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Organization

Central Intelligence Agency

Civilian foreign intelligence agency of the United States government, established in 1947.

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Dates
1947 –
Place
Langley, Virginia
Also known as
CIA
Over time
  1. Active 1947 –
  2. part of United States government 1947 –

The Central Intelligence Agency was established by the National Security Act of 1947 and has been based in Langley, Virginia, since 1961. In 1999 it set up and funded In-Q-Tel, a venture firm whose early investments included Keyhole (the basis of Google Earth) and Palantir Technologies.

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  • In-Q-Tel 1999 Scholarship & press 123

    In-Q-Tel describes itself as independent: 'not a government entity nor a part of the CIA'.

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Timeline 3 dates
  1. 1947 – Central Intelligence Agency
  2. 1947 – Central Intelligence Agency part of United States government
  3. 1999 Central Intelligence Agency founded In-Q-Tel
Proof 6 sources
  1. In-Q-Tel: The Central Intelligence Agency as Venture Capitalist, Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business, 2013. Scholarship & press
    The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the United States’ principal foreign intelligence and spy organization, chartered the first government-sponsored venture capital firm, dubbed In-Q-Tel, in February 1999.
    In-Q-Tel uses CIA-supplied funds to make strategic investments in startup companies developing commercially focused technologies that are of interest to the CIA and greater intelligence community.
  2. Meet the CIA-backed venture fund behind Palantir, Anduril, and a spy tool that might be on your phone, Fortune, 29 Jul 2025. Scholarship & press
    In-Q-Tel was founded in 1999 by the CIA—yes that CIA, the Central Intelligence Agency—with the mission of closing a perceived innovation gap between Washington’s security establishment and Silicon Valley.
  3. About IQT, In-Q-Tel. Self-published
    Set up in 1999 by the CIA as an independent, not-for-profit strategic investment firm
  4. Important CIA Contributions to Modern Technology Over the Last 75 Years, Central Intelligence Agency. Primary record
    In February 2003, the CIA-funded venture-capital firm In-Q-Tel made a strategic investment in Keyhole, Inc.
  5. History of CIA, Central Intelligence Agency. Primary record
    The National Security Act of 1947 established CIA as an independent, civilian intelligence agency within the executive branch.
  6. Headquarters Building Booklet, Central Intelligence Agency. Primary record
    In 1961, CIA began moving employees to its new headquarters location in Langley, Virginia.
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