> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # In-Q-Tel - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/in-q-tel/ - Published: 2026-07-25T19:16:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-25T19:17:35.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, United States, Venture Capital, Government, Intelligence, Virginia, COVID-19 **In-Q-Tel (IQT)** is an American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Arlington, Virginia owned by the [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA). ## History In 1998, Sue Gordon "designed and spearheaded the formation of In-Q-Tel."[\[1\]](#fn1) The Central Intelligence Agency announced its launch on September 29, 1999, describing it as a "partnership between the CIA and the private sector."[\[2\]](#fn2) ### COVID-19 Following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, IQT participated as a member of the [COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-Healthcare-Coalition).[\[3\]](#fn3) ## Organization IQT is primarily funded by the CIA, with additional funding from the [National Security Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/National-Security-Agency) (NSA), the [Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation) (FBI) and the [United States Department of Defense](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Department-of-Defense).[\[4\]](#fn4) IQT is a corporate partner of the [NobleReach Foundation](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/NobleReach-Foundation).[\[5\]](#fn5) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ------------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Michael Crow | Chairman[\[6\]](#fn6) | [COVID Collaborative](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-Collaborative), Arizona State University (ASU), Columbia University, National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Council on Competitiveness, [Council on Foreign Relations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Council-on-Foreign-Relations) (CFR) | | Luciana Borio | Vice President[\[7\]](#fn7) | [Food and Drug Administration](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Food-and-Drug-Administration) (FDA), COVID-19 Advisory Board, United States National Security Council (NSC) | | Aaron Hughes | Vice President (former)[\[8\]](#fn8) | [Advanced Technology International](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Advanced-Technology-International) (ATI) | | Peter Barris | Trustee[\[4:1\]](#fn4) | [New Enterprise Associates](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/New-Enterprise-Associates) (NEA) | | Howard Cox | Trustee[\[9\]](#fn9)[\[10\]](#fn10) | Greylock Partners, [Forum of Young Global Leaders](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Forum-of-Young-Global-Leaders) (YGL), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Population Council | | Anita Jones | Trustee[\[11\]](#fn11) | 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[\[12\]](#fn12) | [Central Intelligence Agency](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Central-Intelligence-Agency) (CIA), Kissinger Associates, Lazard | | Ted Schlein | Trustee[\[9:1\]](#fn9) | [Alethea Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Alethea-Group), Kleiner Perkins, Ballistic Ventures | ### Portfolio Companies in In-Q-Tel's portfolio include:[\[4:2\]](#fn4)[\[13\]](#fn13) - ABL Space Systems - Acalvio Technologies - Advanced Navigation - Airfinity - [Anduril Industries](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/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[\[14\]](#fn14) - GATR Technologies - Geofeedia[\[14:1\]](#fn14) - Ginkgo Bioworks - GitLab - GreyNoise - Groq - Hadean - Harmonic Security - HEO Robotics - Hunt.io - ICEYE - Impulse Space - IntegenX - Inventia Life Science - Kailos Genetics - Keyhole[\[15\]](#fn15) - Kurs Orbital - LinKinVax - MedShape - [Metabiota](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Metabiota) - Mindtech - Mitra Chem - Morpheus Space - Nanolumi - Narrative Science - NSC - oneNav - OpGen - Orbital Sidekick (OSK) - [Palantir Technologies](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Palantir-Technologies) - Paragraf - Paratek - PATHAR[\[14:2\]](#fn14) - Pison - Polychromix - Prophesee - Q-CTRL - Quanterix - [Recorded Future](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Recorded-Future) - Redlen Technologies - Robust Intelligence - Rocket Lab - Saildrone[\[14:3\]](#fn14) - Satellite Vu - Seahawk Biosystems - Second Front Systems - SeerAI - Sila Nanotechnologies - SnapDNA - Sonitus[\[14:4\]](#fn14) - Starfish Space - Stoke Space - Swarm Technologies - Synapse Technology Corporation - Synonym - T2 Biosystems - TaxBit - ThingMagic - Tierra Biosciences - Tokamak Energy - Transcelestial - TransVoyant[\[14:5\]](#fn14) - TrustLab - Univercells - Unknown Cyber - Visionary Machines - VulnCheck - Worldsensing - zSpace ## External links - [Campfire Wiki](https://www.campfire.wiki/doku.php?id=in-q-tel) - [Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/in-q-tel) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/in-q-tel/) - [SourceWatch](https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=In-Q-Tel) - [Website](https://www.iqt.org/) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel) - [Wikispooks](https://wikispooks.com/wiki/In-Q-Tel) --- 1. *Senior Leadership.* Intelligence and National Security Alliance. Retrieved August 1, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref1) 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 [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. Halamka, J., & Schnitzer, J. (2020, August). *Delivering Impact and Value - COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition Members Report.* COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. Paletta, D. (2016, August 30). *The CIA’s Venture-Capital Firm, Like Its Sponsor, Operates in the Shadows.* Wall Street Journal. [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1) [↩︎](#fnref4:2) 5. *Partners*. NobleReach Foundation. Retrieved August 7, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. *Michael Crow.* COVID Collaborative. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. Brennan, Z. (2021, July 26). *Bob Nelsen’s ARCH adds FDA, biodefense expertise with appointment of Luciana Borio.* Endpoints News. [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. *Our Leadership.* Advanced Technology International. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. *About IQT.* In-Q-Tel. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref9) [↩︎](#fnref9:1) 10. *Howard Cox.* Greylock. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref10) 11. *Anita K. Jones.* National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved May 26, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref11) 12. Francisco, J., Mackey, J. F., & Deignan, A. (2022, October 13). *Jami Miscik Joins Lazard as a Senior Advisor, Geopolitical Advisory.* Lazard; Business Wire. [↩︎](#fnref12) 13. *In-Q-Tel Portfolio Archive.* In-Q-Tel. Retrieved May 25, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref13) 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](https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2023/2024/Silicon%20Valley%20MIC.pdf) [↩︎](#fnref14) [↩︎](#fnref14:1) [↩︎](#fnref14:2) [↩︎](#fnref14:3) [↩︎](#fnref14:4) [↩︎](#fnref14:5) 15. *In-Q-Tel Announces Strategic Investment in Keyhole.* (2003, June 25). In-Q-Tel. [↩︎](#fnref15)