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Tara Murphy Dougherty is CEO of Govini, an Arlington defense contractor that received a $150 million investment from Bain Capital in October. Photo courtesy Govini
Nov 30, 2025

Arlington defense tech firm reaches unicorn status

Govini, an Arlington County defense tech contractor, has joined the unicorn ranks with a $1.25 billion valuation.

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Nov 19, 2025

Reston fintech startup closes $400M financing round

Quantum Lending Solutions has closed a $400 million financing round, the Reston-based financial tech startup announced Tuesday.

Lexington tech firm aims to bridge last-mile broadband gap
Dec 31, 2024

Lexington tech firm aims to bridge last-mile broadband gap

Broadband access may become easier to attain for businesses as a Lexington-based company looks to wirelessly transmit data more reliably. Over the past 22 years, Attochron has been working towards improving what’s referred to in the industry as free-space optical communications (FSOC) — using lasers to send data through air instead of via fiber optic […]

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Oct 30, 2024

Defense tech startups close major funding rounds

Venture capital firms are betting big on two Northern Virginia-based defense contracting startups that are promising high-tech solutions to military challenges. In August, McLean-based Defcon AI announced it had raised $44 million in seed funding led by San Francisco investment firm Bessemer Venture Partners. The same month, Parry Labs in Alexandria raised $80 million in […]

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