Meet the CIA-backed venture fund behind Palantir, Anduril—and a spy tool that might be on your phone
Meet the CIA-backed venture fund behind Palantir, Anduril—and a spy tool that might be on your phone
In-Q-Tel was founded in 1999 by the CIA—yes that CIA, the Central Intelligence Agency—with the mission of closing a perceived innovation gap between Washington’s security establishment and Silicon Valley. Inventions like the Molar Mic are the reason In-Q-Tel exists. Over its 26 years in business, the fund has helped launch…
bubmagJuly 29, 2025