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POPULATION ACROSS DMV
341
total firms
228
companies
87
VC / investor firms
26
schools
195
known people

FirmsDMV

87 records
Investor / VC · Asset Manager
Miles Capital
● McLean, VA
Northern Virginia-based investment management. Fixed income and equity strategies for institutional clients.
Est. 1995
Investor / VC · Accelerator
MACH37
● Herndon, VA
Cybersecurity accelerator and seed fund in Northern Virginia with IC and DoD ties. 40+ investments since 2013.
Est. 2013
Investor / VC
Northpond Ventures
● Bethesda, MD
Northpond Ventures is a venture capital firm that builds and supports science and technology-driven companies focused on breakthroughs in life sciences and engineering, including areas such as point-of-care diagnostics, personalized medicine, clinical research acceleration, and related fields. The firm partners with academic institutions including MIT and Harvard to commercialize discoveries and has invested in or founded companies across diagnostics, biotechnology, and healthcare technology,...
Est. 2018
Investor / VC · Accelerator
1776 Ventures
● Washington, DC
DC-based VC spun out of 1776 incubator. Focus: govtech, health, energy, education, smart cities, fintech.
Est. 2013
Investor / VC · Hedge Fund
Acacia Research
● Washington, DC
DC area activist and patent monetization fund. Acquires patent portfolios and licenses tech IP.
Est. 1993
Investor / VC · VC
Academy Investor Network
● Arlington, VA
Cross-service-academy VC fund. $50M target Fund I. Managing Partners: Emily McMahan (USMA 2001, Venture Partner at Scout Ventures) and Sherman Williams. Anchor investor: USAA ($2.5M). First investor: Scout Ventures. Focuses on founders from all five US service academies. Thesis: untapped network of 55,000+ living academy graduates. Frontier tech focus aligned with Scout Ventures. Northern Virginia base.
Est. 2021
$50M AUM
Investor / VC · VC
Accion Venture Lab
● Washington, DC
Impact VC backing early-stage fintech serving underserved SMBs. Invests up to $500K seed, global focus.
Vikas Raj
Est. 2012
Investor / VC
AFWERX
● Arlington, VA
Air Force/Space Force innovation hub. Arlington VA. SBIR/STTR contracts + accelerator programs. Connects startups to AF/USSF acquisition. Defense tech feeder.
Investor / VC
Americas Frontier Fund
● Arlington, VA
Nonprofit deep-tech fund. Co-founded by Gilman Louie. Invests strategic capital in foundational technologies critical to US national security. Focus: semiconductor supply chain, quantum, biotech, space.
Investor / VC · VC
Appian Capital
● McLean, VA
Northern Virginia VC investing in enterprise software, low-code platforms and government digital transformation.
Est. 2015
Investor / VC · VC
Arborview Capital
● Washington, DC
Invests $5M-$15M in high-growth companies at any stage. Focus on values-aligned founder partnerships.
Est. 2010
Investor / VC · PE
Arlington Capital Partners
● Bethesda, MD
Middle market PE specializing in government services, defense, federal IT, aerospace and healthcare. Founded 1999.
Eric Rubel, Matt Altman, Peter Manos
Est. 1999
Investor / VC
Atlantic Union Bank
● Glen Allen, VA
Investor / VC · Hedge Fund
Blu Cypress
● Bethesda, MD
Bethesda-based long/short equity hedge fund. Focus on healthcare and biotech sector.
Est. 2008
Investor / VC · VC
Blu Ventures
● Washington, DC
DC early-stage fund investing in ed-tech, media, health and consumer startups.
Est. 2012
Investor / VC · Growth Equity
Blue Delta Capital Partners
● McLean, VA
McLean VA. Growth equity firm exclusively focused on US Federal Government technology market. Founded 2009. Non-controlling minority ownership positions. Target: cash-flow positive companies with $20M-$100M+ revenue delivering tech-enabled solutions to IC, DOD, and civilian federal agencies. Sectors: IT services, govtech, defense tech, consulting, healthcare IT for federal. Fund IV active. 48 investments. Notable exits: Metis Solutions (→ PAE), Sonatype (→ Vista Equity), 42Six (→ CSC), Quadrint (→ CACI), iNovex (→ Enlightenment Capital), IST Research (→ Carlyle), KTSi (→ Scitor). Latest: ITC Federal (Sep 2024), Tharros (Feb 2026), Herrick Technology Laboratories (Apr 2024). Co-investors include New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Distinct from early-stage VC — targets profitable govcon companies for growth capital.
Est. 2009
Investor / VC · Other
Blueprint 2025 Co-Invest 1, LLLP
● VA
Investor / VC · VC
Boulder Ventures
● Chevy Chase, MD
Early-stage IT/software VC with dual geographic focus: Colorado and Mid-Atlantic. HQ Denver CO; Bethesda/Chevy Chase MD office at 5425 Wisconsin Ave Suite 704. Founded by Kyle Lefkoff. Currently on Fund IX ($60M target Jan 2026). 183 investments, 50 exits. DPI-focused. Portfolio: Stardog, Morning Consult, Antithesis, Clarabridge (sold to Qualtrics), Metron Aviation (sold to Airbus), Flyby Media (sold to Apple). [Merged from dup 837]: Boulder early-stage IT and life sciences VC. Colorado + Mid-Atlantic. 8 funds, 61 companies, 28 exits, 10 IPOs. Notable: Strava, MapMyFitness (acq. Under Armour), Ambrosia Biosciences.
Est. 1994
Investor / VC
Capital One Ventures
● McLean, VA
Corporate VC arm of Capital One, based in McLean, VA, investing in early-to-growth-stage fintech, big data, enterprise tech, and cybersecurity companies.
Investor / VC · PE
CCH Thematic Fund
● DC
Pooled Investment Fund