SBIR/STTR Competitive Landscape
Research the SBIR/STTR competitive landscape: the top award-winning firms
by agency and technology domain. Every figure is computed from public federal award records —
free, with per-firm profiles and "firms like this" similarity.
- 17,244 firms ranked
- $39,736,412,389 total on record
- 71,648 awards
- 16.8% held by top 25
Top awardees
| Rank | Firm | Total $ awarded | Awards |
Top agency | Top technology | Most recent |
| 1 |
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP |
$2,491,233,025 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2013 |
| 2 |
KRATOS S2, INC |
$371,699,226 |
1 |
General Services Administration |
Other |
2020 |
| 3 |
FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY INC |
$335,073,788 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2025 |
| 4 |
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. |
$308,606,560 |
629 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 5 |
PRESCIENT EDGE CORPORATION |
$228,100,488 |
8 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2026 |
| 6 |
CREARE LLC |
$212,895,620 |
486 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 7 |
Physical Optics Corporation |
$202,574,158 |
657 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2020 |
| 8 |
CHESAPEAKE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, CORP. |
$195,418,387 |
7 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2026 |
| 9 |
LINQUEST CORPORATION |
$193,842,116 |
6 |
General Services Administration |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 10 |
TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. |
$168,388,780 |
444 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2026 |
| 11 |
Intelligent Automation, Inc. |
$167,220,001 |
534 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2021 |
| 12 |
LYNNTECH INC. |
$164,994,716 |
404 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 13 |
CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. |
$156,339,894 |
441 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2025 |
| 14 |
RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC. |
$149,975,511 |
310 |
Department of Energy |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 15 |
CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$147,530,225 |
366 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 16 |
TDA RESEARCH, INC. |
$144,817,299 |
358 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 17 |
LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED |
$133,519,216 |
381 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2024 |
| 18 |
INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC |
$126,548,546 |
249 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 19 |
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC. |
$125,375,681 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2024 |
| 20 |
G2 OPS, INC. |
$118,363,436 |
9 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 21 |
APTIMA INC |
$117,077,610 |
214 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 22 |
KITWARE INC |
$108,847,112 |
154 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 23 |
INFINITY LABS LLC |
$106,321,765 |
14 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2025 |
| 24 |
MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP |
$102,601,379 |
265 |
Department of Defense |
Materials & Manufacturing |
2026 |
| 25 |
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$95,540,309 |
273 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 26 |
CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC |
$92,293,331 |
203 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 27 |
JJR SOLUTIONS LLC |
$91,879,196 |
9 |
Department of Defense |
Human Performance & Medical |
2026 |
| 28 |
CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$91,569,562 |
152 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 29 |
ARETE ASSOCIATES |
$87,719,549 |
198 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 30 |
SABEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC |
$86,924,072 |
8 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 31 |
VANTOR SERVICES INC. |
$84,927,255 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2022 |
| 32 |
DEFENSE UNICORNS, INC. |
$77,847,021 |
6 |
Department of Defense |
Cybersecurity |
2023 |
| 33 |
NANOSONIC INC. |
$73,505,426 |
221 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 34 |
SEACORP, LLC |
$72,800,520 |
16 |
Department of Defense |
Maritime & Undersea |
2023 |
| 35 |
ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC. |
$72,564,843 |
74 |
Department of Defense |
Materials & Manufacturing |
2026 |
| 36 |
SOAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC |
$67,093,927 |
140 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2023 |
| 37 |
SPECTRAL SCIENCES, INC |
$65,699,358 |
129 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 38 |
OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC |
$65,151,362 |
154 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 39 |
SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS CO INC |
$63,947,360 |
119 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2023 |
| 40 |
STARFISH SPACE INC. |
$63,674,635 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 41 |
RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$63,345,785 |
129 |
Department of Energy |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 42 |
GALOIS, INC. |
$62,461,525 |
40 |
Department of Defense |
Cybersecurity |
2023 |
| 43 |
ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$61,716,619 |
174 |
Department of Defense |
Power & Energy |
2025 |
| 44 |
GINER INC |
$61,065,594 |
163 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
— |
2023 |
| 45 |
SANARIA INC. |
$59,066,895 |
39 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
— |
2023 |
| 46 |
DAVIDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$57,148,002 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 47 |
BEAST CODE LLC |
$56,810,916 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 48 |
PROGENY SYSTEMS, LLC |
$56,682,422 |
116 |
Department of Defense |
— |
2019 |
| 49 |
SKYLIGHT INC. |
$56,551,087 |
6 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2026 |
| 50 |
ECCALON, LLC |
$56,488,271 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Other |
2024 |
Awardees by technology domain
What the competitive landscape shows
The SBIR/STTR competitive landscape ranks the small businesses winning the most federal
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funding, measured by
total award dollars on record. Filter the ranking by agency, technology domain, program phase,
or fiscal year to see who leads a specific slice of the market. Open any firm's
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Frequently asked questions
What is the SBIR/STTR competitive landscape?
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