Top Washington, DC Startups (1,099)

Nisos is a human risk intelligence and managed investigations company that protects organizations and their people from human-driven and digital threats by operating as an extension of their security, intelligence, and legal teams. It leverages a team of expert analysts, specialized in open-source intelligence and adversary tradecraft, to provide actionable intelligence that addresses complex risks like executive threats, insider fraud,...

ASI is a dual-use software company that deploys predictive AI to the world's most complex operating environments. Backed by leading investors–including Andreessen Horowitz, Renegade Partners, and Spark Capital–we actively manage over 40% of all US air traffic across both public and private sector air operations. Partnering with major airlines like United and Alaska, we optimize thousands of flights daily, delivering...

MORSE is a specially selected team of scientists, engineers, and software developers who use asymmetric and unconventional approaches to deploy practical solutions that solve difficult multi-disciplinary problems faced by the US National Security Ecosystem.

Bellagent is an enterprise-level AI agent platform built to automate everyday business operations with zero-touch integrations that connect instantly to more than 1,300 applications. Launched in 2025 by Proactifi Inc., and headquartered in Chicago, the platform is built for practicality with industry-leading compliance and security standards, enabling organizations to deploy AI agents without friction from day one. Bellagent’s mission to...

2ndWave LLC is a management and technology consulting firm providing a focused set of financial management, program management, and technology solutions to public and private sector clients. Our certified and proven professionals have extensive experience in implementing large, complex public sector programs, helping our clients excell in financial management, and implementing leading-edge technology solutions to address our clients' most challenging...

We revolutionize how organizations approach complex challenges and activate their audiences. Whether the goal is selling a product, signing up individuals for healthcare, turning out the vote, or mobilizing activists and donors, we help our clients change behavior and drive radically better results. We dig deep into the data to understand your audience and its journey, test everything to find...

One Company, One Solution. Aristotle is recognized as the pioneer in political technology. Every occupant of the White House — Democrat and Republican — for more than 25 years, has been an Aristotle customer, as are most U.S. Senators, most members of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Democratic and Republican state party organizations. Year round, thousands of Americans involved in...

ShorePoint recognizes that cybersecurity is the challenge of our generation. Our vision is to be the premier provider of cybersecurity services, delivering a security model capable of keeping pace with today’s rapidly changing landscape. ShorePoint is a privately-held cybersecurity services company with the experience and capabilities needed to help public and private sector clients protect their most critical assets from...

Business has changed - so should consulting. We are strategists, technologists, engineers, and designers who bridge the gap between consulting, design, and marketing to create powerful digital experiences for our customer's brands and users. Recently named as Washingtonian Magazine's Best Places to Work in Washington, DC, Ignyte is looking for people not bound by their job description to join our progressive...

Insomniac Design is an award-winning digital creative agency founded in 1999, based in D.C.’s historic Blagden Alley. We’re an agile, nimble and innovative team organized by functional areas of expertise — Creative, Technology, Strategy, and Management. With offices in the U.S. and Europe, we’re a global team with diverse experience and cultural backgrounds who consistently strive for excellence. We specialize...

Lovelytics is a data and analytics consultancy. We partner with people, teams, and organizations to deliver services and build solutions that drive outcomes while promoting self-sufficiency through hands-on enablement.

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Dcode connects the tech industry and government to drive commercial innovation in the federal market. Learn more here at our website: https://dcode.co

CaseGuard is an AI Redaction Solution. Everything you need to redact and enhance any video, audio, image, or document in one redaction solution. Very flexible, affordable, easy to use, secure, fast, multilingual, and ready to integrate with other systems. CaseGuard helps law enforcement agencies, federal agencies, hospitals, schools, shopping centers, airports and private companies manage all their media redaction needs...

The Menkiti Group is an integrated real estate services company dedicated to enhancing the fabric of life in America’s urban neighborhoods through the strategic development, management, and sale of residential and commercial property. A minority-owned Certified Business Enterprise headquartered in the District of Columbia, The Menkiti Group was founded in 2004 with a mission to transform lives, careers, and communities...

Centric Business Systems, Inc. is an award winning document management company that specializes in providing the most innovative hardware and software office technology. As one of the largest providers in the nation, Centric offers a full range of products from Sharp, Ricoh and HP. Since 1990, the company has grown in double digits every year. Backed by its unwavering commitment...

Teracore is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metro area. For the almost 20 years, we have provided management and enterprise IT consulting services to the Federal Government. We believe that business needs should drive technology solutions. We use technology, people, and process to solve our customer’s complex business problems. Teracore leverages innovation, best practices,...

missionovo is a revolutionary technology services company. Every day, we deliver successful mission outcomes for our customers. Our people-first environment empowers highly skilled professionals to thrive. When our people thrive, our customers succeed. Connect with us to learn more about how we put our people first. [email protected]

Former military officers who stood up U.S. Army Cyber Command and pioneered modern weapons system cyber assessments founded Shift5 to transform untapped operational technology into actionable insights that enable peak performance and cyber resilience for America’s defense and transportation systems. Built for the field and tested in the most demanding environments, Shift5's Operational Intelligence platform equips operations, maintenance, and cybersecurity teams...

Our Columbus-based firm began in a one-room office above a garage serving political candidates across America. Because of our knack for moving faster, smarter, and with more compelling messages than the next guy, we’ve been able to help our nation-wide client list win at all levels, including U.S. President, Governor, and Senator. The Strategy Group for Public Affairs builds on...