Newest Businesses in Washington D.C.

Browse newly-funded private companies headquartered in Washington D.C.. Sorted by filing date, with the most recent on top.

About Washington D.C.

Washington D.C.'s Form D filings reflect the district's distinctive concentration of government-adjacent businesses, lobbying and policy firms, association-sponsored ventures, and a growing defense-tech and policy-tech cluster. Many D.C.-headquartered filings are operating companies with federal customers or policy-adjacent missions, alongside traditional business-services and real-estate vehicles. The I-95 corridor from D.C. through Northern Virginia is one of the denser concentrations of federal-contract-adjacent private capital in the US. Round sizes vary — typical Series A/B at $5M–$25M for operating companies, larger rounds for established defense-tech players. Delaware incorporation dominates for operating companies; D.C. LLCs appear for real-estate vehicles.

In 2026, Washington D.C. accounts for 30 catalogued filings totaling $143.3M, running at roughly 7.0 filings per week over the last 30 days.

Total raised
$143.3M
Median offering
$4.2M
Active cities
4
Last 30 days
30

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Featured Washington D.C. companies in 2026

$74.6M

Rivet Industries, Inc.

WASHINGTON, DC · SaaS & Software · Filed Mar 31, 2026

Rivet Industries, Inc. is a SaaS & Software company based in WASHINGTON, DC. The company is a Corporation, incorporated in Delaware, with it…

$20M

Antithesis Ventures Fund I LP

WASHINGTON, DC, DC · Services · Filed Apr 3, 2026

Antithesis Ventures Fund I LP is a Services company based in WASHINGTON, DC, DC. The company is a Limited Partnership, incorporated in Delaw…

$12.5M

Catalist L.L.C.

WASHINGTON, DC · Other · Filed Mar 31, 2026

Catalist L.L.C. is a private company based in WASHINGTON, DC. The company is a Limited Liability Company, incorporated in Delaware, with its…

About private capital in Washington D.C.

D.C. has moderate business-tax rates but a unique regulatory environment as a federal district. Federal-contract proximity drives a significant share of D.C. filing activity — companies serving DoD, DHS, federal civilian agencies, or federal-grant programs often locate in D.C. (or in adjacent Virginia/Maryland) for relationship access. Association-sponsored ventures, think-tank-affiliated businesses, and policy-advisory firms contribute additional filing variety. The defense-tech cluster straddling D.C., Arlington, and Tysons Corner produces distinctive Form Ds with strategic investor participation from defense-focused funds. Real-estate vehicles targeting D.C. and the broader DMV (D.C.-Maryland-Virginia) metro are common.

Washington D.C. funding trends

Recent D.C. Form D filings show several patterns. First, defense-tech and govtech companies file regularly, often with Arlington- or Alexandria-linked operations and strategic investor participation from national-security-focused funds. Second, policy and regulatory-services businesses (compliance platforms, lobbying-adjacent software) produce smaller filings. Third, real-estate vehicles targeting D.C. commercial and multifamily property file regularly. Fourth, federal-contractor-adjacent SaaS and services file at modest ranges. D.C. punches above its population weight in Form D filings because of the federal-economy concentration; researchers should cross-reference D.C. filings with Virginia and Maryland to get the full DMV picture.