# Center for Innovative Technology

> Center for Innovative Technology is a VC fund backing Software and Security. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herndon, United States
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/center-for-innovative-technology
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/CITorg
- Website: http://www.cit.org
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CenterforInnovativeTechnology

Center for Innovative Technology is a VC fund in Herndon focused on Software and Security. In 2005, CIT celebrated 20 years of creating technology-based companies and strategies for innovation. From its original mission to enhance the research and technology transfer activities of Virginia universities, CIT has moved its focus toward the new technologies, entrepreneurs and technology companies that make innovation happen.Today,CIT’s operating structure consists of service lines that enable it to respond quickly and efficiently to new opportunities with government and private sector clients. The service lines – CIT Entrepreneur, CIT R&D, CIT Broadband and CIT Connect – establish a clear identity that allows us to meet their goals and close innovation gaps.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 33% |
| Security | 6 | 17% |
| Analytics | 6 | 17% |
| Health Care | 6 | 17% |
| Enterprise Software | 6 | 17% |

81 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 64% |
| Series A | 4 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 8% |
| Angel | 1 | 3% |
| Grant | 1 | 3% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 32 | 89% |
| Ireland | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Henry Paik | Manager, Consulting Services | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henry-paik |
| Missy Bell | Consultant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/missy-bell |
| Pat Inman | Contracts and Grants Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pat-inman |
| Sandie Terry | Program Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sandie-terry |
| Susan Aitcheson | ​Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/susan-aitcheson |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HUNGRY | WASHINGTON, D.C. March 05, 2020 – HUNGRY Marketplace Inc., the Washington D.C. based platform connecting top chefs with businesses looking for the best in catered meals, today announced the close of its nearly $20 million Series B funding round. The round was led by former Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb and Evolution VC Partners. Additionalparticipants in the round included actor Kevin Hart, Jay-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners, Los Angeles Ram Todd Gurley, Seattle Seahawk Bobby Wagner, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ndamukong Suh, former White House chef Sam Kass, President Obama’s special assistant Reggie Love and Leonard Green Partners’ Jonathan Sokoloff. The investment brings the company’s total funding to $32.5 million. ABOUT HUNGRY: HUNGRY was founded by serial entrepreneurs Eman Pahlavani, Shy Pahlevani and Jeff Grass, as a revolutionary way for independent chefs to connect with the $60 billion business and events catering market. HUNGRY is committed to improving the communities it serves. Through its ‘Fight Against Hunger’ program, HUNGRY donates one meal to those in need for every two purchased. Additionally, its ‘WeRecycle’ program promotes environmental waste reduction by offering biodegradable plates and cutlery with its delivered meals. HUNGRY is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has rapidly growing operations in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Boston and New York City. By the end of 2021, HUNGRY is projected to expand its footprint to a total of 23 U.S. cities. For more information, visit tryhungry.com. | $21M | Series C | Sep 20, 2021 |  |
| Scout Space | Scout Space develops in-space sensing systems and autonomy software designed to improve satellite awareness and orbital safety. The company builds optical and infrared sensor payloads that allow spacecraft to detect, observe, and track objects and activities in different orbital environments. It also creates software platforms for onboard dataprocessing and autonomous decision-making, enabling satellites to analyze surroundings without relying solely on ground control. Its technology is applied in space domain awareness, mission planning, collision avoidance, and spacecraft inspection use cases.Scout Space further works on edge computing systems that support real-time interpretation of sensor data directly in orbit. The company collaborates with government and commercial partners to deploy its hardware and software in operational satellite missions and demonstration programs. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 07, 2021 |  |
| Babylon Micro-Farms | Babylon offers a smart, scalable indoor farm tailored to meet the clients' needs.At the touch of a button, Babylon delivers a simple, yet engaging indoor growing experience. Babylon is leveraging its remote management technology to develop a complete indoor farming platform that will power a distributed network of Micro-Farms across NorthAmerica.Founders Alexander Olesen and Graham Smith met at the University of Virginia where they first designed a low-cost micro-farm to provide nutritious produce for food-insecure refugees in the Middle East. Alexander and Graham were initially inspired by the desire to bring benefits of sustainable hydroponic farming to those who need it the most. They set out to develop technology that would automate the complex aspects of indoor farming and in doing so make this transformative method of crop production accessible to anyone. | $3M | Seed | Mar 07, 2021 |  |
| Fringe | Fringe is a lifestyle benefits marketplace that makes benefits personalized to the individual and self-selected by each employee. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Richmond, Virginia. | $4M | Seed | Feb 24, 2021 |  |
| Micronic Technologies | Micronic Technologies is a developer of MicroDesalTM, an advanced water treatment system that removes all contaminants from any source water.MicroDesalTM cleans contaminated water and provides increased throughput and projected significant savings in capital expenditures and operational costs compared to the competition. Independent tests verifyit effectively removes ultra-high total dissolved solids, suspended solids, bacteria, and heavy metals in one pass without chemicals, filters, or membranes. The evaporator creates a “tornado” producing micro-droplets of water for rapid evaporation under low pressure and heat. With 95% efficiency, waste volume for disposal is greatly reduced.The Bristol, Virginia-based company was founded in 2008 by Karen Sorber and Kelly Rock. | $3M | Seed | Oct 21, 2020 |  |
| AgroSpheres | AgroSpheres develops novel technologies that aim to set a new standard for bio-based delivery of active ingredients. It uses a unique platform technology for crop protection solutions and other industrial applications. The company is an encapsulation and delivery technology that dramatically enhances the performance of a broad range of cropprotection products including fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides.AgroSpheres was founded in 2016 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia. | $75K | Grant | Jun 21, 2020 |  |
| Agrology | Agrology is a leading agricultural technology company, a National Science Foundation award recipient, and a Public Benefit Corporation. The company provides real-time data to help growers measure the ecological and agronomic impacts of regenerative and sustainable farming practices. Agrology monitors soil health, microbial activity, carbon cycles,nitrous oxide emissions, net ecosystem exchange (NEE), and microclimatic conditions. Growers use this data to link regenerative practices to verified greenhouse gas reductions and ecological benefits. Trusted by top growers, researchers, and global CPG brands, Agrology operates offices in Alexandria, Virginia, and Salinas, California. |  | Seed | Jun 15, 2020 |  |
| Scout Space | Scout Space develops in-space sensing systems and autonomy software designed to improve satellite awareness and orbital safety. The company builds optical and infrared sensor payloads that allow spacecraft to detect, observe, and track objects and activities in different orbital environments. It also creates software platforms for onboard dataprocessing and autonomous decision-making, enabling satellites to analyze surroundings without relying solely on ground control. Its technology is applied in space domain awareness, mission planning, collision avoidance, and spacecraft inspection use cases.Scout Space further works on edge computing systems that support real-time interpretation of sensor data directly in orbit. The company collaborates with government and commercial partners to deploy its hardware and software in operational satellite missions and demonstration programs. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 02, 2020 |  |
| Curbside Kitchen | Curbside Kitchen is a developer of a platform that manages and connects owners of commercial office and multi-family residential buildings with food truck vendors as way to expand amenity options. |  | Seed | Apr 07, 2020 |  |
| MarginEdge | MarginEdge develops food and beverage tracking and analytics. | $7M | Series A | Oct 22, 2019 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Charlottesville Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlottesville-angel-network) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Virginia Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cit-gap-funds) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Blu Venture Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blu-venture-investors) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CAV Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cav-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Grotech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grotech-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IrishAngels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irishangels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Center for Innovative Technology invest in?

Center for Innovative Technology invests primarily in Software, Security and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Center for Innovative Technology?

The team at Center for Innovative Technology includes Henry Paik (Manager, Consulting Services), Missy Bell (Consultant) and Pat Inman (Contracts and Grants Manager), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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