In-Q-Tel
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In-Q-Tel is a strategic investment firm that functions as the venture capital arm of the U.S. intelligence community, funding cutting-edge technologies for national security purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| In-Q-Tel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8195448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In-Q-Tel Context triple: [John Seely Brown, boardMemberOf, In-Q-Tel]
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A.
Natick Labs
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B.
American Science and Engineering
American Science and Engineering is a pioneering U.S. company specializing in X-ray and other advanced imaging technologies, particularly for scientific, security, and industrial applications.
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C.
Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation was a major American technology and communications company known for its defense, aerospace, and public safety systems, which later merged to form L3Harris Technologies.
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D.
QinetiQ
QinetiQ is a British multinational defence technology and security company that provides research, testing, and consultancy services to military, government, and commercial clients worldwide.
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E.
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton is a major American management and technology consulting firm known for its extensive work with U.S. government agencies and large corporations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: In-Q-Tel Target entity description: In-Q-Tel is a strategic investment firm that functions as the venture capital arm of the U.S. intelligence community, funding cutting-edge technologies for national security purposes.
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A.
Natick Labs
Natick Labs is a U.S. Army research center specializing in developing advanced food, clothing, equipment, and technologies to enhance soldier performance and survivability.
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B.
American Science and Engineering
American Science and Engineering is a pioneering U.S. company specializing in X-ray and other advanced imaging technologies, particularly for scientific, security, and industrial applications.
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C.
Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation was a major American technology and communications company known for its defense, aerospace, and public safety systems, which later merged to form L3Harris Technologies.
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D.
QinetiQ
QinetiQ is a British multinational defence technology and security company that provides research, testing, and consultancy services to military, government, and commercial clients worldwide.
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E.
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton is a major American management and technology consulting firm known for its extensive work with U.S. government agencies and large corporations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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strategic investment firm ⓘ venture capital firm ⓘ |
| businessModel |
equity investments in early-stage companies
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strategic partnerships with technology startups ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
established technology companies
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research institutions ⓘ technology startups ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
advanced materials
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artificial intelligence ⓘ biotechnology ⓘ cybersecurity ⓘ data analytics ⓘ geospatial technologies ⓘ information technology ⓘ machine learning ⓘ sensors ⓘ |
| founded | 1999 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
U.S. government contracts
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U.S. intelligence agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasClient |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
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Defense Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ other U.S. intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Arlington, Virginia
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| industry |
national security technology
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technology investment ⓘ venture capital ⓘ |
| legalForm | nonprofit corporation ⓘ |
| mission | accelerate the development and deployment of technologies for U.S. intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| notableInvestmentArea |
cloud computing infrastructure
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commercial satellite imagery ⓘ open-source intelligence tools ⓘ secure communications ⓘ |
| operatesAs | independent organization under contract to U.S. government ⓘ |
| purpose |
bridge gap between intelligence needs and private sector innovation
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identify and invest in cutting-edge technologies ⓘ support U.S. national security ⓘ |
| role |
intermediary between government and private sector tech firms
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technology scout for national security needs ⓘ venture capital arm of the U.S. intelligence community ⓘ |
| serves | U.S. intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.iqt.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: In-Q-Tel Description of subject: In-Q-Tel is a strategic investment firm that functions as the venture capital arm of the U.S. intelligence community, funding cutting-edge technologies for national security purposes.
Referenced by (1)
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