Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Commerce
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.
- 344 firms ranked
- $141,868,001 total on record
- 639 awards
- 26.3% held by top 25
Top awardees — Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Commerce
| Rank | Firm | Total $ awarded | Awards |
Top agency | Top technology | Most recent |
| 1 |
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$3,390,000 |
14 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 2 |
AERODYNE RESEARCH INC |
$3,093,133 |
13 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 3 |
CREARE LLC |
$2,968,521 |
12 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2021 |
| 4 |
ARETE ASSOCIATES |
$2,157,991 |
8 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 5 |
SYNTHETIK APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$1,861,510 |
7 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 6 |
COASTALOCEANVISION, INC |
$1,839,337 |
6 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 7 |
CVISION AI INC |
$1,594,026 |
5 |
Department of Commerce |
Maritime & Undersea |
2026 |
| 8 |
CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$1,464,837 |
6 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 9 |
INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC |
$1,319,963 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 10 |
High Precision Devices, Inc. |
$1,309,622 |
6 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2018 |
| 11 |
Blue Ocean Gear Inc. |
$1,299,960 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 12 |
SUNBURST SENSORS, LLC |
$1,264,963 |
5 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 13 |
CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. |
$1,169,880 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2021 |
| 14 |
LYNNTECH INC. |
$1,168,499 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2021 |
| 15 |
ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LLC |
$1,159,721 |
5 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2021 |
| 16 |
REMOTE SENSING SOLUTIONS, INC. |
$1,134,888 |
5 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2018 |
| 17 |
PRESCIENT WEATHER LTD |
$1,107,298 |
5 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2021 |
| 18 |
Tridentis Advanced Marine Vehicles LLC |
$1,069,756 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2021 |
| 19 |
BLUE STORM ASSOCIATES INC. |
$1,039,917 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2019 |
| 20 |
BLACK SWIFT TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$1,031,147 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2021 |
| 21 |
Polestar Technologies, Inc. |
$1,014,323 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2017 |
| 22 |
INFOBEYOND TECHNOLOGY LLC |
$999,998 |
5 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2019 |
| 23 |
NORTHWEST RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. |
$989,877 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2016 |
| 24 |
CODAR OCEAN SENSORS, LTD |
$919,042 |
3 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2018 |
| 25 |
NIKIRA LABS INC. |
$916,112 |
5 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2019 |
| 26 |
Riverside Technologies Inc. |
$894,584 |
3 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2015 |
| 27 |
INTACT SOLUTIONS, INC |
$890,000 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2020 |
| 28 |
STRATOSOLUTIONS INC |
$825,000 |
3 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 29 |
LINESPECT LLC |
$813,743 |
3 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 30 |
3D ARRAY TECHNOLOGY LLC |
$800,000 |
1 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 31 |
AIRMETTLE INC |
$800,000 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 32 |
FPN LLC |
$800,000 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 33 |
IC3D, INC. |
$800,000 |
1 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 34 |
Ocean's Balance Inc |
$800,000 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 35 |
WEATHERVANE LABS LLC |
$800,000 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 36 |
AIFISH LLC |
$799,987 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 37 |
VURONYX TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$799,970 |
1 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 38 |
Worldwinds, Inc. |
$799,922 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2011 |
| 39 |
ACME ATRONOMATIC, LLC |
$799,864 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 40 |
GEOMETRIC DATA ANALYTICS INC. |
$799,803 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 41 |
DRAGOON TECHNOLOGY LLC |
$799,670 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 42 |
Robotics 88, Inc. |
$799,636 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 43 |
IMPROVING AVIATION LLC |
$799,182 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 44 |
FIELD DATA SERVICES LLC |
$798,195 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 45 |
60Hertz Incorporated |
$797,854 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 46 |
BIOSPHERICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. |
$793,718 |
2 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
| 47 |
En'urga Inc. |
$790,000 |
4 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2018 |
| 48 |
RATIOCINATIVE ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC |
$769,012 |
1 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 49 |
AA PLASMA LLC |
$749,804 |
3 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2022 |
| 50 |
SPACE ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC |
$694,989 |
3 |
Department of Commerce |
— |
2023 |
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
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