The leaves are turning amber at IQT’s headquarters and fall is officially in the air, which means it’s time to reflect on IQT’s summer quarter. From new investments and technical insights to milestone events, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know from the past few months. Catch up on all the highlights below.

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Welcome to the IQT Portfolio  

• Elegen: Elegen uses innovative cell-free DNA synthesis technology to rapidly produce long, complex, linear DNA without compromising accuracy or quality. Use ENFINIA DNA directly in your synthetic biology workflows with minimal or no cloning and save weeks or months of time.
• Rune Technologies: Rune Technologies’ software, TyrOS, is an AI-powered logistics operating system built for defense and intelligence operations in contested, low-connectivity environments. TyrOS aims to replace fragmented legacy systems by unifying inventory management, equipment tracking, routing, and personnel coordination in a single offline-capable platform.
• Starcloud: Starcloud’s first commercial satellite, Starcloud-2, features a GPU cluster, persistent storage, 24/7 access, and proprietary thermal and power systems in a smallsat form factor. It will be fully operational in sun-synchronous orbit by 2026.

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• 📖 IQT Quarterly Recap — Spring 2025: Check out our last quarterly blog – spring edition! (July 17, 2025)
• 📖 Operationalizing Asymmetric Deterrence: Aligning Startups, Investors, and Government: As we explored in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, the nature of conflict is evolving, and established deterrence methods may no longer counter threats effectively. Creating deeper mutual understanding of these makes collaboration more effective and is a fundamental pillar of a successful deterrence strategy. (July 24, 2025)
• 📖 Catching Vibes and Vulns: The Future of AI Code Generation: What if everyone could code? Imagine your next-door neighbor with no coding experience asking an AI chatbot in plain language to build a functional website or app for his small business. This positive use case shows how AI can be a great enabler, but it can also introduce new risks. (August 7, 2025)
• 🎙️ IQT Explains: The Importance of an Agile Arsenal, Part 1: In this episode, Clayton Williams of IQT's London office speaks with Lorenz Meier, co-founder and CEO of Auterion, and Rob Rainhart, Auterion’s Chief Operating Officer. They explore the remarkable evolution of autonomous systems and drone technology — an area that’s rapidly reshaping the future of defense. (August 12, 2025)
• 🎙️ IQT Explains: The Importance of an Agile Arsenal, Part 2: This is part 2 of the discussion with Clayton Williams of IQT's London office, Lorenz Meier, co-founder and CEO of Auterion, and Rob Rainhart, Auterion’s Chief Operating Officer. (August 19, 2025)
• 📖 Atoms for Industry: The Case for Nuclear Innovation: IQT is excited to kick off our discussion of Strategic Industrialization, in which we’ll be examining innovative companies addressing critical gaps in U.S. and allied manufacturing, engineering biology, and energy landscapes. Energy systems are a foundational enabler in the Strategic Industrialization stack, so it’s only natural to start by diving deeper into an energy technology with tremendous momentum in the venture ecosystem and broader markets: nuclear. (September 17, 2025)
• 📖 DIBS: A New Framework for National Security Innovation: The global security environment is entering a new era — one defined not just by the sophistication of military systems, but by the speed, scale, and resilience with which they can be deployed. At IQT, we believe the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) must evolve. And we propose “DIBS” as the solution: Design, Iterate, Build, and Source. (October 9, 2025)

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IQT Around the World

• IQT Featured by Fortune Magazine: IQT was featured by Fortune, highlighting our unique role at the intersection of innovation and national security. We are proud to be trailblazers in the defense acquisition space and will continue to be leaders in developing tech that gives the U.S. a competitive advantage. 
• IQT Welcomes U.S. Army as a Partner: We’re proud to welcome the U.S. Army as a partner in our mission to identify, evaluate, and leverage emerging commercial technologies for the U.S. national security community and America’s allies.
• IQT Leaders with Global Corporate Venturing (GCV): Dave Lobosco, Chief Technology Architect at IQT, joined Liz Arrington (GCV) and Dave Stevenson (MSD) to unpack the strategic impact of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC). Their conversation explores why insight delivery is critical when investing for impact over return, and how CVC leaders can become more effective storytellers to drive alignment and influence.
• Steve Bowsher on how In-Q-Tel is Spurring Innovation: IQT CEO Steve Bowsher joined the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) NatSecTech podcast, hosted by Jeanne Meserve, for a conversation on IQT's role as a leading investor in emerging technologies for defense and the evolving threat environment.
• IQT on Fed Gov Today: IQT Managing Partner A.J. Bertone joined Francis Rose on Fed Gov Today to discuss how we invest in defense technologies that meet mission needs and bridge the gap between the public and private sectors. At IQT, we’re proud to be part of these important conversations and to help shape the intersection of investment and national security innovation.
• Investing in America’s Cyber Future with Katie Gray: IQT Senior Partner Katie Gray joined the Cyber Focus podcast to discuss IQT's investment approach in a continuously evolving cyber threat landscape. Cyber has been part of IQT’s DNA from the start, and as threats grow more complex, we’re doubling down on our commitment to strengthen U.S. critical infrastructure through strategic investments in cutting-edge cyber technologies.
• IQT and Phoenix Tailings on the Pair Program podcast: The competition for AI dominance and global technology leadership starts with something surprisingly foundational: critical materials. IQT's Chief of Staff, Dr. Yan Zheng, and Phoenix Tailings CEO, Nicholas Myers, joined the Pair Program podcast to discuss a true breakthrough in this domain. Phoenix Tailings has found a way to extract essential metals and minerals from mining waste, unlocking vast new, domestic sources for everything from your smartphone to the U.S. defense technology stack. IQT's Compass initiative guides our investment in companies like this that fill critical innovation gaps and uphold U.S. global tech leadership.
  
  

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