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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.

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

RankFirmTotal $ awardedAwards Top agencyTop technologyMost recent
1 EDJ ASSOCIATES, INC. $14,643,787 1 National Science Foundation Other 2021
2 REI SYSTEMS, INC. $3,092,009 2 National Science Foundation Other 2025
3 PROTABIT, LLC $2,605,538 6 National Science Foundation — 2022
4 SKYGIG LLC $2,450,000 4 National Science Foundation — 2023
5 Kepley Biosystems Incorporated $2,380,717 5 National Science Foundation — 2022
6 FARMSENSE INC. $2,369,556 5 National Science Foundation — 2023
7 Sinovia Technologies, Inc. $2,274,800 5 National Science Foundation — 2020
8 Proton Energy Systems, Inc. $2,216,080 6 National Science Foundation — 2016
9 PSYONIC INC $2,189,302 4 National Science Foundation — 2022
10 DIMIEN INC $2,114,804 4 National Science Foundation — 2022
11 BHO Technology, LLC $2,086,808 4 National Science Foundation — 2020
12 Astrileux Corporation $2,066,897 4 National Science Foundation — 2019
13 StabiLux Biosciences, Inc $1,998,997 3 National Science Foundation — 2020
14 KINTSUGI MINDFUL WELLNESS, INC. $1,980,772 3 National Science Foundation — 2021
15 Cruz Foam, Inc. $1,940,999 2 National Science Foundation — 2021
16 POLYK TECHNOLOGIES LLC $1,932,423 5 National Science Foundation — 2016
17 RAYDIANT OXIMETRY INC $1,924,269 2 National Science Foundation — 2020
18 Mark Miles Consulting, Inc. $1,905,894 4 National Science Foundation — 2022
19 PYRAN INC $1,878,772 2 National Science Foundation — 2020
20 LITTERATI INC $1,876,992 2 National Science Foundation — 2019
21 RADIAL ANALYTICS INC $1,875,000 4 National Science Foundation — 2018
22 Uniqarta, Inc. $1,872,749 4 National Science Foundation — 2019
23 AUTONOMOUS HEALTHCARE INC. $1,871,668 4 National Science Foundation — 2018
24 PHYLLOTECH INC $1,855,910 5 National Science Foundation — 2020
25 Triad Interactive Media, Inc. $1,831,868 5 National Science Foundation — 2015
26 ADNOVIV, INC. $1,823,867 3 National Science Foundation — 2018
27 FEMTOSCALE INC $1,800,000 4 National Science Foundation — 2014
28 RAS Corporation $1,777,253 4 National Science Foundation — 2015
29 PRIME LABS INC $1,774,716 3 National Science Foundation — 2020
30 ARZEDA Corp. $1,769,707 5 National Science Foundation — 2015
31 ZYANTE INC. $1,759,882 4 National Science Foundation — 2015
32 MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC. $1,754,221 5 National Science Foundation — 2016
33 Cuethink, Inc. $1,742,860 4 National Science Foundation — 2017
34 ARGIL, INC. $1,741,701 4 National Science Foundation — 2015
35 TRAVERA, INC. $1,725,000 2 National Science Foundation — 2020
36 Leading Edge Crystal Technologies, Inc. $1,723,273 2 National Science Foundation — 2020
37 TETRAMER TECHNOLOGIES LLC $1,692,687 4 National Science Foundation — 2016
38 SANDBOX SEMICONDUCTOR INCORPORATED $1,677,301 2 National Science Foundation — 2020
39 FireHUD, Inc. $1,672,455 2 National Science Foundation — 2019
40 Hats & Ladders, Inc. $1,668,356 2 National Science Foundation — 2019
41 DOUBLE HELIX OPTICS, INC. $1,655,818 4 National Science Foundation — 2015
42 NEXTECH MATERIALS, LTD. $1,652,704 5 National Science Foundation — 2014
43 MITO MATERIAL SOLUTIONS, INC $1,649,355 2 National Science Foundation — 2019
44 IngateyGen LLC $1,646,023 3 National Science Foundation — 2021
45 MYRIAD SENSORS, INC. $1,645,000 3 National Science Foundation — 2020
46 Thalchemy Corp $1,643,272 4 National Science Foundation — 2017
47 Datachat Inc $1,640,894 2 National Science Foundation — 2019
48 BIOINFOEXPERTS LLC $1,632,997 3 National Science Foundation — 2020
49 ClearFlame Engines, Inc. $1,621,629 2 National Science Foundation — 2019
50 CAMBRIAN INNOVATION, INC. $1,615,775 4 National Science Foundation — 2012

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