Washington, DC city hub: 7 funds and 7 startups matched from our directory. Govtech, defense, and cyber selling into federal buyers; In-Q-Tel anchor.
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Washington, DC venture capital & startups

DC metro govtech map — In-Q-Tel, Revolution, and Paladin HQ, plus Arlington startups Pryzm, Cleatus, FiscalNote, and Reston cyber Netography.

The Beltway is a buyer market as much as an HQ market. We separate DC-metro headquarters (In-Q-Tel, Revolution, Paladin, FiscalNote, Pryzm, Cleatus) from defense companies that sell into federal buyers from California or elsewhere.

Funds matched

7

Startups matched

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Washington, DC and Northern Virginia aliases (Arlington, Alexandria, McLean, Reston, Bethesda). Funds matched by HQ aliases plus curated national defense/govtech capital. Startups matched by hq field and curated IDs.

Venture firms in Washington, DC

Matched from fund headquarters in our directory (alias-based). Dual-HQ firms may appear in more than one city.

Firm HQ (directory) Leads
In-Q-Tel —
Revolution —
Paladin Capital Group —
Andreessen Horowitz —
Lux Capital —
Founders Fund —
General Catalyst —

Startups we cover in Washington, DC

Matched from startup hq fields. Many profiles still lack HQ — curated lists in editorial notes fill gaps when verified.

Startup One-liner HQ
Pryzm —
Cleatus —
FiscalNote —
Netography —
Aslan Human-supervised AI agents for national-security and law-enforcement investigations in online criminal environments. Washington, DC, USA
Cari Bank-governed tokenized-deposit network so regional banks can move programmable money inside the regulatory perimeter. Washington, DC, USA
Method Security Autonomous offensive and defensive cyber platform for U.S. government and critical enterprises. Washington, DC area

Coverage gaps

  • Grotech Ventures

    Ballston govtech/cyber seed specialist — active in market, no /fund/ profile yet

  • FedRAMP-native SaaS boutiques

    Dense cyber and federal SaaS layer in DMV — many names lack structured /startup/ pages

  • Shield AI / Anduril

    Sell into DC buyers but CA HQ — covered as related defense comps, not DC-metro startups

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Washington, DC FAQs

Practical answers for founders researching this investor.

Greater Washington HQ profiles include In-Q-Tel (Arlington), Revolution (DC), and Paladin Capital Group (DC). National defense/govtech firms include a16z (DC office), Lux, Founders Fund, and General Catalyst. See /vc/washington-dc.
Pryzm and Cleatus (Arlington), FiscalNote (Washington, DC), and Netography (Reston, VA). These are true metro HQs — not California companies with only a BD office.
Strategic IC/national-security path → In-Q-Tel when mission fit is real. Financial VC → Paladin for cyber, Revolution for non-coastal tech, a16z American Dynamism for defense software. Separate buyer geography from investor HQ.
No — not-for-profit strategic investor for U.S. intelligence and national security technology. Often co-invests alongside financial VCs; does not replace a priced-round lead.