Hidden Level Opens a Washington, D.C. Office as Its Sensor Network Expands

Hidden Level, a Veteran Ventures Capital Fund I portfolio company and developer of passive radar, RF detection and distributed sensing for airspace awareness, announced on October 15 that it has opened an approximately 9,000-square-foot office in Washington, D.C. The office serves as the hub for the company's regional business operations and complements its Syracuse, New York headquarters and manufacturing facilities, placing the team closer to policymakers, government leaders, defense partners and customers.

Hidden Level's sensor network has operated over the National Capital Region since 2021, supplying live airspace data to government, law enforcement and partners. The company says the network has detected unauthorized UAS activity over high-value locations, including military bases such as Fort McNair, and that it doubled its regional Airspace Monitoring Service customer base in six months.

The company's $100 million Other Transaction Authority contract, issued through the Department of War's Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW(R&E)) and announced on July 30, gives U.S. government customers additional ways to procure and deploy Hidden Level's hardware and software platforms.

"We will continue to expand this coverage network, both here in the U.S. and abroad," said Jeff Cole, Founder and CEO of Hidden Level, adding that a team and space in Washington "puts us closer to those customers, partners, and policymakers."

The announcement follows Hidden Level's participation in the XVIII Airborne Corps' Scarlet Dragon exercise and its addition to the IQT portfolio in August. Veteran Ventures Capital first invested in the company through Fund I in 2023.

VVC's view: the Washington office is the company organizing itself around its customers rather than around its factory, three months after the Department put a $100 million contract vehicle behind what Hidden Level makes. The detail we would underline is the customer count: the regional monitoring service doubled its customers in six months on a network that has been running since 2021, which means the data is being bought by the people who need it. That is the business we invested in, and a standing presence in the capital is how a company of Hidden Level's size keeps those relationships current.

Sources: Hidden Level — Washington, D.C. office announcement (October 15, 2026); Business Wire — Hidden Level Opens Washington, D.C. Office as Sensor Network Expands; Hidden Level — July 30, 2026 $100 million OTA award; Hidden Level — official IQT portfolio announcement on LinkedIn; VVC — original Fund I investment announcement (July 31, 2023).