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Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Homeland Security

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.

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Top awardees — Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — Department of Homeland Security

RankFirmTotal $ awardedAwards Top agencyTop technologyMost recent
1 RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC. $9,999,024 19 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
2 Physical Optics Corporation $6,845,609 19 Department of Homeland Security — 2020
3 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. $6,573,820 15 Department of Homeland Security — 2024
4 CAPESYM INC $6,202,664 13 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
5 SECURELOGIX CORPORATION $5,504,891 13 Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity 2025
6 CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC. $5,208,329 13 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
7 SPECTRAL LABS INCORPORATED $5,029,733 10 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
8 Intelligent Automation, Inc. $4,943,241 12 Department of Homeland Security — 2020
9 TDA RESEARCH, INC. $4,849,773 10 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
10 INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC $4,773,877 14 Department of Homeland Security Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
11 LYNNTECH INC. $4,259,577 10 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
12 BLUERISC INC $3,849,928 9 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
13 N5 SENSORS INC $3,448,319 8 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
14 TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. $3,398,837 7 Department of Homeland Security — 2022
15 OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC $3,053,720 6 Department of Homeland Security — 2022
16 Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. $3,052,924 9 Department of Homeland Security — 2016
17 RED BALLOON SECURITY, INC. $2,850,942 6 Department of Homeland Security — 2019
18 SYNTHETIK APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES LLC $2,784,839 7 Department of Homeland Security Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
19 INFERLINK CORP $2,750,000 5 Department of Homeland Security — 2020
20 TIAX LLC $2,549,601 6 Department of Homeland Security — 2016
21 KRYPTOWIRE, LLC $2,299,034 4 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
22 PROGENY SYSTEMS, LLC $2,179,406 8 Department of Homeland Security — 2017
23 Alakai Defense Systems, Inc. $2,146,789 5 Department of Homeland Security — 2021
24 SPECTROHM, INC $2,068,059 3 Department of Homeland Security Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2024
25 AKAMAI PHYSICS, INC. $1,999,981 2 Department of Homeland Security — 2018
26 MICHIGAN ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC $1,923,411 3 Department of Homeland Security Artificial Intelligence/ML 2024
27 YOTTA NAVIGATION CORP $1,899,497 3 Department of Homeland Security Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
28 Illuma Labs Inc. $1,849,654 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2019
29 METRONOME SOFTWARE, LLC $1,749,903 2 Department of Homeland Security — 2019
30 Centripetal Networks, Inc. $1,749,837 2 Department of Homeland Security — 2016
31 SKY SIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC $1,725,000 4 Department of Homeland Security — 2015
32 DEEP ANALYTICS LLC $1,473,626 4 Department of Homeland Security — 2024
33 CATALYST COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $1,458,317 4 Department of Homeland Security — 2022
34 AGILTRON, INC. $1,448,215 4 Department of Homeland Security — 2015
35 International Biometric Group $1,375,000 1 Department of Homeland Security — 2011
36 ACCIPITER SYSTEMS INC $1,342,326 2 Department of Homeland Security — 2020
37 APPLIED VISIONS, INC. $1,334,316 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2014
38 VADUM INC $1,323,904 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2024
39 CASPIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC $1,304,069 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2023
40 BLUEYEQ LLC $1,299,795 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2020
41 KARAGOZIAN & CASE, INC. $1,299,628 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2021
42 Polestar Technologies, Inc. $1,281,544 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2018
43 LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED $1,249,945 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2021
44 Zeteo Tech, Inc. $1,245,251 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2022
45 Epiq Design Solutions, Inc. $1,226,389 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2021
46 RAM LABORATORIES $1,199,992 5 Department of Homeland Security — 2018
47 SYNCOPATED ENGINEERING INC $1,173,340 2 Department of Homeland Security Other 2025
48 ArchSmart, LLC $1,150,000 2 Department of Homeland Security — 2014
49 DBS Productions, LLC $1,150,000 3 Department of Homeland Security — 2015
50 LITHIUM INNOVATIONS COMPANY, LLC $1,150,000 2 Department of Homeland Security — 2016

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