Investor / VCDMV

AFWERX

Investor / VC · Arlington, VA

Air Force/Space Force innovation hub. Arlington VA. SBIR/STTR contracts + accelerator programs. Connects startups to AF/USSF acquisition. Defense tech feeder.

Founded

Region

DMV

Investors

People

About DMV

The DMV is built around a single fact: it's the seat of the federal government, and the intelligence and defense agencies headquartered there are the region's actual economic anchor, not a side industry. Georgetown, George Mason, the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins up in Baltimore all feed a workforce that skews toward cleared, government-adjacent technical work most other regions don't have.

Region Stats

Total firms 390

VC / investors 68

Companies 293

Schools 29

Known For

Defense

Intelligence

Technology Capital