As we step into a new year, let’s celebrate the progress we made in IQT’s fall quarter of 2025. From bold investments to cutting-edge technical insights that set the stage, discover how IQT is creating impact and shaping what’s ahead.

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Welcome to the IQT Portfolio 

• ‍Syntiant: Syntiant delivers ultra-low-power edge AI processors that enable always-on machine learning directly on device, reducing reliance on cloud connectivity.‍
• Synchron: Synchron is developing minimally invasive brain-computer interface technology designed to restore communication and digital interaction for individuals with severe paralysis.‍
• Rincell: Rincell advances domestic production of high-performance lithium and sodium battery cells to strengthen resilient energy supply chains.‍
• Lila Sciences: Lila Sciences is building an AI-native research platform that integrates autonomous experimentation with advanced machine learning to accelerate discovery across life and materials sciences.‍
• Vast: Vast is developing commercial space stations and orbital infrastructure to enable persistent human and industrial activity in low Earth orbit.‍
• Diraq: Diraq is a quantum computing company building scalable processors using silicon spin qubit technology compatible with existing semiconductor manufacturing.‍
• Xarion Laser Acoustics: Xarion provides laser-based acoustic sensing and non-destructive inspection solutions that enable contact-free, high-resolution monitoring in complex industrial environments.‍
• EUV Tech: EUV Tech delivers at-wavelength metrology and inspection tools essential to extreme ultraviolet semiconductor fabrication.‍
• Sakana AI: Sakana AI is developing novel AI architectures inspired by collective and evolutionary intelligence to create more adaptive, efficient learning systems.‍
• bitBiome: bitBiome uses large-scale computational biology to discover and engineer microbial capabilities for health, agriculture, and industrial biotechnology.‍
• EdgeCortix: EdgeCortix builds energy-efficient AI processors and software optimized for high-performance inference at the edge, supporting autonomous systems and real-time analytics.

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IQT Blogs & Podcasts 

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📖 IQT Quarterly Recap — Spring 2025: Check out our last quarterly blog — summer edition! (October 21, 2025)

 📖 Don’t Compete — Leap: A Vision for American Battery Leadership: The sobering truth is that China controls over 90% of the global battery supply chain, and new export controls make this a critical national security issue, not just an economic one. Rather than race to catch up, IQT's vision is to surpass the incumbent by investing in the technology of tomorrow. (October 29, 2025)

🎙️IQT Explains: What's So Critical About Critical Minerals (ft. Atomionics): IQT experts and portfolio company Atomionics explore how cutting-edge subsurface sensing is reshaping the way we discover and secure critical minerals. From rare earth elements to battery-grade materials, this episode dives into the technologies and strategies that are necessary for the U.S. to reduce its dependency on foreign supply chains and build a more resilient industrial base. (November 11, 2025)

📖  The Future of Wireless: From 5G’s Killer App to 6G’s Sensing Revolution: The next generation of wireless isn’t just about speed — it’s about transforming how the physical world is sensed, connected, and understood. This first blog in a two-part series explores the leap from 5G to 6G and the new capabilities that could reshape industries far beyond smartphones. A must-read for anyone tracking the intersection of technology, security, and everyday life. (November 13, 2025)

📖  Digital Sovereignty in Mobile Wireless Networks: Why It Matters Now More Than Ever: As wireless networks become critical national infrastructure, questions of ownership, resilience, and control are taking center stage. The second blog of this series examines how digital sovereignty is shaping the future of connectivity and what it means for governments, businesses, and citizens. The stakes reach far beyond telecom and into innovation, security, and economic competitiveness. (November 13, 2025)

📖 Fermentation to Fabrication: The Rise of Engineered Biology in U.S. Industry: The U.S. is turning to biotechnology as a strategic lever for economic security and industrial innovation. Our latest blog explores how biology, Earth’s most powerful and time-tested manufacturer, is being re-engineered to produce everything from medicines and food to critical minerals and data storage solutions. However, challenges remain, from scaling production to navigating regulatory hurdles. Discover how emerging biotech platforms are reshaping the future of American manufacturing. (December 2, 2025)

🎙️IQT Explains — Breakthroughs in Biotechnology: What does it look like when biology becomes infrastructure? In this podcast, IQT experts and leaders from portfolio companies Alta Resource Technologies and Antheia describe how biosynthesis can bring pharmaceutical ingredient production back to the United States and how protein-based processes can separate critical minerals with unprecedented precision. These advances point toward supply chains that are faster, cleaner, and far less vulnerable to disruption — capabilities with direct consequences for both public health and national defense. (December 9, 2025)

📖 Harnessing Bioconvergence for U.S. Manufacturing Security and Sustainability: From medicines to critical materials, engineering biology offers a path to produce what the nation needs without relying on unstable global markets. IQT’s Engineering Biology Toolkit highlights the capabilities required to move discoveries into dependable production — better data to understand biology, smarter tools to design it, and scalable platforms to manufacture it. The impact reaches far beyond the lab: more resilient industries, healthier communities, and a stronger industrial base. (December 11, 2025)

📖 Rebuilding Strength at Home: How Innovation Can Galvanize American Manufacturing: The strength of U.S. manufacturing is once again a national security imperative. IQT is working with startups that combine AI-enabled production, advanced hardware, and engineered biology to restore the nation’s ability to design and build at home. These companies are shortening supply chains, reducing dependence on fragile overseas sources, and giving operators equipment that can be delivered and upgraded at the pace of modern conflict. (December 15, 2025)

IQT Around the World

• ‍The Defense Brief Podcast – J.D. Englehart: In a conversation with The Defense Brief, IQT Senior Director J.D. Englehart discussed how rapidly advancing technologies are reshaping the national security landscape, and why speed of adoption is now mission-critical.‍
• Intelligence Career Conversations – Dr. Megan Anderson: IQT Executive Vice President of Capabilities Dr. Megan Anderson joined the Intelligence Career Conversations podcast with host Jim Donnelly. She explores the growing convergence of emerging technology and intelligence missions, the rising demand for STEM talent, and the importance of translating technical insights for diverse audiences.‍
• Tectonic Q&A – A.J. Bertone: In an interview with Tectonic, IQT Managing Partner A.J. Bertone outlined how IQT’s long-standing partnership with government continues to evolve to meet new strategic challenges.
• CIA Study on Human-AI Teaming – The Snow Globe Project: A study published by the CIA’s Directorate for Digital Innovation, in collaboration with IQT, examines how human-AI collaboration can strengthen decision-making in complex security environments. Using IQT’s Snow Globe platform, an experimental multiplayer AI system for war-gaming, researchers explored how conversational AI can augment human judgment.‍
• AIAA SciTech Forum – Jenny Irvine on Space Innovation: VP of Technology Jenny Irvine joined aerospace leaders at the SciTech Forum to discuss the future of space investing.

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