The Finance Shelf

Investor directory / United States

In-Q-Tel

Venture capitalTysons, United StatesFounded 1999

In-Q-Tel (IQT) is a not-for-profit strategic investment firm that accelerates the development and deployment of technology for national security agencies. It provides equity-only investments and technology development agreements to help startups adapt innovative products for government partner missions.

Stages
Not stated
Sectors
AI, Deep tech
Business model
Not stated
Invests in
Austria, AU, Belgium, CA, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, IL, Italy, JP, KR, Netherlands, Norway, NZ, Poland, Sweden, SG, UA, United States
Ticket size
“Technology development agreements typically involve an investment between $500,000 and $3 million, and are structured as development and licensing agreements aimed at addressing the needs of the U.S. national security community. Equity-only investments typically range between $250,000 and $500,000.” (from their website)
Website
iqt.org

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