In-Q-Tel
| Company type | Privately held not-for-profit corporation (501(c)(3)) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Technology research, Government (taxpayer) funded Venture capital firm |
| Predecessor | Peleus |
| Founded | September 29, 1999 (as Peleus) |
| Founders | Norm Augustine Gilman Louie |
| Headquarters | Tysons, Virginia, U.S. |
Key people | Steve Bowsher (President and CEO) |
| Services | Investment in information technology supporting U.S. intelligence capability |
| Revenue | 108,260,393 USD (2024) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references | |
In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus and In-Q-It, is an independent American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Tysons, Virginia. It invests in companies to keep the Central Intelligence Agency, and other intelligence agencies, equipped with the latest in information technology in support of United States intelligence capability. The corporation receives funding primarily through contracts with the CIA and other U.S. government partners, but is not owned by the CIA. The name "In-Q-Tel" is an intentional reference to Q, the fictional inventor who supplies technology to James Bond.