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In-Q-Tel

In-Q-Tel (IQT) is an American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Arlington, Virginia owned by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

History

In 1998, Sue Gordon "designed and spearheaded the formation of In-Q-Tel."[1] The Central Intelligence Agency announced its launch on September 29, 1999, describing it as a "partnership between the CIA and the private sector."[2]

COVID-19

Following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, IQT participated as a member of the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition.[3]

Organization

IQT is primarily funded by the CIA, with additional funding from the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the United States Department of Defense.[4]

IQT is a corporate partner of the NobleReach Foundation.[5]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Michael Crow Chairman[6] COVID Collaborative, Arizona State University (ASU), Columbia University, National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Council on Competitiveness, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Luciana Borio Vice President[7] Food and Drug Administration (FDA), COVID-19 Advisory Board, United States National Security Council (NSC)
Aaron Hughes Vice President (former)[8] Advanced Technology International (ATI)
Peter Barris Trustee[4:1] New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Howard Cox Trustee[9][10] Greylock Partners, Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGL), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Population Council
Anita Jones Trustee[11] University of Virginia Department of Computer Science, Defense Science Board (DSB), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Jami Miscik Trustee[12] Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Kissinger Associates, Lazard
Ted Schlein Trustee[9:1] Alethea Group, Kleiner Perkins, Ballistic Ventures

Portfolio

Companies in In-Q-Tel's portfolio include:[4:2][13]

  • ABL Space Systems
  • Acalvio Technologies
  • Advanced Navigation
  • Airfinity
  • Anduril Industries
  • Arcxis Biotechnologies
  • Atlas Wearables
  • Aurora Insight
  • Automata
  • BBN Technologies
  • Behavioral Signals
  • Biomatrica
  • Blackshark.ai
  • Boreal Genomics
  • Cambrios Technologies
  • Capella Space
  • Cauldron Ferm
  • Claremont BioSolutions
  • ClearSpace
  • Cleversafe
  • Cloudburst Technologies
  • Codagenix
  • Colossal Biosciences
  • constellr
  • CoreStreet
  • CounterCraft
  • Cylance
  • CyPhy Works
  • Databricks
  • Digital Immunity
  • Digital Reasoning
  • Dropzone AI
  • Etherstack
  • FireEye
  • Fleet Space Technologies
  • Fluidigm
  • Forterra Systems
  • Fuel3D[14]
  • GATR Technologies
  • Geofeedia[14:1]
  • Ginkgo Bioworks
  • GitLab
  • GreyNoise
  • Groq
  • Hadean
  • Harmonic Security
  • HEO Robotics
  • Hunt.io
  • ICEYE
  • Impulse Space
  • IntegenX
  • Inventia Life Science
  • Kailos Genetics
  • Keyhole[15]
  • Kurs Orbital
  • LinKinVax
  • MedShape
  • Metabiota
  • Mindtech
  • Mitra Chem
  • Morpheus Space
  • Nanolumi
  • Narrative Science
  • NSC
  • oneNav
  • OpGen
  • Orbital Sidekick (OSK)
  • Palantir Technologies
  • Paragraf
  • Paratek
  • PATHAR[14:2]
  • Pison
  • Polychromix
  • Prophesee
  • Q-CTRL
  • Quanterix
  • Recorded Future
  • Redlen Technologies
  • Robust Intelligence
  • Rocket Lab
  • Saildrone[14:3]
  • Satellite Vu
  • Seahawk Biosystems
  • Second Front Systems
  • SeerAI
  • Sila Nanotechnologies
  • SnapDNA
  • Sonitus[14:4]
  • Starfish Space
  • Stoke Space
  • Swarm Technologies
  • Synapse Technology Corporation
  • Synonym
  • T2 Biosystems
  • TaxBit
  • ThingMagic
  • Tierra Biosciences
  • Tokamak Energy
  • Transcelestial
  • TransVoyant[14:5]
  • TrustLab
  • Univercells
  • Unknown Cyber
  • Visionary Machines
  • VulnCheck
  • Worldsensing
  • zSpace

  1. Senior Leadership. Intelligence and National Security Alliance. Retrieved August 1, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240801103148/https://www.insaonline.org/about-insa/senior-leadership ↩︎

  2. Yannuzzi, R. E. In-Q-Tel: A New Partnership Between the CIA and the Private Sector. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved August 16, 2000, from https://web.archive.org/web/20000816205529/http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/inqtel/ ↩︎

  3. Halamka, J., & Schnitzer, J. (2020, August). Delivering Impact and Value - COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Members Report. COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930090012/https://c19hcc.org/impact-report/ ↩︎

  4. Paletta, D. (2016, August 30). The CIA’s Venture-Capital Firm, Like Its Sponsor, Operates in the Shadows. Wall Street Journal. http://archive.today/2022.01.18-182803/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/the-cias-venture-capital-firm-like-its-sponsor-operates-in-the-shadows-1472587352 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  5. Partners. NobleReach Foundation. Retrieved August 7, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240807174855/https://noblereachfoundation.org/about-noblereach/partners/ ↩︎

  6. Michael Crow. COVID Collaborative. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.covidcollaborative.us/team/michael-crowe ↩︎

  7. Brennan, Z. (2021, July 26). Bob Nelsen’s ARCH adds FDA, biodefense expertise with appointment of Luciana Borio. Endpoints News. https://archive.today/2023.07.29-160500/https://endpts.com/arch-adds-fda-biodefense-expertise-with-appointment-of-luciana-borio/ ↩︎

  8. Our Leadership. Advanced Technology International. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.ati.org/who-we-are/our-leadership/ ↩︎

  9. About IQT. In-Q-Tel. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.05.14-043831/https://www.iqt.org/about-iqt/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  10. Howard Cox. Greylock. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.05.26-182228/https://greylock.com/team/howard-cox/ ↩︎

  11. Anita K. Jones. National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.05.26-183844/https://www.nae.edu/152599/Anita-K-Jones ↩︎

  12. Francisco, J., Mackey, J. F., & Deignan, A. (2022, October 13). Jami Miscik Joins Lazard as a Senior Advisor, Geopolitical Advisory. Lazard; Business Wire. http://archive.today/2024.05.26-185649/https://lazardltd.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/jami-miscik-joins-lazard-senior-advisor-geopolitical-advisory ↩︎

  13. In-Q-Tel Portfolio Archive. In-Q-Tel. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240525234440/https://www.iqt.org/portfolio/ ↩︎

  14. González, R. J. (2024). How Big Tech and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex (p. 12). Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2023/2024/Silicon Valley MIC.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  15. In-Q-Tel Announces Strategic Investment in Keyhole. (2003, June 25). In-Q-Tel. https://web.archive.org/web/20140818113814/https://www.iqt.org/in-q-tel-announces-strategic-investment-in-keyhole/ ↩︎