McLean VA-based hedge fund. Multi-strategy equity long/short and global macro.

Chamath Palihapitiya's VC firm. DC area office. Focus on healthcare, fintech, enterprise SaaS. Backed Slack, Box, SurveyMonkey.

DC area activist and patent monetization fund. Acquires patent portfolios and licenses tech IP.

DC-based VC spun out of 1776 incubator. Focus: govtech, health, energy, education, smart cities, fintech.

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.

Impact VC backing early-stage fintech serving underserved SMBs. Invests up to $500K seed, global focus.

Air Force/Space Force innovation hub. Arlington VA. SBIR/STTR contracts + accelerator programs. Connects startups to AF/USSF acquisition. Defense tech feeder.

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.

Northern Virginia VC investing in enterprise software, low-code platforms and government digital transformation.

Invests $5M-$15M in high-growth companies at any stage. Focus on values-aligned founder partnerships.

Middle market PE specializing in government services, defense, federal IT, aerospace and healthcare. Founded 1999.

Bethesda-based long/short equity hedge fund. Focus on healthcare and biotech sector.

DC early-stage fund investing in ed-tech, media, health and consumer startups.

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.

Corporate VC arm of Capital One, based in McLean, VA, investing in early-to-growth-stage fintech, big data, enterprise tech, and cybersecurity companies.

Pooled Investment Fund

SEC-registered investment advisor. $12.7B AUM. Focus: global thematic investing for HNW clients. Ranked #91 CNBC FA 100 2025.

Alexandria VA VC specializing in communications, media, enterprise software and internet infrastructure.