In-Q-Tel
In-Q-Tel is a early-stage (including pre-seed) venture capital firm based in Arlington, VA investing in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 9 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 9 companies on record
- Partners
- 11 listed
- AUM
- $998M
- Stage
- early-stage (including pre-seed)
- Sectors
- Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML
- HQ
- Arlington, VA
early-stage (including pre-seed)
$500K – $3.0M
$998M
9+ companies
11 partners
Investment Thesis
Supports startups creating innovative technologies for national security and intelligence use cases.
How In-Q-Tel invests
In-Q-Tel is a vc firm based in Arlington, VA. The firm invests at the early-stage (including pre-seed) stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML.
In-Q-Tel typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $998M in assets under management.
In-Q-Tel has backed 9 companies in our records, including Palantir, Orbital Insight, 6K.
Partners & Team
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Investment Team Member
Industry Focus
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Portfolio Companies (9)
Other
Palantir
Orbital Insight
6K
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- •Raising at early-stage (including pre-seed)? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Esube Bekele, Vice President of Technology.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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