InQTel (IQT)

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ACTIVE

Global HQ

Arlington, United States

Countries of investment

United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Canada
Israel
Germany
Singapore

Investment stages

Seed
Series A
Series B
Series C

Industries

AI
Quantum Computing
Cybersecurity
Biotechnology
Space Systems
Advanced Materials
Defense Tech

About
In-Q-Tel is an Arlington-based strategic VC focused on early-stage dual-use technology companies serving US national security. Their focus spans AI, quantum computing, cybersecurity, biotechnology, space systems, and advanced materials across the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Israel, Germany, and Singapore. The firm supports founders from Seed through Series C.

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Investment Thesis

In-Q-Tel is a CIA-chartered non-profit strategic venture capital firm deploying capital across artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cybersecurity, biotechnology, space systems, advanced materials, and frontier technology sectors. They invest in early-stage companies developing breakthrough technologies serving US intelligence community and national security needs. The firm differentiates itself through its unique CIA-chartered structure, 800+ investments over 25+ years, dedicated mission to bridge commercial innovation with intelligence community requirements, and global footprint with offices in Arlington, Silicon Valley, Boston, and London.

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Manager's Experience

The In-Q-Tel founding team brings combined intelligence community and venture capital expertise across 25+ years. Steve Bowsher (President & CEO) leads the firm with deep operator-investor expertise across the US intelligence community and venture ecosystem. IQT was founded in 1999 by Norm Augustine (former CEO of Lockheed Martin) and Gilman Louie (first CEO) to bridge commercial innovation with CIA technology needs. The team operates from Arlington VA with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, and London, leveraging 800+ investments track record to support breakthrough technology companies serving the US intelligence community and broader national security needs.

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Team

Steve Bowsher - President & CEO

Christopher Darby - Vice Chair of the Board

George Hoyem - Former Managing Partner

Brian Smith - Former Senior Partner

Glenn Gaffney - EVP Senior Fellow

Daniel Hartnett - Executive Vice President

Brent Roman - Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Sarah Sewall - EVP National Innovation Policy Division

Dr. Michael G. Solomon - Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer

Julianne Sobral - Chief People Officer

Coley Lewis - Vice President Growth Partnerships

Christyn Zehnder - Vice President Marketing and Creative

Bill Strecker - EVP & CTO

Eric Kaufmann - Senior VP & Partner

Binh Nguyen - VP Operations

Ryan Lewis - Vice President & Lab Director

Charlie Greenbacker - Vice President Analytics

David LoBosco - Vice President Field Technologies

Jaime Borrego - Vice President Information Technology

Adam Etten - Technical Director

Andrea Garrity - Vice President Intelligence Community Support

Sarah Frick - EVP Chief of Staff and Strategic Communications

Portfolio

Palantir

Databricks

MongoDB

Anaconda

Cerebras

Fortanix

Cohesity

Anduril

Hermeus

Science

ICEYE

Exyn

Sayari

ANELLO Photonics

Matroid

VulnCheck

HEO

Odyssey

Ent AI

Atalanta

Edge

Mueon

Harbinger Motors

QuantWare

Fonontech

Lyzr

Atomic Tessellator

Prometheus Hyperscale

Sedai

Noble Gas Systems

Bifrost AI

SkySafe

UFORCE

TRL11

Cylake

Glimpse Engineering

Eridu

Sygaldry

Archetype AI

Armadin

Firestorm

Inertia

Kovr

Factorial

EdgeCortix

Emerald AI

bitBiome

Sakana

EUV Tech

Xarion Laser Acoustics

Diraq

Vast

Lila Sciences

Rincell

Synchron

Syntiant

Starcloud

Rune Technologies

Elegen

sensiBel

Twenty

Radiant

Efficient

General Matter

Stark Defense

Nebulock

Neros

HavocAI

Multibeam

thatDot

South 8

EchoMark

Andesite

Insane Cyber

DataHub

Alta Resource Technologies

Lauretta

and 700+ additional investments largely confidential

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