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

Washington DC. Diverse founders. Nasir Qadree.

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.

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.

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

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