VC  In-Q-Tel

http://www.iqt.org





     Office Locations:

2107 Wilson Blvd. Suite 1100
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: 703-248-3000
Fax: 703-248-3001

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Stages:

  • Early
  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Communications & Networking
  • Defense & Homeland Security
  • Electronics & Advanced Materials
  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Founded 1999, In-Q-Tel is a private, non-profit enterprise funded by the CIA in order to identify and invest in technologies useful for national security. In-Q-Tel engages with startups, mezzanine and established companies, as well as universities and research labs at a strategic level. The firm engages in equity investments, product development funding, innovative intellectual property arrangements, and commercial and government business development guidance. In-Q-Tel generally invests between $500K to $3M. To date, the firm has invested in more than 150 companies. In-Q-Tel currently concentrates its engagements in two broad technology practice areas of interest: Information and Communication Technologies; and Physical and Biological Technologies. IQT assess approximately 1,000 companies annually to find the optimal technologies that align with partners needs and priorities. Every $1 invested by IQT leverages $28 in private sector investment.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Chris Darby Board of Trustees
    Dr. Megan Anderson Executive Vice President
    Liz Fox EVP, Insights
    Matthew Strottman COO and EVP
    Steve Bowsher President and CEO

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      11/18/2024


      ANELLO Photonics


      CA


      undisclosed


      Series B


      11/12/2024


      Vatn Systems


      RI


      $13,000,000


      Seed


      08/15/2024


      Quantum Circuits Inc


      CT


      $60,000,000


      Series B


      07/19/2024


      Antheia


      CA


      $17,000,000


      


      05/17/2024


      Mitra Chem


      CA


      undisclosed


      Series B


      02/13/2024


      Nucleus Security


      FL


      $43,000,000


      Series B


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      6K
        web link


      AI.Reverie
        web link


      ANELLO Photonics
        web link


      Antheia
        web link


      Bigeye


      Boundless


      Cloudant


      Coder
        web link


      ColdQuanta
        web link


      Colossal Biosciences
        web link


      Expect Labs
        web link


      Exyn Technologies


      Fortanix
        web link


      GXC


      HyTrust
        web link


      ICON


      ImmuneID
        web link


      Infinite Power Solutions
        web link


      JetCool


      Lilt


      Mitra Chem
        web link


      Morpheus Space
        web link


      Movellus


      Nucleus


      Nucleus Security
        web link


      OmniSci
        web link


      OpenFin


      Orbital Insight
        web link


      Orbital Sidekick
        web link


      Ory


      Paxata
        web link


      Phantom Cyber
        web link


      Pison Technology
        web link


      Platfora
        web link


      Pure Storage
        web link


      QD Vision
        web link


      Quanterix
        web link


      Quantifind
        web link


      Quantum Circuits Inc
        web link


      Recorded Future


      Semprius
        web link


      Socrata
        web link


      Stoke Space
        web link


      TRAXyL


      Trust Lab


      Tyfone
        web link


      Vatn Systems
        web link


      Voxel8


     

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