In-Q-Tel, the strategic investment firm for the U.S. Intelligence Community

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6954, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ulvick, S J ^a   Tighe, D W ^a  

^a In Q Tel   (United States)

Author keywords

CBRNE; In Q Tel; Intelligence community; Strategic venture capital

Indexed keywords

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA); CHEMICAL , BIOLOGICAL , RADIOLOGICAL , NUCLEAR (CBRN); CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITIES; NATIONAL SECURITIES; NOT-FOR-PROFIT (NFP) ORGANIZATIONS; PARTNER (CO); TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS; UNITED STATES; VENTURE CAPITALISTS (VC);

COMPUTER NETWORKS; EXPLOSIVES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 44949159644     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.783465     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

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3. Kambiz, F., "Spy Fund: In-Q-Tel is the CIA's Venture Capital Outfit; the Q Comes from the Gadget Master in the James Bond Thrillers. The Firm is Hunting Technologies to Outwit Terrorists," Bloomberg Markets Magazine: New York, New York, December 2007, pp. 118-128.