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It's no secret the Central Intelligence Agency has an investment firm that funds

startups that could have a big impact for the Agency.

If there is a company out there doing intelligence research, it's likely that In-Q-

Tel, the CIA's personal investor, either looked them up or made a check out to

them.It's all to ensure that the Agency remains on the forefront of tech. ot long

ago, In-Q-Tel invested heavily in a company called !eyhole. ever heard of

them" #aybe you kno$ their $ork, a little pro%ect eventually kno$n

as &oogle arth.

(o, $ant to kno$ $hat's ne)t for technology" !eep an eye on these *+

companies.

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3VR is a video surveillance company that is changingthe game

The company Incdevelops soft$are enabling organi/ations to mine data

from video.

In-Q-Tel first investedin the company in *00+. $orks $ith leading banks,

governments, la$ enforcement and retailers at the moment.

They also o$n Crime1e), $hich is basically the place $here loss prevention

and la$ enforcement professionals hang out online.

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Adaptx creates digital pens that speed up feld datacollection.

2f course the CIA invested in this company. They make pens $ith gadgets

hidden in them.

 Adapt) first receivedIn-Q-Tel funding in *003. They design special digital pens

that e)pedite data entry. 4or instance, hand$ritten markup on maps $ould be

automatically integrated into the CIA's system. 4ield %ournal notes can be

automatically backed up digitally. That data can be sent over a cellphone

connection.

This is on of many gadget companies the CIA has bought into.

Basis Technology synthesizes the oreign chatter

The CIA is obviously e)tremely interested in $hat is going on in the rest of the

 $orld.

They are one of the largest employers of talented linguists, but that gets very

e)pensive. (o it's no surprised they're interested in 5asis Technology, $hich

provides soft$are for te)t analytics in over t$enty languages.

They $ork primarily in applied natural language processing, deriving meaning

from the $ays people actually use language. In-Q-Tel has been invested in thefirm since *006.

Biomatrica wors with preserving !iological materials

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5iometric identification is an important $ay to confirm the identity of an

individual. 4or clandestine services, confirming identities is crucial.

5iomatrica $orks on $ays to make 1A, A, and proteins have a longer shelf 

life. (hort and long-term storage of this information is important for the CIA.

In-Q-Tel has been invested in 5iomatrica since *077.

"loudera helps organizations do large#scale datastorage

The CIA has massive databases of information. Controlling and sustaining

these digital archives is %ust as important for the CIA as it is for technology

companies.

Cloudera nterprises is one of the most cost-effective $ays for companies to

securely carry out large-scale data analysis and storage.

The group speciali/es in helping groups use &oogle, 4acebook, and 8ahoo9

soft$are. In-Q-Tel has been invested in Cloudera since *070.

$%%& maes sae rocets that are controlled !yelectricity

ocket engines are simple: ignite e)plosives, direct e)haust, liftoff. That's $hathappens.

5ut there are still some issues $ith that. A rocket can't be un-ignited. ;ighting

e)plosives on fire remains dangerous.

1igital (olid (tate <ropulsion has vastly improved the control of highly

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energetic combustion using electrical po$er. Their technology is use in several

sectors of missile defense and rocketry, and the CIA is very interested in the

results.

In-Q-Tel has been invested in 1((< since *077.

'ire(ye is one o the most advanced cy!ersecurityfrms out there

 A botnet is a net$ork of computers that can be coordinated to assault a target

 by obeying commands from a central hub. (ometimes, computers are added to

the botnet after a virus infection.

4ireye speciali/es in protecting against botnet attacks and also $orks to

combat the mal$are that brings computers into the net$ork.

Cybersecurity is a ma%or national security issue. In-Q-Tel has been invested in

4ireye since *00=.

)ainspan maes *i'i sensors that can run or years ona AA !attery

 >hy $ould America's spy organi/ation need to push out a >i4i signal for years

 $ith a small, compact battery"

 >ho kno$s9

5ut still, &ain(pan is a very cool company $ith an even cooler product. They

focus on connecting devices to the internet $ith ultra-lo$ po$er >i4i. The

company sees use for their devices in healthcare, smart energy, automation,

and, yes, monitoring.

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In-Q-Tel has been invested in &ain(pan since #arch, *00=.

)ATR technologies maes in+ata!le satellite antennae

 >ith an unkno$n number of field agents in a like$ise unkno$n number of

countries, it makes sense that the CIA might $ant a ?uick, discreet $ay to get a

satellite connection $here there isn't one in an easily deployable manner.

&AT Technologiesdevelops and manufactures inflatable satellite

communications terminals. They say that they're perfect for the first $ave of

deployments to a country to get something ready on the go and for remote

locations,

In-Q-Tel has been invested in the company since *003.

 The (m!er corporation maes low#power wirelessproducts

 In-Q-Tel 

The CIA's portfolio is heavily $eighted on companies that improve electric

efficiency.

mber Corporationfocuses on developing net$orking systems that simplify

 $irelessly net$orking lo$-po$er products. They're focused on smart energy,

remote monitoring, and remote control uses of their tech.

In-Q-Tel first invested in mber in *00+.

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,nfnite &ower %olutions maes +exi!le- thin#flm!atteries

 In-Q-Tel 

 

The CIA loves the idea of compact, discreet po$er systems. Infinite <o$er

(olutions is %ust one of several advanced battery companies that In-Q-Tel has

funded, but it's probably the coolest.

I<( manufactures rechargeable, thin as film batteries that are used in advanced

electronics. They can po$er 4I1 cards, medical devices, and aerospace

products.In-Q-Tel first invested in Infinite <o$er (olutions in *00@

,nfnite maes virtual#holographic simulation areality

Infinite has developed an interactive 1 environment. It's really cool.

The company has been developing its -dimensional soft$are for some time,

and no$ the system is recruiting apps and developers to continue improving

the system.

In-Q-Tel first invested in the company in *00B.

/ooxcie maes hands ree weara!le video cameras.

This product is really cool. ;oo)cie has invented a $earable camera that can

hold up to 70 hours of video and can stream it as $ell. It goes for under *00.

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It's about as obvious as a 5luetooth earpiece and it makes a lot of sense that the

CIA $ould be interested in this kind of hard$are. ;oo)cie has apps and the

ability to stream live, $hich could be a boon for reconnaissance missions.

In-Q-Tel first invested in ;oo)cie in *077.

0iser*are maes intelligent power managementsotware

Computing re?uires a lot of electricity. That can get ta)ing, especially for large

organi/ations $ith gro$ing electricity bills or groups operating in areas on the

electric fringe.

5asically, the CIA.

#iser>are has developed soft$are that makes a computer use less po$er.

 >hile there are many, many groups $orking on this problem on the hard$are

side D increasing the efficiency of circuits and such D #iser>are is focused on

soft$are, $hich is rather novel.If that interests you, the soft$are is free for personal  use at this point.

In-Q-Tel first invested in #iser>are in *070.

0otion$%& o1ers 2unrivaled2 video enhancement tech

 >hile sho$s like C(I have often been mocked for the characters' ability to

Eenhance9E a still frame far beyond $hat is even conceivable, there is tech out

there that aims to accomplish %ust that.

#otion1(< D and their Ikena products D reliably improves the ?uality of

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 video. This video can come from a drone, or a surveillance camera, or a $eb

cam.

#otion 1(<'s customers include, yes, some of the nation's leading forensic

labs.

In-Q-Tel has been invested in #otion1(< since *00B.

culis /a!s tacles the hacing lia!ility that reallymatters

2ne of the most common $ays to lose control of pass$ord protections isn't a

hack or a virus, it's %ust someone looking over your shoulder and reading

private data.

2culis ;absmanufactures products that protect from Eover-the-shoulderE

eavesdroppers. The pro%ect secures a computer screen in the space bet$een the

monitor and the user, fu//ing the screen to any onlookers.

2ne of their products, Chameleon, tracks user eye movement and encrypts $ords that are not being read by the user.

In-Q-Tel first invested in 2culis ;abs in *077.

pen%pan maes !usinesses more productive usinganalytics

The CIA is very similar to a corporation in the sense that they, too $ant to $ork 

as efficiently as possible.

That could inform the investment in2pen(pan, $hich makes soft$are that

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enables organi/ations to see exactly $hat employees are doing on their

computer: $hat programs they're using, $hat progress they're making, etc.

2pen(pan then uses automation tools to streamline $orkflo$.

In-Q-Tel first invested in 2pen(pan in *070.

&alantir is a &eter Thiel company that is changing thegame o intelligence

 >e've talked about <alantir before and the impact it is having on the Army

intelligence community.

 >hat $e didn't go into as much $as the fact that In-Q-Tel $as an early

investor in the technology on behalf of the Central Intelligence Agency.

<alantir makes soft$are that integrates data together from a $ide array of

resources and databases.

It's one of the best programs at coordinating the vast databases accumulated by 

the F.(. intelligence apparatus. It assembles comprehensive dossiers on ob%ects

of interest, collated from the spra$ling databases of intelligence agencies.

&erceptive &ixel maes advanced multi#touch displays-lie the one on "44

 8ou kno$ C's large, interactive touch screen that premiered during the

*003 election" The one >olf 5lit/er is obsessed $ith"

That $as brought to you by <erceptive <i)el, $hich makes screens like that for

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media, energy companies, intelligence groups, defense, and medical imaging.

The soft$are allo$s users to manipulate huge data sets $ith intuitive interface

technologies.

In-Q-Tel initially invested in the company in *00=.

Recorded 'uture is a temporal analysis program

 Although it is in the early stages, ecorded 4uture is e)tremely ambitious as a

company. The goal is to use information pulled from the *6GB media flo$ to

e)tract time-related information. The idea is to organi/e the media into a

temporal e)perience, giving the user an accurate sense of relationships over

time.

The point" Fse the $eb as a predictive mechanism. Fse the chatter online as a

forecasting tool.

In-Q-Tel first invested in ecorded 4uture in *070.

%eventh %ense is developing health monitoringproducts that interace with human sin

unning health diagnostic e)ams takes time and personnel.(eventh (ense is

designing a ne$ generation of products that integrate directly $ith the human body to monitor the health situation on the inside.

(eventh (ense sees their products being used in the clinic, at home, or on the

move. That last one probably pi?ues the CIA's interest the most.

In-Q-Tel first invested in (eventh (ense in *003.

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%onitus 0edical maes a hearing system thattransmits sound impercepti!ly through the mouth

This product has Espy gearE $ritten all over it.

(onitus #edical Inc.has developed the (ound5ite hearing system $hich plays

off the principle of bone conduction to transmit audial messages. A nearly

invisible in-the-mouth hearing and communication platform is non invasive

and connects directly to the inner ear, allo$ing the user to hear transmitted

messages through their skull.

This could mean that agents can drop bulky and obvious ear pieces $hen

needing to keep in contact $ith home command.

In-Q-Tel first invested in (onitus #edical in *00=.

%potter R' maes super#powerul radars in a handheldorm

The radar system made by  (potter4 can track a person $alking any$here

 $ithin a 763 acre space, and it's handheld.

(potter4 is mostly aiming for military uses, but it makes sense that the CIA

 $ould be interested in that kind of technology.

2ne of their products has a range of half a kilometer and is the si/e of a trade

paperback novel.

In-Q-Tel first invested in (potter4 in *070.

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Visi!le Technologies extracts !usiness solutions romsocial media chatter

The CIA $ould love to mine the vast amount of t$eets sent out all over the

 $orld for important intelligence.

That's $here a company like isible Technologies comes in. Their soft$are

allo$s users to e)tract business value from social communities, and also give

customer insights for brands online.

In-Q-Tel first invested in the company in *00=.

*alleye maes handheld devices that can see into andthrough solid o!5ects

 >hen it comes to spy gear in the popular imagination, )-ray vision is up there

among the Aston #artin and the >alther <<! as de rigour gear for any

respectable secret agent.

 >hile it's not e)actly to that point yet, >alleye Technologies has developed

handheld portable imaging systems that can see into and through solid ob%ects.

The imaging system generates high-?uality pictures and the company is e)cited

for the possibility of taking the consumer and security imaging markets by

storm.

In-Q-Tel initially invested in >alleye in #arch *07*.

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