About
In-Q-Tel (IQT) is a not-for-profit strategic investment firm founded in 1999 that serves as the U.S. intelligence community's bridge to the commercial technology sector. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, and London, it is funded primarily by the Central Intelligence Agency and invests in early-stage companies developing technologies that advance national security. Its focus spans artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cybersecurity, biotechnology, space systems, and advanced materials. Over 25 years, IQT has invested in 479 companies, averaging 15 new investments a year. Its quantum computing investments include D-Wave (October 2012), Quantum Circuits Inc, ColdQuanta (now Infleqtion), and several quantum sensing and communications companies. The firm is active across the quantum computing, sensing, communications, and post-quantum cryptography ecosystems. Operating as a non-profit lets IQT take a longer investment horizon than traditional venture capital and weigh strategic value rather than financial returns alone.
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