Chantilly VA. Defense advisory and systems engineering firm for the IC and DOD. Founded 1966; acquired by Litton Industries 1998 ($432M); Northrop Grumman 2001 (via Litton); sold to KKR/General Atlantic 2009 ($1.65B, OCI compliance); acquired by Engility 2015 ($1.1B); absorbed into SAIC 2019 ($1.5B). Specialties: intelligence analysis, systems engineering, space systems architecture, cyber forensics, ISR operations, geospatial intelligence, data analytics. 4,000+ employees at peak.

Managed cybersecurity platform for SMBs and IT providers. Ellicott City MD. MACH37 alumni. Raised $150M Series D 2024 led by Kleiner Perkins. Only unicorn in MACH37 portfolio. Human threat hunters + AI for proactive SMB defense.

Co-founded by Lisa Porter (fmr IQT EVP / Director CosmiQ Works, fmr IARPA Director).

Acclaim Technical Services (ATS) — language and intelligence-analysis services and mission IT for the U.S. intelligence community. Founded 2000; employee-owned (ESOP since 2013). Backed by Blue Delta Capital; acquisitive (Axis of Engineering, Global Consulting Services, Entegra Systems, OASIC Engineering, Alder Technology).

Materials science background from IQT. Does AI work. Small firm.

Human-centered digital services for federal and state government (product, engineering, design, cloud, modernization). Founded by core members of the HealthCare.gov rescue team; work includes Medicare Plan Finder and VA. ~500 employees. Backed by Blue Delta Capital; privately held.

Applied Information Sciences (AIS) — cloud transformation, AI, application modernization and secure data solutions for the U.S. federal government and Fortune 1000. Employee-owned; Microsoft partner. Backed by Blue Delta Capital.

Hardened collaborative workspace for cybersecurity teams — collaboration platform for IC/defense. Columbia MD. DataTribe portfolio (Fund III). Raised $3M seed Dec 2022.

Government tech services. Founded by Jim Hunt after 8yr as government scientist (mid-70s to mid-80s). Merged with BTG Inc 1991.

AI/ML platform for defense and national security applications. Winchester VA. DataTribe portfolio.

McLean VA. Global management and technology consulting firm. $10B+ revenue. Major IC/DOD contractor. Omar Balkissoon early career. Parsa Haroutunian, Seerist connection. One of largest employers in DMV national security corridor.

Cogent Communications is a Washington, DC-based Internet service provider and one of the world's largest ISPs, delivering high-quality Internet, Ethernet, transport, and colocation services. The company operates a global fiber network serving businesses, government, and universities across North America and Europe.

Concept Plus — government IT contractor (cloud, data analytics, AI, enterprise modernization) serving DHA, State, DoD, DHS, SEC, VA. Founded 2008 by Ahmad Abuzaakouk; certified 8(a) minority-owned small business.

Core One Solutions — national-security mission support (mission support, training & logistics, technical solutions) for the defense and intelligence communities. Founded 2014 by Patrick Moniz and Joseph Koo. Growth investment from Blue Delta Capital (2023).

IQT Lab for commercial space and ML for remote sensing. Helps IC leverage commercial satellite imagery and open source ML. Co-founded by Todd Stavish and Ryan Lewis 2015.

Machine learning decision systems and analytics consultancy founded by Matthew McKnight in 2015, after leaving Noblis. Preceded Osparna in Matt's entrepreneurial career.

Industrial cybersecurity company. Co-founded by former NSA cybersecurity experts. OT/ICS threat detection platform — protects industrial control systems for energy, manufacturing, water. DataTribe backed at seed stage. Valued at $1.7B in 2021 Series D. THE canonical DataTribe exit — "reverse IQT" model: government talent → commercial product.

Arlington VA. AI and offensive security testing. IQT portfolio. Red-teaming AI systems — adversarial ML, model vulnerabilities, AI safety testing for national security applications. Emerging company at the intersection of AI security and red team operations.

McLean VA. Invisible watermarking for documents and content — individualized steganographic marks to detect leaks and identify the source. IQT Spring 2025 investment. Critical for IC document security and insider threat detection. Each recipient gets a uniquely marked copy.

Edgewater Federal Solutions — enterprise IT, cybersecurity, systems engineering and data analytics for U.S. government customers including the Department of Energy and NIH. Founded 2002. Minority growth investment from Blue Delta Capital (2022).