In-Q-Tel

In-Q-Tel
Company typePrivately held not-for-profit corporation
GenreTechnology research, Government (taxpayer) funded Venture capital firm
PredecessorPeleus
FoundedSeptember 29, 1999 (1999-09-29) (as Peleus)
FoundersNorm Augustine[1]
Gilman Louie[2]
HeadquartersArlington, Virginia, U.S.[3]
Key people
Steve Bowsher (President and CEO)[4]
ServicesInvestment in information technology supporting U.S. intelligence capability
OwnerCentral Intelligence Agency
Websitewww.iqt.org Edit this at Wikidata

In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus and In-Q-It, is an American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Arlington, 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.[2] The name "In-Q-Tel" is an intentional reference to Q, the fictional inventor who supplies technology to James Bond.[5]

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  3. ^ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Executive Team". Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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