Oluwadi New Org. · JULY 25, 2026 · Stats · Updates ·
DMV

Defense · Intelligence · Technology Capital

Investors Companies Universities
217
companies
71
VC / investor firms
26
universities
314
total firms
191
people
Who For: Defense, Intelligence & Government in DMV · clear who for
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8 records
Defense, Intelligence & Government
Acme Logic Works
● Washington, DC
Materials science background from IQT. Does AI work. Small firm.
Frank DiMeo
Defense, Intelligence & Government
BlueRidge.AI
● Winchester, VA
AI/ML platform for defense and national security applications. Winchester VA. DataTribe portfolio.
Defense, Intelligence & Government
DeepSequence
● Herndon, VA
Machine learning decision systems and analytics consultancy founded by Matthew McKnight in 2015, after leaving Noblis. Preceded Osparna in Matt's entrepreneurial career.
Matthew McKnight
Est. 2015
Defense, Intelligence & Government
Dreadnode
● Arlington, VA
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.
Est. 2023
Defense, Intelligence & Government
Geospark Analytics
● Herndon, VA
AI-powered global threat and risk assessment platform. Founded by Omar Balkissoon. Applied AI + human analysis for national security and corporate intelligence. $100M IDIQ US government contract. Merged ML backbone (Hyperion) into Seerist (2022 JV with Control Risks). General Catalyst partner David Orfao on board.
Matthew McKnight, Omar Balkissoon
Est. 2017
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Defense, Intelligence & Government
Quartermaster
● Arlington, VA
Arlington VA. AI-powered ship tracking/maritime intelligence startup. Raised $43M reported DC Inno 2026-05-21. Founded 2023.
Est. 2023
$43M
Defense, Intelligence & Government
Seerist
● Reston, VA
World's leading augmented analytics platform for security and threat intelligence. Launched Aug 2022 by merging Geospark Analytics (Hyperion ML backbone) with Control Risks' CORE online platform. CEO: Jim Brooks. Co-founded by Omar Balkissoon (Geospark) and Control Risks. Trusted by 500+ customers: 25% Fortune 100, 15% Global 2000, 50+ government agencies. Launched AskAnna AI Q&A tool Jan 2026. Strategic partnership: Control Risks. HQ Reston VA. 10 global offices.
Alex Berry, Barry Saadatmand, Chris Brozenick +8 more
Est. 2022
Defense, Intelligence & Government
Vintra
● Reston, VA
AI-powered video analytics platform — transforms any video into actionable intelligence. Reston VA. Lavrock Ventures portfolio. Government and enterprise security applications.