Lockheed Martin Ventures is the corporate venture capital and strategic investment arm of Lockheed Martin, a major aerospace and defense contractor. The division invests in early-stage companies and technologies that support Lockheed Martin's business areas, including aeronautics, missiles and fire control, rotary and mission systems, and space.

QED Investors is a venture capital firm that invests exclusively in fintech companies across traditional banking, lending, insurance, wealth management, and related financial services sectors. Founded in 2007 by former Capital One executives, QED manages approximately $4 billion in assets across 250+ portfolio companies in 27 countries, including 31 unicorns.

Acquirer of FirstLight USA from PSP Investments (announced 2026-06-01, PE Hub Canada). Likely a financial/strategic acquirer; firm type unverified. Minted from public deal news.

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.

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.

Early-stage IT/software VC with dual geographic focus: Colorado and Mid-Atlantic. HQ Denver CO; Bethesda/Chevy Chase MD office at 5425 Wisconsin Ave Suite 704. Founded by Kyle Lefkoff. Currently on Fund IX ($60M target Jan 2026). 183 investments, 50 exits. DPI-focused. Portfolio: Stardog, Morning Consult, Antithesis, Clarabridge (sold to Qualtrics), Metron Aviation (sold to Airbus), Flyby Media (sold to Apple). [Merged from dup 837]: Boulder early-stage IT and life sciences VC. Colorado + Mid-Atlantic. 8 funds, 61 companies, 28 exits, 10 IPOs. Notable: Strava, MapMyFitness (acq. Under Armour), Ambrosia Biosciences.

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