Defense, government services and cybersecurity PE. Full capital stack solutions including equity, mezz, and credit.

Arlington VA investment bank. Technology Investment Banking Group. Matt Strottman (SVP, tech IB) and Michael Grainger (SVP) both came from FBR to IQT in 2003 — the connection that preceded their IQT careers. Acquired by B. Riley Financial 2017.

DC advisory and investment firm. Shareholder representative services and PE-adjacent deal management.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Impact-first early-stage VC based in Baltimore. Focus: enterprise software, health, fintech with social impact angle.

Pre-seed/seed VC founded by Dayna Grayson and Rachel Holt. Focus: industrial, supply chain, transportation, workforce tech.

PE focused exclusively on defense, government services and aerospace. Deeply embedded with DoD and intel community buyers.

Social impact VC investing in underserved DC communities. Mezzanine debt and structured equity.

DC-based early stage fund backing B2B SaaS, developer tools, and government-adjacent technology companies.

Northern Virginia VC affiliated with Draper network. Early-stage enterprise, cybersecurity and defense tech.

Energy and infrastructure PE/credit investor. $20.8B AUM. Backs midstream, LNG, renewables globally.