# Venture Capital and National Security **Entity class:** Capital and technology-transfer architecture ## Definition **Venture capital and national security** is the use of investment networks, strategic venture organizations, and government-linked capital to identify and accelerate commercial technologies relevant to defense and intelligence. It reduces the distance between mission requirements and startup innovation. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/In-Q-Tel|In-Q-Tel]], [[wiki/Gilman Louie|Gilman Louie]], [[wiki/Commercial Technology and Intelligence|Commercial Technology and Intelligence]], and [[wiki/Dual-Use Technology|Dual-Use Technology]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. House of Representatives, hearing on the CIA's In-Q-Tel venture, June 14, 2000](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-106hhrg70548/pdf/CHRG-106hhrg70548.pdf). **As of:** 2026-09-23