Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — National Science Foundation

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.

3,985 firms ranked
$2,052,846,972 total on record
5,685 awards
3.3% held by top 25

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Top awardees — Top SBIR/STTR Awardees — National Science Foundation

Rank	Firm	Total $ awarded	Awards	Top agency	Top technology	Most recent
1	EDJ ASSOCIATES, INC.	$14,643,787	1	National Science Foundation	Other	2021
2	SRI INTERNATIONAL	$3,622,963	1	National Science Foundation	Other	2025
3	REI SYSTEMS, INC.	$3,092,009	2	National Science Foundation	Other	2025
4	PROTABIT, LLC	$2,605,538	6	National Science Foundation	—	2022
5	SKYGIG LLC	$2,450,000	4	National Science Foundation	—	2023
6	Kepley Biosystems Incorporated	$2,380,717	5	National Science Foundation	—	2022
7	FARMSENSE INC.	$2,369,556	5	National Science Foundation	—	2023
8	Sinovia Technologies, Inc.	$2,274,800	5	National Science Foundation	—	2020
9	Proton Energy Systems, Inc.	$2,216,080	6	National Science Foundation	—	2016
10	PSYONIC INC	$2,189,302	4	National Science Foundation	—	2022
11	DIMIEN INC	$2,114,804	4	National Science Foundation	—	2022
12	BHO Technology, LLC	$2,086,808	4	National Science Foundation	—	2020
13	Astrileux Corporation	$2,066,897	4	National Science Foundation	—	2019
14	StabiLux Biosciences, Inc	$1,998,997	3	National Science Foundation	—	2020
15	KINTSUGI MINDFUL WELLNESS, INC.	$1,980,772	3	National Science Foundation	—	2021
16	Cruz Foam, Inc.	$1,940,999	2	National Science Foundation	—	2021
17	POLYK TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$1,932,423	5	National Science Foundation	—	2016
18	RAYDIANT OXIMETRY INC	$1,924,269	2	National Science Foundation	—	2020
19	Mark Miles Consulting, Inc.	$1,905,894	4	National Science Foundation	—	2022
20	PYRAN INC	$1,878,772	2	National Science Foundation	—	2020
21	LITTERATI INC	$1,876,992	2	National Science Foundation	—	2019
22	RADIAL ANALYTICS INC	$1,875,000	4	National Science Foundation	—	2018
23	Uniqarta, Inc.	$1,872,749	4	National Science Foundation	—	2019
24	AUTONOMOUS HEALTHCARE INC.	$1,871,668	4	National Science Foundation	—	2018
25	PHYLLOTECH INC	$1,855,910	5	National Science Foundation	—	2020
26	Triad Interactive Media, Inc.	$1,831,868	5	National Science Foundation	—	2015
27	ADNOVIV, INC.	$1,823,867	3	National Science Foundation	—	2018
28	FEMTOSCALE INC	$1,800,000	4	National Science Foundation	—	2014
29	RAS Corporation	$1,777,253	4	National Science Foundation	—	2015
30	PRIME LABS INC	$1,774,716	3	National Science Foundation	—	2020
31	ARZEDA Corp.	$1,769,707	5	National Science Foundation	—	2015
32	ZYANTE INC.	$1,759,882	4	National Science Foundation	—	2015
33	MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC.	$1,754,221	5	National Science Foundation	—	2016
34	Cuethink, Inc.	$1,742,860	4	National Science Foundation	—	2017
35	ARGIL, INC.	$1,741,701	4	National Science Foundation	—	2015
36	TRAVERA, INC.	$1,725,000	2	National Science Foundation	—	2020
37	Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc.	$1,723,273	2	National Science Foundation	—	2020
38	TETRAMER TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$1,692,687	4	National Science Foundation	—	2016
39	SANDBOX SEMICONDUCTOR INCORPORATED	$1,677,301	2	National Science Foundation	—	2020
40	FireHUD, Inc.	$1,672,455	2	National Science Foundation	—	2019
41	Hats & Ladders, Inc.	$1,668,356	2	National Science Foundation	—	2019
42	DOUBLE HELIX OPTICS, INC.	$1,655,818	4	National Science Foundation	—	2015
43	NEXTECH MATERIALS, LTD.	$1,652,704	5	National Science Foundation	—	2014
44	MITO MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, INC	$1,649,355	2	National Science Foundation	—	2019
45	IngateyGen LLC	$1,646,023	3	National Science Foundation	—	2021
46	MYRIAD SENSORS, INC.	$1,645,000	3	National Science Foundation	—	2020
47	Thalchemy Corp	$1,643,272	4	National Science Foundation	—	2017
48	Datachat Inc	$1,640,894	2	National Science Foundation	—	2019
49	BIOINFOEXPERTS LLC	$1,632,997	3	National Science Foundation	—	2020
50	ClearFlame Engines, Inc.	$1,621,629	2	National Science Foundation	—	2019

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