Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Education
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.
- 182 firms ranked
- $142,635,756 total on record
- 356 awards
- 41.4% held by top 25
Top awardees — Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Education
| Rank | Firm | Total $ awarded | Awards |
Top agency | Top technology | Most recent |
| 1 |
CHARMTECH LABS LLC |
$5,525,000 |
13 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2026 |
| 2 |
SKYLIGHT INC. |
$4,706,477 |
1 |
Department of Education |
Cybersecurity |
2026 |
| 3 |
3-C INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INC |
$4,649,900 |
15 |
Department of Education |
— |
2018 |
| 4 |
SIRIUS THINKING, LTD |
$3,396,031 |
6 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 5 |
Schell Games LLC |
$3,196,410 |
6 |
Department of Education |
— |
2019 |
| 6 |
FUTURE ENGINEERS LLC |
$3,155,469 |
5 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2026 |
| 7 |
TEACHLEY, LLC |
$2,749,394 |
7 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2026 |
| 8 |
MYRIAD SENSORS, INC. |
$2,699,876 |
6 |
Department of Education |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 9 |
APPRENDIS LLC |
$2,399,779 |
5 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 10 |
QUERIUM CORPORATION |
$2,299,924 |
4 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 11 |
EDIFY TECHNOLOGIES, INC |
$2,200,000 |
3 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2025 |
| 12 |
PARAMETRIC STUDIO, INC. |
$2,149,740 |
4 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 13 |
MIDSCHOOLMATH, LLC |
$2,100,000 |
4 |
Department of Education |
— |
2018 |
| 14 |
GIGANTIC MECHANIC LLC |
$2,093,724 |
3 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2026 |
| 15 |
Handhold Adaptive, LLC |
$1,899,145 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2013 |
| 16 |
ATTAINMENT CO., INC. |
$1,599,722 |
5 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 17 |
ABLELINK TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$1,575,000 |
12 |
Department of Education |
— |
2014 |
| 18 |
SMART GIRLS HQ LLC |
$1,500,000 |
3 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2026 |
| 19 |
LITERABLY, INC |
$1,450,000 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 20 |
ALCHEMIE SOLUTIONS, INC. |
$1,400,000 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2022 |
| 21 |
2SIGMA SCHOOL INC |
$1,250,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 22 |
BRAINQUAKE INC |
$1,250,000 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2021 |
| 23 |
FABLE VISION, INC. |
$1,250,000 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2018 |
| 24 |
GAIAXUS LLC |
$1,250,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 25 |
INDELIBLE LEARNING INC |
$1,250,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 26 |
Learning Ovations, Inc. |
$1,250,000 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 27 |
MNDTRST Inc. |
$1,250,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 28 |
SCRIBLE, INC. |
$1,250,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2023 |
| 29 |
Analytic Measures Incorporated |
$1,249,759 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 30 |
Liveschool Inc. |
$1,248,164 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 31 |
ASSISTECH SYSTEMS LLC |
$1,222,968 |
4 |
Department of Education |
— |
2014 |
| 32 |
SOTERIX MEDICAL, INC. |
$1,200,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2022 |
| 33 |
SOWN TO GROW, INC. |
$1,200,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2022 |
| 34 |
XSEL LABS INC |
$1,200,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2022 |
| 35 |
IMMERSED GAMES INC |
$1,199,999 |
2 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2025 |
| 36 |
Thought Cycle |
$1,199,987 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2013 |
| 37 |
STRANGE LOOP GAMES INC. |
$1,199,656 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2017 |
| 38 |
MAKEFULLY LLC |
$1,199,652 |
2 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2025 |
| 39 |
Filament Games, Llc |
$1,199,308 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2013 |
| 40 |
Electric Funstuff, Inc. |
$1,197,353 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2018 |
| 41 |
SPRY FOX LLC |
$1,196,410 |
3 |
Department of Education |
— |
2017 |
| 42 |
COMMON GROUND PUBLISHING, LLC |
$1,150,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
Other |
2025 |
| 43 |
Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corp. |
$1,150,000 |
4 |
Department of Education |
— |
2012 |
| 44 |
Cognitive ToyBox, Inc. |
$1,100,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 45 |
EDUCATION MODIFIED, INC |
$1,100,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2019 |
| 46 |
Hats & Ladders, Inc. |
$1,100,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 47 |
LIGHTHAUS INC |
$1,100,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 48 |
LIGHTUP, INC. |
$1,100,000 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2020 |
| 49 |
GRASPABLE INC |
$1,099,681 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2019 |
| 50 |
CODESPARK, INC. |
$1,099,072 |
2 |
Department of Education |
— |
2019 |
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