In-Q-Tel
Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Venture Capital
37investments
1open role
1exit
$2.4Braised by its portfolio in 12 months
Overview
In-Q-Tel is a not-for-profit strategic investor that identifies and invests in commercial technologies relevant to US national security. It backs startups in areas such as data analytics, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, space, biotechnology and advanced materials, and its early portfolio included Keyhole, the precursor to Google Earth, and Palantir. The organization was established in 1999 with support from the CIA and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Program
AcceleratorInvestments
37
31 of them startups
Hiring now
21
461 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
14
$2.4B raised
Exits
1
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 38%Energy & Utilities 17%Hardware 14%Cybersecurity 14%Space & Aerospace 10%Military 10%Information Technology 7%Natural Resources 7%
Where its companies are
United States 62%Poland 3%Netherlands 3%Singapore 3%United Kingdom 3%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 37 investments
WarhoundVenture round $200M · this month
CylakeVenture round $245M · 1 mo ago · 15 roles
Mariana MineralsVenture round $310.5M · 3 mo ago · 97 roles
LyzrSeries B $100M · 3 mo ago · 31 roles
PrometheusHyperscaleVenture round $30.3M · 4 mo ago
QuantWareSeries B $178M · 6 mo ago · 31 roles
SygaldryVenture round $139M · 6 mo ago · 15 roles
EriduVenture round $187.5M · 8 mo ago · 25 roles
UFORCESeed $50M · 8 mo ago · 38 roles
InertiaSeries A $450M · 8 mo ago · 3 roles
Archetype AIVenture round $35M · 11 mo ago · 11 roles
SedaiSeries B $20M · 16 mo ago
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Shield Capital 
Andreessen Horowitz 
GV 
Felicis 
Redpoint Ventures 
Long Journey Ventures 
Ballistic Ventures 
Rocketship.vc 
Techstars 
Greycroft Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Multimodal Ventures
Y Combinator
DCVC
SV Angel
Menlo VenturesSources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 1 rounds in the press that name it
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$100k
Typical range
$90k – $120k
Open positions
4
4
Jobs
Intern
75%
Architect
25%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 3 | $90k | $90k – $110k |
| Architect | 1 | $120k | $120k |
Highest paying role
Technology Architect Fellow
$120k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
60/100
Growing
Open positions
5
1 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
30 days
faster than 46% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Science & Research
33% ▼
Early Careers
33% ▼
HR
17% ▲
Sales
17% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Physical AI to stack
Oct 2026
+4 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at In-Q-Tel over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
4
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
80/100
Languages
Python
Developer tools
Docker
Practices & domains
Machine Learning
Physical AI
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
McLean
Arlington
United States
HQ
McLean
United States
Regional office
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 20% engineering 200-500 est. staff $103k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers, HR, Sales
1800 Tysons Blvd