DC early-stage VC focused on B2B SaaS and govtech. Backed Framebridge and others.

Non-profit strategic investment arm of the US intelligence community (CIA/IC). CEO: Steve Bowsher (since Dec 2023). 200+ portfolio companies. Singapore office opened Dec 2023. Two parallel tracks — Technology and Venture — with separate reporting lines but shared deal collaboration: the tech track identifies and evaluates technologies; the venture track manages investments and portfolio.

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

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

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.

McLean VA. Early-stage national security / dual-use technology VC. Founded 2015 by Jim Hunt (government scientist → VC, 20yr Georgetown McDonough adjunct professor). Focuses on post-seed and Series A, $2-4M checks into $3-12M rounds. Prefers to lead. Exclusively B2B. Thesis: dual-use technologies with both commercial viability and national security application. Sectors: cybersecurity, enterprise software, govtech, deep tech, space, quantum, defense tech. ~60 investments. 3 unicorns in portfolio including ID.me and Castelion. Notable partners: Juliane Gallina (former CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation, first woman to lead USNA brigade, Naval Academy graduate — joined Lavrock). Co-investors: IQT heavily overlapping. Portfolio: Castelion (hypersonics, $350M Series B), Morpheus Space, ID.me (identity verification). Deep DMV/IC network. NSIN partner.

Cybersecurity accelerator and seed fund in Northern Virginia with IC and DoD ties. 40+ investments since 2013.

Tech foundation and investment arm of MITRE Corporation. Backs cybersecurity, AI, health and infrastructure startups.

Techstars Washington DC program. Defense, government, and civic tech focus. DMV-specific cohort.