In-Q-Tel

News 2017-10-24T12:38:02Z

This CEO used to help the Pentagon track insurgency — now he's got $14.7 million to help Walmart track shopping trends

Primer is an AI startup coming out of stealth mode, using technology pioneered in tracking insurgency to provide automatic market analysis tools.
Enterprise 2016-09-24T14:25:32Z

These 14 companies are quietly building cutting-edge tech for America's spies

In-Q-Tel (named after "Q" in the James Bond films) invests in companies that can deliver useful technology to the intelligence community within 36 months.
Enterprise 2016-09-21T23:53:00Z

14 cutting edge firms funded by the CIA

In-Q-Tel (named after "Q" in the James Bond films) invests in companies that can deliver useful technology to the intelligence community within 36 months.
Enterprise 2016-09-08T16:16:21Z

The CIA just invested in a hot startup that makes sense of big data

They didn't talk much about how the CIA might use the technology, though its says that any investments it makes are for things it can use within 36 months.
Enterprise 2016-08-31T21:00:55Z

Some of the people investing the CIA's money in startups are under scrutiny

Its involvement in a startup is also a stamp-of-approval, bringing in more money from other VC firms, to the tune of $11-$15 for every dollar the CIA kicks in.
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Premium Enterprise 2016-04-14T21:00:06Z

The CIA secretly invested in two of Silicon Valley's hottest startups

Mesosphere and Docker are very well-funded San Francisco-based companies, with valuations that are said to be at or above $1 billion.
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