In-Q-Tel

iqt.org Direct investor

In-Q-Tel is a not-for-profit strategic investment firm established by the CIA in 1999. It invests in startups developing technologies relevant to national security, with a focus on areas like AI, space, biotech, and microelectronics.

In-Q-Tel is a corporate venture arm headquartered in Tysons, United States, founded in 1999. It invests directly in companies, from seed to growth, in AI, cyber, energy and enterprise. Its stated cheque size is Technology development agreements typically involve an investment between $500,000 and $3 million... Equity-only investments typically range between $250,000 and $500,000.. 800 portfolio companies, as it reports.

“IQT has delivered significant mission impact for more than a quarter century by building a unique—and uniquely powerful—not-for-profit global investment platform that accelerates the introduction of groundbreaking technologies to enhance the national security and prosperity of America and its allies.”

— In-Q-Tel, own website

Layer

Direct investor

Type

Corporate venture

Stage

Seed – Growth

Headquarters

Tysons, United States

Invests in

US, UK, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, Canada

Sectors

AI, Cyber, Energy, Enterprise, Hardware, Life Sciences, Microelectronics & Quantum, Space

Cheque size

Technology development agreements typically involve an investment between $500,000 and $3 million... Equity-only investments typically range between $250,000 and $500,000.

Founded

1999

Portfolio

800 companies