Red Cell Partners
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AcceleratorInvestments
21
11 of them startups
Hiring now
7
58 open roles
Deals in 12 months
2
Rounds in 12 months
4
$228.5M raised
Focusshare of its companies
AI Agents 14%Homeland Security 5%Data Centers & Colocation 5%Energy Management 5%Human Resources 5%Machine Learning 5%Supply Chain & Logistics Software 5%Electronic Warfare 5%
Where its companies are
United States 33%
Stage of its companies
Venture, series not stated 50%Pre-seed & seed 50%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 21 investments
TraseSeed $107M · 3 mo ago
TraseSeed $107M · 3 mo ago · 4 roles
Evoke SecurityPre-Seed $4M · 7 mo ago
AndesiteVenture round $23M · 20 mo ago · 3 roles
Defcon AiSeed $44M · 2 yr ago · 3 roles
EpirusVenture round $190.8M · 4 yr ago · 25 roles
Red 613 roles
Valinor Enterprises8 roles
MyPattern1 role
Vantiveai
Savoy Life
Hero Health
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
General Catalyst 
ARCH Venture Partners Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Y Combinator
Hawkhill
Scribble Ventures
Pear VC
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Abstract
Stage 2 Capital
Plug and PlaySources: its portfolio page, read Oct 3; 2 rounds in the press that name it
Overview
Red Cell Partners is a venture studio and investment firm headquartered in McLean, Virginia, that was founded in 2020. The organization focuses on building, launching, and scaling technology-led companies by providing operational expertise and capital to startups within its portfolio. Its primary practice areas include healthcare, cybersecurity, and national security, where it develops and scales companies to address complex infrastructure and defense challenges.
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After hiring AWS exec and raising 107M seed round, Virginia startup plants flag in Seattle area GeekWire June 26, 2026
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Exclusive: Trase raises 107M for health care and defense AI Axios June 25, 2026
Exclusive: Trase raises 107M for health care and defense AI
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Startup Trase Raises $107 Million to Help Large Firms Adopt AI
Trase Systems, a three-year-old startup that sells AI to healthcare and federal government customers like the U.S. Navy, has raised a $107 million seed round led by Chicago-based ARCH Venture Partners, according to a company spokesperson. Trase is part of
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DOD excels at prototyping. Getting to production is another story.
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Axios AI+DC: I dont think its near an end any time soon, says former defense secretary on Iran war Axios March 27, 2026
Axios AI+DC: I dont think its near an end any time soon, says former defense secretary on Iran war
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Exclusive: 30M in seed money to cut data center energy loss Axios March 19, 2026
Exclusive: 30M in seed money to cut data center energy loss
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Tech-Savvy Spies Step Out of the Shadows and Into the Boardroom Bloomberg TV March 16, 2026
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Red Cell Partners over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
102
Postings analysed
28
Stack modernity
85/100AI adopter
Languages
Python43%
TypeScript32%
JavaScript21%
Java14%
PowerShell7%
Rust7%
SQL7%
Bash4%
Frameworks & libraries
React.js11%
Cypress7%
Playwright7%
Pytest7%
Selenium7%
FastAPI7%
Tailwind CSS4%
Unstructured.io4%
Databases
PostgreSQL11%
Cloud & platforms
AWS54%
OpenAI43%
Hugging Face39%
Azure36%
Kubernetes32%
GCP29%
Figma11%
GitHub Actions7%
Developer tools
Terraform21%
Docker21%
Helm7%
JMeter7%
Locust7%
k67%
Claude Code4%
Copilot4%
AI & ML
LLM32%
Claude7%
ChatGPT4%
Practices & domains
AI Agents46%
CI/CD46%
LLM Guardrails18%
RAG14%
Machine Learning14%
IAM11%
Platform Engineering11%
NIST AI RMF11%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$185k
Typical range
$110k – $250k
Open positions
15
15
Jobs
Senior
66.7%
Staff
26.7%
Architect
6.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 10 | $175k | $110k – $250k |
| Staff | 4 | $240k | $240k |
| Architect | 1 | $175k | $175k |
Highest paying role
Senior Enterprise Sales Executive
$250k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Red Cell Partners
By role, level and city, against the market · 15 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
76/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
17
6 opened / 9 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
56 days
faster than 25% 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.
Sales
21% ▼
Backend
18% ▲
AI/ML
7% ▲
DevOps
7% ▲
QA
7% ▼
Product
7% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added Slack to stack
Oct 2026
Added Computer Vision to stack
Oct 2026
Added Service Mesh to stack
Sep 2026
Added Pulumi to stack
Sep 2026
Added Kustomize to stack
Sep 2026
Added GitOps to stack
Sep 2026
Added DNS to stack
Sep 2026
Added Crossplane to stack
Sep 2026
Added Tool Use to stack
Sep 2026
Added Function Calling to stack
Sep 2026
Added Agentic Workflows to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
6
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
McLean
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McLean
United States
HQ
RCP HQ (McLean, VA)
17 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 29% engineering 53% remote 50-200 est. staff $201k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, Backend, DevOps
Washington
United States
RCP HQ (McLean, VA)
5 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 40% engineering 80% remote 10-50 est. staff $226k Avg Salary
hires for Sales, AI/ML, Backend
Seattle
United States
RCP HQ (McLean, VA)
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 67% remote 10-50 est. staff $233k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, DevOps, Product
Coronado
United States
Regional office
RCP San Diego (Coronado, CA)
Torrance
United States
Regional office
RCP LA (Torrance, CA)
New York
United States
Regional office
RCP New York (New York, NY)
Jobs
$180k – $240k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Seattle • McLean
Java
Rust
TypeScript
AI Agents
LLM
OpenAI
Hugging Face
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
Grafana
AWS Step Functions
Cybersecurity
HIPAA
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$160k – $175k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • McLean
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$180k – $240k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Top Secret • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Washington • McLean
Python
JavaScript
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
FedRAMP
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$180k – $240k per year • Equity • In office • Full-Time • 10+ years exp • PhD • Seattle • McLean
Python
TypeScript
AI Agents
OpenAI
Hugging Face
DevOps
Terraform
GCP
Helm
Crossplane
Kustomize
Pulumi
Azure
CI/CD
GitOps
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Service Mesh
IAM
Linux
DNS
Cybersecurity
SOC 2
HIPAA
FedRAMP
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$180k – $240k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Top Secret • Full-Time • Washington • McLean
Fine-tuning
Embeddings
Function Calling
AI Agents
LLM
RAG
Synthetic Data
LLM Guardrails
Agentic Workflows
Tool Use
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$190k – $220k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Seattle • McLean
OpenAI
Hugging Face
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$170k – $240k per year • Equity • Remote (United States) • Top Secret • Full-Time • PhD • McLean
Python
Helm
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
CI/CD
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Configuration Management
Bitbucket
Cybersecurity
FedRAMP
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Financials
Total raised
$1.5M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2022 | $1.5M | Details |