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
External links
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 ↩︎
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/ ↩︎
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/ ↩︎
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 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Partners. NobleReach Foundation. Retrieved August 7, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240807174855/https://noblereachfoundation.org/about-noblereach/partners/ ↩︎
Michael Crow. COVID Collaborative. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.covidcollaborative.us/team/michael-crowe ↩︎
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/ ↩︎
Our Leadership. Advanced Technology International. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.ati.org/who-we-are/our-leadership/ ↩︎
About IQT. In-Q-Tel. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.05.14-043831/https://www.iqt.org/about-iqt/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Howard Cox. Greylock. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.05.26-182228/https://greylock.com/team/howard-cox/ ↩︎
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 ↩︎
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 ↩︎
In-Q-Tel Portfolio Archive. In-Q-Tel. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240525234440/https://www.iqt.org/portfolio/ ↩︎
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 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
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/ ↩︎
