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McLean, VA · Defense · Acquired by Two Six Technologies (2022)

QuickCode: a machine learning platform that generates labeled training data from unstructured text for defense and intelligence applications

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Sector
Defense
Headquarters
McLean, VA
Total capital
$5.8M
Federal grants
$1.2M
2 awards · 2018–2019
At sector median 2 awards
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$4.6M
7 awards · Defense, Interior, U.S. Agency for Gl
Rank in Defense#546 of 1442
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

201720182019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.8M$1.5M$500K$405K$743K$836K$1.5M
201720182019202020212022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.8M$1.5M$743K$836K$1.5M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Reverse Engineering Governments Crisis Communication Playbooks$1.5M
  • Federal contractState · Thresher License Services$836K
  • Federal contractDefense · Testing And Evaluating M3$212K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Exploitation and Dissemination Systems with Better Training Data: Improving the "E" in DoD Processing$743K
  • Federal contractU.S. Agency for Gl · Thresher Media Manipulation Monitor And Support Services$405K
  • Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Automated Text Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Training Data, Social Science, Ped$50K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Detecting Systematic Intervention in Online Discourse in or to Gain Insight onto Government Priorities$500K
Show 2 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Darpa SBIR Phase II$1.5M
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf$100K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing in Defense · 1442 companies

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  • Federal contracts#546 · top 38%

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Founders and team

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Defense

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Sources

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