMaverick Silicon+4 more

Andesiteandesite.aiinNov 2023

Andesite builds AI-enabled cybersecurity products designed to assist human analysts in defending against cyber threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMclean, US

William MacMillan(Founder)in

BoardHeather Stevenson(Executive Officer)inBarrett Yates Mack(Executive Officer)Grant Verstandig(Founder)inBrian Carbaugh(Founder)inWesley Bush(Director)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystRed Cell Incubation

Andurilanduril.comin

Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics

Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAliya Capital PartnersAltra Venture+105 more

Anello Photonicsanellophotonics.comin

ANELLO Photonics develops silicon photonics-based inertial navigation systems, specifically its SiPhOG platform, which delivers optical gyroscope performance in a chip-scale form factor for GPS-denied environments.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Dr. Mario Paniccia(Chief Executive Officer)inAvi Feshali(Founder)inMario Paniccia(Founder)Mike Horton(Founder)

Co-investorsCatapult VenturesIronGate Capital AdvisorsMana VenturesLockheed Martin VenturesHCVCMESH+2 more

Anomalianomali.comin𝕏Aug 2016

Anomali is a cybersecurity platform that combines a unified security data lake, threat intelligence, and agentic AI to help security teams detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareRedwood City, US

Hugh Njemanze(Founder)inAhmed RubaieinColby DeRodeff(Founder)Greg Martin(Founder)

BoardKarim Faris(Director)inSteve Harrick(Director)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lumia CapitalPaladin Capital GroupSozo Ventures+3 more

Antheia, Inc.antheia.bioin𝕏

Antheia uses a yeast-based biosynthesis and fermentation platform to manufacture Key Starting Materials (KSMs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) for essential medicines, offering an alternative to fragile agricultural sourcing.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechHealthtechMenlo Park, US

Christina Smolke(Founder)inKristy Hawkins(Founder)inEric d'Esparbes(Chief Financial Officer)inZack McGahey(Chief Operating Officer)inHeidi Pucel(Chief People Officer)in

BoardRam Shriram(Director)

Co-investorsAmerica's Frontier FundCivilization Ventures Management, LlcGlobal Health Investment CorporationLam CapitalSherpalo VenturesWestern Technology Investment

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

3VRAcompliAdaptive ComputingApigeeAppscioAppThwackAppurifyArcxisArevoAsankyaBlackbag TechnologiesBlue DanubeBlueLine GridBoreal GenomicsBoundlessBoundless SpatialCambriosCassattCleversafeConstellR GmbHCorestreetDigital ReasoningEndecaEtherstack

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EveractiveEvolv TechnologyEvozyneExoflareExpeto WirelessFalkonryFetchFetch TechnologiesFiddler AIFinwaveFireEyeFirestormFleet SpaceFluidigmFononTechForgeFortanixForterraFortifyFrameFugueFuzzbuzzGableGainSpanGATR TechnologiesGeneral MatterGenVaultGeoIQGeosembleGetReal SecurityGhost SecurityGlimpseGlyphic BiotechnologiesGoal ZeroGraphistryGreynoiseGroq IncGxcHADEANHarbinger MotorsHarmonic SecurityHavoc AIHeavyHeoHEO RoboticsHereHermeus Mach 5 engineHidden LevelHuddleHuntHyTrusti-BladesICEYEICONikeGPSImpossible MetalsImprint EnergyImpulse SpaceInertiaInfinite Power SolutionsInitiateInpherInsane CyberIntegenXIntersetInventiaInViewIONATEIonQ (IONQ)JetCoolJulia ComputingJuliaHubKA ImagingKailos GeneticsKasadaKela SystemsKenshoKeyssaKotoKovrKry10KursKyoto FusioneeringKZOLabelboxLambda LabsLauretta.ioLensvectorLightsynqLila SciencesLILTLime MicrosystemsLingotekLocus LockLucidworks, Inc.lynqLyzrMachina LabsMagnet Forensics Inc. WebsiteMandiantMapboxMapD TechnologiesMariana MineralsMarkforgedMatroidMatterportMaybell QuantumMEDSHAPE, INC.MersiveMetOxMindMeldMindtech GlobalMistMitra ChemMobile IronMocanaMomentMoment EnergyMoonshine AIMorpheus SpaceMotion DSPMoxion Power Co.MueonMultibeamMyriotaMythicNanolumiNarrative ScienceNearaNebulockNerosNervanaNerVve TechnologiesNetbaseNewlansNextremeNextSilNoble Gas SystemsNoveonNozomi NetworksnscnTopologyNucleus SecurityObservable SpaceOcientOculis LabsOdysseyOdysseyOmbudOne NavOpen CosmosOpen RavenOpenfinOpenspanOpentextOpGenOrbital InsightOrbital SidekickOryOssia Inc.OTHER LAB, INC.Oxide ComputerParagraf - companyParatekPatchedPaxataPayloadPelican ImagingPerceptive PixelPhantomPhoenix TailingsPison TechnologyPiximPixxelPlatforaPlotlyPneuboticsPolychromixPomeriumPoolsidePresienPrimer TechnologiesProlific MachinesPrometheus HyperscalePropheseeProtect AIPubNubpureLiFiQ-CTRLQD VisionQuantifindQuantum BrillianceQuantum CircuitsQuantwareQuidQuindarQuintessence LabsRadiantRaysecurReachReach SecurityRecorded FutureRed Balloon SecurityRed SiftRedlen TechnologiesRedOwlRedsealRedSealRenderedaiRevEngReversingLabsRincellRobust IntelligenceRovcoRune TechnologiesSalient MotionSandbox AQSatVuScience CorporationSeahawkSecond Front SystemsSecureframeSedaiSeerAISeisintSempriussensiBelSensible BiotechnologiesSignaCertSignal Innovations GroupSigOptSila NanotechnologiesSilver TailSilver Tail SystemsSine EngineeringSingleStoreSiOnyxSiren SolutionsSITSCAPE INCSkild AISkydioSkySafeSnapDNASnorkel AISocrataSofar OceanSoft Robotics Inc.SonatypeSonitus TechnologiesSouth 8SpeechmaticsSplunkSpotfireSpotterRF LLCSpreadAISRDStackroxStairwellStarcloudStarfish SpaceStark DefenseStoke SpaceStreambaseSubstrateSwan GenomicsSwarm TechnologiesSWIR Vision SystemsSwoop AeroSyentaSygaldry TechnologiesSynapseSynchronSynonymSyntenySyntiantT2 BiosystemsTamrTaxbit PrivateTelitTeradiciTeraSiterragoThatdotThermo Fisher ScientificThetusThingMagicTHINKOM SOLUTIONS, INC.ThintronicsThreatMetrixThruwaveTierra BiosciencesTokamakTozeroTrackonomyTranscelestial TechnologiesTransvoyantTraxylTrl11TRX SystemsTwelve LabsTyfoneUFORCEUnivercells’s websiteUniversal QuantumUnknown CyberVASTVATNVector 35Veracode, Inc.VidcieVintraVisibleVisible TechnologiesVisionary MachinesVorbeck MaterialsVoxel8Voya EnergyVseeWave OneWeather AnalyticsWillowWirepasWispryWoolyWorkeraWorld SensingXanadu Quantum Technologies IncXona Space SystemsYellowbrick DataZerotierZetarisZoomdata詳細はこちらをご覧ください

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21 IPOs · 32 acquisitions · showing 22

908 DevicesNASDAQ: MASSCerebras SystemsNASDAQ: CBRSCylanceNYSE: BBD-WaveNASDAQ: QBTSErmeticNASDAQ: TENBExyn TechnologiesNASDAQ: EXYNFactorialNASDAQ: FACGinkgo BioworksNYSE: DNAGitlabNASDAQ: GTLBIBMNYSE: IBMIdentivNASDAQ: INVEInfleqtionNYSE: INFQMongoDBNASDAQ: MDBPalantir Technologies Inc.NASDAQ: PLTRPure StorageNYSE: PSTGQuanterixNASDAQ: QTRXRigetti Quantum ComputingNASDAQ: RGTIRocket LabNASDAQ: RKLBzSpaceOTC: ZSPCCatalyst Repository Systemsacq. by OpentextCatalyticacq. by PagerDutyCloudantacq. by IBM

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has In-Q-Tel made?
In-Q-Tel has 533 tracked investments, 53 of which have exited, including 40 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does In-Q-Tel invest at?
In-Q-Tel invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is In-Q-Tel's typical check size?
In-Q-Tel typically writes checks of $100K – $2.5M.
What sectors does In-Q-Tel focus on?
In-Q-Tel focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Quantum Computing, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is In-Q-Tel located?
In-Q-Tel is headquartered in Tysons, US.
Does In-Q-Tel lead rounds?
In-Q-Tel typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does In-Q-Tel co-invest with?
In-Q-Tel most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Y Combinator, GV (Google Ventures), among 1,273 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 20

GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Citi Ventures

Citi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Citi, based in Palo Alto with additional offices in New York, Shanghai, and Singapore. The unit makes equity investments and develops innovations that align with Citi's strategic priorities, working with both internal business units and external companies.

Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

$100K – $10M
Foothill Ventures

Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California, run by a team with founder and operator backgrounds. It makes early-stage investments in frontier technology, particularly infrastructure and AI applications.

$100K – $10M
Canaan Partners

Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.

$500K – $20M
ARCH Venture Partners

ARCH Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps build transformational companies, with a strong focus on the life sciences and biotechnology sector.

$50K – $250M
Blackbird Ventures

Blackbird is a venture capital firm that backs founders from the earliest stages, with a focus on ambitious technology startups across Australia and New Zealand.

$149K – $60M
OurCrowd

OurCrowd is an online private markets investment platform that gives accredited and high-net-worth investors access to pre-vetted startup deals, targeted venture funds, and alternative assets such as private equity and private credit.

Decibel Partners

Decibel is an early-stage venture firm that backs technical founders building essential software for engineering and security teams.

$100K – $10M
F-Prime Capital

F-Prime Capital is an early-stage-focused investment firm backing companies across life sciences, technology, healthtech and services, and crypto.

$3M – $10M
▶8 more co-investors

US Venture PartnersLead Edge CapitalMMC VenturesTrucks VCState of Mind VenturesArthur VenturesTFX CapitalRefinery Venture

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