In-Q-Tel, the Strategic Investment Firm for the U.S. Intelligence Community

摘要

In-Q-Tel is a strategic investment firm that works to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative technology solutions tosupport the missions of the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). Launchedby the CIA in 1999 as a private, independent, not-for-profit organization, IQT's mission is to identify and partner withcompanies developing cutting-edge technologies that serve the national security interests of the United States.Working from an evolving strategic blueprint defining the Intelligence Community's critical technology needs, IQTengages with entrepreneurs, growth companies, researchers, and venture capitalists to deliver technologies that providesuperior capabilities for the CIA and the broader IC.