SBIC investment in DC
SBIC Atlas · sbicatlas.comRep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)
Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) are privately managed funds licensed by the SBA that invest in American small businesses. The Investing in All of America Act (2026) adds bonus leverage for investments in rural areas, low-income areas, critical technologies, and small manufacturers.
30
SBIC-backed companies
24
SBIC funds involved
0
In rural areas
7
In low-income areas
Industry mix
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services15
Information10
Utilities2
Business services / food (combined platform)1
Finance & Insurance1
Manufacturing1
Companies in DC
| Company | Sector | City | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Squared | Information | Washington | — |
| Altana | Information | Washington | Low-income area |
| Apprio | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Arcadia | Information | Washington | — |
| Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI) / Bully Pulpit Holdings | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Consilient | Information | Washington | Low-income area |
| DCG (District Communications Group) | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | Rural?Low-income area? |
| Elementl Power | Utilities | Washington | — |
| Emerald AI | Information | Washington | Rural?Low-income area? |
| Expression | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Expression Networks | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Firehouse Strategies | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Firehouse Strategies & Fisher Nut Company | Business services / food (combined platform) | Washington | — |
| FiscalNote Holdings | Information | Washington | — |
| GovExec | Information | Washington | — |
| Holocron Technologies | Information | Washington | Low-income area |
| Hydrosat | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | Low-income area |
| Ignite Digital Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Industrial Bank (Washington, D.C.) | Finance & Insurance | Washington | — |
| Kennedy & Company Education Strategies | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Last Energy | Utilities | Washington | Rural?Low-income area? |
| Monument Advocacy, LLC | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| Network for Good | Information | Washington | Low-income area |
| PAI (Professional Analysis, Inc.) | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | Low-income area |
| Quorum | Information | Washington | — |
| Reservoir Communications Group | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | Low-income area |
| Rivet Industries | Manufacturing | Washington | — |
| Sayres Defense | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| TeleGeography | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | — |
| The District Communications Group | Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | Washington | Rural?Low-income area? |
Source: SBIC Atlas (sbicatlas.com) - assembled from public disclosures with best-guess classification and Census-based geography. Counts reflect publicly known portfolio activity only and undercount funds that do not publish portfolios. Informational, not an SBA determination.