TIME has unveiled its sixth annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list, and three IQT portfolio companies earned spots among the 100 businesses making extraordinary impact around the world: Palantir, Emerald AI, and Synchron. Palantir was recognized for the continued expansion of its defense and commercial work, Emerald AI for its software that shifts AI workloads to unlock existing grid capacity, and Synchron for advancing brain-computer interfaces into practical clinical use.
Congratulations to all three teams on this well-earned recognition.
In a new exclusive interview with International Security Journal, Dr. Jennifer Nelson, IQT’s EVP of International, sits down with Digital Content Editor Eve Goode to discuss how IQT is accelerating cutting-edge technologies for national security across the U.S. and allied partners. The conversation covers the biggest investment opportunities in quantum, how to separate meaningful AI capability from hype in defense use cases, why advanced manufacturing is becoming critical for resilience, and what it takes for the public and private sectors to partner effectively on defense tech.
At SCSP’s AI+ Intelligence event, IQT’s Dr. Megan Anderson joined Garrett Berntsen for a panel moderated by Lt. Gen. Mike Groen on what intelligence innovation looks like from the private sector. The conversation explored how rapid technological advancement and powerful commercial capabilities are outpacing government adoption. The panelists made the case that stronger public-private alignment, acquisition reform, and ecosystem-based approaches are essential to bringing cutting-edge technologies into national security missions.
In the latest episode of IQT Explains, host A.J. Bertone, IQT’s EVP of Investments, sits down with Bobby Franklin, President and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), for a deep dive into one of the fastest-moving shifts in today’s private sector innovation landscape: the rise of defense and national security technologies.
From the surge of private capital into defense tech, to policy changes inside the Pentagon, to challenges around acquisition, access and the “valley of death,” A.J. and Bobby explore how Silicon Valley and Washington are finally meeting in the middle and what it means for the warfighter, the innovation ecosystem, and U.S. national security.
The pace of innovation doesn’t slow down, and neither do we. Explore last quarter’s most impactful investments and frontier technology insights, and discover how IQT is shaping what’s ahead for national security and global innovation.
April 7, 2026: “Speed is life for us. This new funding lets us build multiple aircraft at the same time and scale our manufacturing capabilities, adding more hardware richness and robustness to our program. That accelerates our path to ramjet-powered flight.”
April 14, 2026: “We’re building quantum computers that meet the specific requirements for AI processing, with the goal of enabling a fundamentally more efficient way of converting megawatts into intelligence.”
April 29, 2026: “The hard truth is that current supply chains are too fragile for high-stakes environments, particularly in the Indo-Pacific. Our Series B accelerates our move into scaled production, ensuring we solve the problem of contested logistics directly at the tactical edge. We aren’t following the industry; we are leading it by moving the factory to the front lines.”
May 5, 2026: “Building a global compute hardware company requires immense ambition. The QuantWare team has that drive, and they hold the key to leading the high-growth quantum industry.”
Across every domain, from cyber and biotech to energy and manufacturing, the common thread is mission impact: technologies that strengthen the people and systems protecting the nation. Thank you for being part of the IQT community.
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