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

35+ year-old growth equity and PE firm. Invests $10M-$25M in high-growth late-stage tech, healthcare, services.

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.

Lower middle-market industrials private equity firm.

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.

Private equity/investment firm. HQ 1806 Summit Avenue, Suite 200, Richmond VA 23230.

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.

Growth equity firm (education/healthcare/tech-enabled services). HQ 100 International Dr, Baltimore.

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

Alexandria VA VC specializing in communications, media, enterprise software and internet infrastructure.

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