In-Q-Tel

IQT is the not-for-profit strategic investor the U.S. national security community and America’s allies have relied upon for over 25 years to anticipate their technology questions and needs and achieve solutions. IQT identifies, evaluates, and leverages emerging commercial technologies to deliver best-in-class capabilities, insights, and other services to government partners through a unique global investment platform. Our Mission: Be the premier partner trusted to identify, evaluate, and leverage emerging commercial technologies for the U.S. national security community and America’s allies. We achieve this mission by delivering best-in-class capabilities, strategic technology insights, and other services to our partners through our unique global investment platform—and we are honored to serve the nation and to help make the world a safer and better place. Our mission drives how and why we invest: identifying, funding, and scaling breakthrough technologies that sustain U.S. and allied advantage in an increasingly competitive global landscape. We focus on critical innovation areas, including but not limited to engineering biology, energy security, and next-generation microelectronics. Throughout our partnerships, we leverage data-driven insights and cross-sector collaboration to ensure our strategic investments are closing key capability gaps. As it has done for more than 25 years, our proven global investment platform continues to accelerate the commercialization of high-impact technologies that strengthen national security and ensure long-term technological leadership.