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In-Q-Tel

VC
Arlington, VA

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
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

early-stage (including pre-seed)

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

AUM

$998M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

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

EB

Esube Bekele

Vice President of Technology

BS

Brian Smith

Senior Partner

MR

Michelle Rozo

Vice President of Technology

PB

Peter Bronez

Chief Data Officer

PW

Peter Winter

Director of Portfolio Management

PJ

Paul Jesseman

Director

MF

Melissa Fuller

Senior Director

KB

Kathryn Bojack

Venture Partner

ML

Ming Luo

Vice President of Technology

CW

Clayton Williams

Managing Director

N

N/A

Investment Team Member

DefenseTech
Data Infrastructure
AI

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

PA

Palantir

Big Data
OR

Orbital Insight

Geospatial AI
6K

6K

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Advanced Navigation

AN

Anduril

IC

ICON

RO

Rocket Lab

SK

Skydio

UN

Univercells

How to pitch In-Q-Tel
  • 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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