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Best High Tech Companies in Arlington, United States

The 44 best High Tech companies in Arlington, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shift5.

44companies tracked
$309.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
18have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × ARLINGTON

Our analysis of 306 High Tech companies

$95.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

306companies analysed
95%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
75unicorns
2017median founding year
137kcombined LinkedIn audience
66%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Arlington

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1ai squared
We simplify & accelerate AI integration to provide increased adoption of AI to impact organizations & lives.
——29—WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 10M187 patents
Semiconductor packaging, interconnects, and multicore software optimization for automotive applications
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2Atlas UP
Provider of a chatbot for multiple business services
——11Jere Simpson
CEO & Founder
——14 patents
Economic development decision-support and forecasting software platforms, plus competency assessment tools
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3BeamIO
AI and cloud-based geospatial analysis platform
———Brent Bartlett
Co-Founder & President
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4Bjingles
Provider of heartbeat monitors and pregnancy related products
———Adil Kab
Founder
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5Blue Raster
Interactive mapping and GIS solutions for data-driven storytelling and analysis
——31
31 → 36 (+16%)
Michael Lippmann
Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+33Top 50M——
6Canada Drone Aerospace Centre
Provider of drone technology training and aerospace solutions
———Zahid Mir
Co-Founder & CEO
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7IDentityUSA
Cloud-based identity protection solutions provider
———Paul Wood
Founder
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8InQuest
Provider of cyberthreat prevention solutions for critical infrastructure protection and compliance
——24Pedram Amini
Founder & CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+16Top 50M4 patents
Network security analytics for detecting and correlating cyber threats in enterprise networks
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Top 12 High Tech companies in Arlington

#1
Series C · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2018 · 75 employees
$108Mraised
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Platform for intrusion detection and prevention. The platform offers data recorder to collect, enrich, store and transmit embedded data for real-time incident response, and analytics, Shift5 Engine which prevents and detect intrusion by leveraging rule based and model based analytics and Shift Guage Cluster which provides a solution to conduct incident response and preventive maintenance.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%
Growth
top 26%
Moat
top 28%
Tech
top 29%
Patents
top 29%
Innovation
top 34%
Funding: Raised $108M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Sep 2025)
Growth: Headcount 45 → 75 (+67%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 23 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. Shift5) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series C$75M
  • Jun 2023Series B$33M
  • Feb 2022Series B$50M
  • Oct 2021Series A$20M
Founders & team
Josh LospinosoCEO
Investors
Insight Partners, AE Industrial Partners, Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, Moore Ventures, JetBlue Technology Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAstroCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusign
#2
Seed · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2023
$2.5Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI agent platform for cybersecurity operations centers. The platform allows security analysts to build and manage AI agents. These agents automate repetitive tasks and assist with threat intelligence. The AI agents gather data, analyze vulnerabilities, and generate reports. The platform integrates with existing security tools and requires no coding.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Full Stack Engineer, Platform Engineering Leader
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed$5M
  • May 2024Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Adam VincentFounder & CEO
Investors
Sovereign's Capital, Dreamit, BlueWing, Blu Venture Investors, Vabio, Tech Square Ventures
#3
Series B · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2015 · 49 employees
$20.4Mraised
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Online AI and Satellite-based image processing platforms for multiple industries. It uses machine learning algorithms to search, access, analyze, and visualize satellite data for decision-making, geospatial analysis, remote sensing, and more. Its offering includes satellite images, analysis, location insights, and visuals. It also offers indicators including socioeconomics, attitudes, media consumption, health, education, and access to services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Series B$9.7M
  • May 2022Grant (prize money)$100K
  • Mar 2020Series B$6.5M
  • Apr 2017Series A$4.2M
Founders & team
Robert MorelloCo-FounderQueen QuinnCo-FounderBobby PittmanCo-Founder and Chairman
Investors
Capital Innovators, Shell Foundation, Kupanda Capital, Hammerstone Capital
#4
Acquired · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2017 · 9 employees
$1.1Mraised
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Manufacturer of data diodes for one-way network traffic and security. The company's hardware transports data using light across optically isolated circuits. This design allows monitoring of network data from protected networks without cyberattack risks. The data diodes facilitate extraction and analysis of data using machine learning.

Funding rounds
  • May 2024Conventional Debt$150K
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$1.4M
  • Apr 2022Series A$1.1M
  • Apr 2022Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Colin DunnFounder & CEO
Investors
DOE, Center for Innovative Technology, OSTI, Gula Tech Adventures, Smart City Works, Maan Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Tag Manager
#5
Acquired · Arlington, Virginia · founded 1992 · 1155 employees
$62Mraised
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Rosetta Stone provides speech-recognition based language learning software solutions. It offers its language learning software solutions to individuals, education institutions, corporates, and public sector organizations. Its software works on a proprietary speech-recognition technology and syncs users' progress across the web platform and smartphone applications. It provides online courses and online practice sessions with native speakers in languages like English, Spanish, French, etc. It also offers an iOS app for language learning for Pre-K kids.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 42k LinkedIn followers — 31.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Grant (prize money)$28.9K
  • Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$55.5K
  • 2006PE—
  • Jan 2006Series C$62M
Investors
Europa, Norwest Equity Partners, ABS Capital, Arc Capital Development, White Hat Capital Partners
Tech stack
AddshoppersAdobe Audience ManagerAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApollo
#6
Series A · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2020 · 15 employees
$4.4Mraised
▾

Provider of a cloud-based Conversation AI and workflow optimization solution

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 989 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Series A$750K
  • May 2023Series A$3.6M
Founders & team
Pat HigbieCo-Founder & CEOCurt KolcunCo-Founder
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2015 · 87 employees
$32.4Mraised
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Developer of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite technology and data services. They design, build, test, and operate systems, from sensors to spacecraft. The company provides remote sensing and mission solutions. They offer flight-proven hardware for mission-ready advantages.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 33k LinkedIn followers — 23.9% of this cohort's audience · 49 engagements/post (1.9× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Series A$32.4M
  • May 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Gabe DominocieloCo-Founder
Investors
Crosscut Ventures, Starbridge Venture Capital, Ponvalley, Hemisphere Ventures, Nimble Ventures, Champion Hill Labs
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon Web ServicesAosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#8
Acquired · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2012 · 77 employees
$27.4Mraised
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LiveSafe is a mobile application that allows users to report incidents (such as vandalism, rioting, shooting) using the phone's GPS. Audiovisual recordings can also be sent. The phone is linked to a cloud-based Command Dashboard, which allows security personnel to control deployments centrally. The chief users of LiveSafe are colleges, universities and businesses. LiveSafe launched a Strategic Alliance Program in February 2016, in order to partner with other technology applications and services for delivery of the LiveSafe service.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2018Series B$11.1M
  • Jun 2017Conventional Debt—
  • Mar 2016Series B$5.2M
  • Nov 2015Series A$4M
Investors
Square 1 Bank, Enterprise Investment Partners, IAC, Revolution, Evergy Ventures, HearstLab
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareConvertElementor
#9
Acquired · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2007 · 89 employees
$13.2Mraised
▾

Brazen provides a mobile-first chat-based recruitment and networking platform. The app provides a platform for companies to engage their employees and potential employees in an online chat-based engagement session. It states that it can be used as a platform to connect sales rep to prospects and customers, universities can use it to connect with potential students and more. All conversations can be tracked. The clientele includes Temple University, KPMG, SSM Health, CVS Health, Lincoln Financial Group, Huston Methodist, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2019Series A$772.5K
  • Sep 2017Series A$2.4M
  • Sep 2016Series A$1.8M
  • Jun 2015Series A$4.7M
Investors
Center for Innovative Technology, Militello Capital, Randstad, Kegonsa Seed Fund, Osage Venture Partners, Kegonsa Coinvest Fund
Tech stack
Craft CmsPhpYiiVimeoAmazon Web ServicesSeomatic
#10
Series A · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2013 · 30 employees
$10.8Mraised
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Machine learning-enabled KYC and AML solutions for financial institutions. They enable AML compliance officials and financial institutions to know their customers by capturing information from a number of sources and applying social science to see patterns of human behavior.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2018Series A$10M
  • Dec 2016Seed$296K
  • Feb 2016Seed$250K
  • Nov 2014Seed$280K
Investors
Edison Partners
#11
Seed · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2020 · 11 employees
$3Mraised
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AML & CFT solutions for financial institutions. It provides solutions for the prevention of fraudulent transactions. Its features are machine learning-enabled & behavioral-based transaction monitoring, data localization, prevention of data replication, and more.

Funding rounds
  • May 2022Seed$3M
Investors
Cultivation Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsElementor
#12
Acquired · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2005 · 26 employees
$10.9Mraised
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GeoIQ enables enterprises, marketers, retailers and public sector organizations to store large amounts of information from numerous data sources, analyze it using location as the common pivot point and identify trends and opportunities to drive better business decisions. Qlarion, ABC Tv Network, Unicef are among its customers. It was acquired by Esri in 2012.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2010Series B$4.9M
  • May 2009Grant (prize money)$289.1K
  • May 2007Series B$5.5M
  • Jul 2005Series A$550K
Founders & team
Sean GormanCEO/President/CTO
Investors
Chart Venture Partners, New Markets Venture Partners, Walker Ventures, In-Q-Tel, USGS, Titan Capital
Tech stack
HstsCloudflare

Funding & investor landscape

$309.5Mtotal disclosed funding
17companies funded
62disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Center for Innovative Technology4 rounds
Hemisphere Ventures3 rounds
Arc Capital Development2 rounds
BlueWing2 rounds
645 Ventures1 rounds
ABS Capital1 rounds
AE Industrial Partners1 rounds
AIRX1 rounds
Aquarius Rising Funds1 rounds
Blu Venture Investors1 rounds

Notable founders

Josh Lospinoso
CEO · Shift5
Adam Vincent
Founder & CEO · Bricklayer AI
Robert Morello
Co-Founder · Fraym
Queen Quinn
Co-Founder · Fraym
Colin Dunn
Founder & CEO · Fend
Pat Higbie
Co-Founder & CEO · Xapp AI
Curt Kolcun
Co-Founder · Xapp AI
Gabe Dominocielo
Co-Founder · Umbra
Sean Gorman
CEO/President/CTO · GeoIQ
Arjan Wijnveen
CEO & Co Founder | AI Powered video analytics · CVEDIA
Rodrigo Orph
Cio & Co-Founder · CVEDIA
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,636,199 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH FROM Arlington · institutions

What Arlington researches in semiconductors

38 papersstance +0.3112% breakthrough29% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
3D IC and TSV technologiesElectronic Packaging and Soldering TechnologiesAdvancements in Photolithography TechniquesHeat Transfer and OptimizationAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
top institutions
  • The University of Texas at Arlington38

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Arlington, United States?
Radar tracks 44 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Arlington, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Arlington, United States?
The High Tech companies in Arlington, United States on this list have raised a combined $309.5M in disclosed equity funding across 17 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Arlington, United States?
Shift5 is the highest-funded High Tech company in Arlington, United States, with $108M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Arlington, United States are funded?
17 of the 44 High Tech companies in Arlington, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Arlington, United States?
None of the High Tech companies in Arlington, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Arlington, United States High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Arlington, United States High Tech companies on this list include Center for Innovative Technology, Hemisphere Ventures, Arc Capital Development, BlueWing, 645 Ventures.
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