How The NSA Hunts For Startups Through A VC Firm Dedicated To Serving Intelligence Community

In-Q-Tel (IQT) is a not-for-profit venture capital group that?helps the NSA and other agencies hunt for?startup and young companies?that develop core technology for the U.S. intelligence community. These young companies are often outside the reach of the intelligence community — about 70 percent of them have never worked with the government before. IQT often co-invests with venture capital groups, giving the CIA, NSA and other intelligence agencies access to the most new and innovative technologies on the market. IQT is highly influential with the startup community and serves as an arm for intelligence operations. That?s evident in how it markets itself to potential employees: The bottom line is that In-Q-Tel accelerates the Intelligence Community?s access to cutting-edge technology. We have had significant impact in supporting the IC mission, but we know that the only way to maintain our success is to continually attract top-notch talent from a wide variety of industries and professions. We are constantly reaching out to individuals who can add their creativity to the task before us ? improving our nation?s security. What The NSA Is Looking For Job listings for IQT show the sophistication of the technology that the intelligence community is seeking: Top-secret clearance is needed for the people applying to work at IQT as a systems engineer. This is the job that does the technical work of transferring the startups and other porfolio companies to the intelligence community. These technologies include but are not limited to geospatial analytic tools, video analytic products, large-scale data systems, multilingual translation tools, security and mobility products. IQT lists ?social network analysis,? as an area of focus for an intern in software engineering out of its Menlo Park office. In the job post, knowledge of OpenStack is listed as a plus. OpenStack has gained importance with the NSA for integrating the infrastructures of its various different agencies. It looks like the intelligence community needs better messaging and identity systems. A job listing for a member of the technical staff states they need someone ?to define technology requirements and recommend solutions for identity and authentication for a secure email and messaging platform.? A job posting for a strategic advisor shows the extent that IQT seeks out tech companies with disruptive technologies. The job essentially requires the person to seek out companies that are doing some of the most extraordinary work in Silicon Valley. The posting cites advanced analytics, data visualization,

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