Top Artificial Intelligence/ML SBIR/STTR Awardees
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.
- 186 firms ranked
- $596,181,644 total on record
- 221 awards
- 68.8% held by top 25
Top awardees — Top Artificial Intelligence/ML SBIR/STTR Awardees
| Rank | Firm | Total $ awarded | Awards |
Top agency | Top technology | Most recent |
| 1 |
DAVIDSON TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$56,900,001 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 2 |
VANTOR SERVICES INC. |
$36,978,439 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2021 |
| 3 |
FORWARD EDGE AI INC |
$30,240,469 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2023 |
| 4 |
SCITEC INNOVATIONS LLC |
$28,422,553 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2022 |
| 5 |
RHOMBUS POWER INC |
$25,439,584 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 6 |
SIMVENTIONS INC |
$23,537,881 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2024 |
| 7 |
KITWARE INC |
$22,693,684 |
6 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 8 |
RED CELL PARTNERS, LLC |
$20,017,471 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2022 |
| 9 |
SAYARI ANALYTICS, LLC |
$19,623,434 |
2 |
Department of Homeland Security |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2025 |
| 10 |
STEAMPUNK, INC. |
$19,078,704 |
1 |
Department of Agriculture |
Communications/Networking |
2026 |
| 11 |
IST RESEARCH, LLC |
$18,200,741 |
4 |
General Services Administration |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 12 |
OUTSIDE ANALYTICS INC |
$17,677,401 |
1 |
General Services Administration |
Modeling & Simulation |
2024 |
| 13 |
VANNEVAR LABS INC |
$13,005,009 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2025 |
| 14 |
ILLUMINATION WORKS, LLC |
$12,021,621 |
2 |
General Services Administration |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 15 |
CGI FEDERAL INC. |
$10,700,079 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 16 |
MIXMODE INC |
$10,304,385 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Cybersecurity |
2025 |
| 17 |
ACCRETE AI GOVERNMENT LLC |
$8,303,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2025 |
| 18 |
MENTIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
$6,410,590 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 19 |
MITEK ANALYTICS, INC. |
$6,316,697 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2025 |
| 20 |
TURBINEONE INC |
$4,620,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2025 |
| 21 |
ZIGGURATUM, INC. |
$4,094,667 |
2 |
Department of the Interior |
Cybersecurity |
2026 |
| 22 |
OVERLAND AI INC |
$3,999,865 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Autonomy & Robotics |
2026 |
| 23 |
TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATION |
$3,949,986 |
3 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 24 |
SECURE PLANET, INC. |
$3,762,596 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2024 |
| 25 |
VIA SCIENCE INC |
$3,750,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2026 |
| 26 |
EDAPTIVE COMPUTING INC |
$3,584,635 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2023 |
| 27 |
MEDENTUM INNOVATIONS INC |
$3,284,912 |
1 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
Human Performance & Medical |
2023 |
| 28 |
DEEPNIGHT INC. |
$3,249,087 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 29 |
KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS INC |
$3,099,986 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2024 |
| 30 |
HYPERTHESIS, LLC |
$3,049,796 |
1 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
Human Performance & Medical |
2023 |
| 31 |
IT CADRE LLC |
$3,048,401 |
1 |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 32 |
INFERLINK CORP |
$2,999,999 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 33 |
PUNCH CYBER CORP |
$2,792,289 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2023 |
| 34 |
2 CIRCLE, INCORPORATED |
$2,521,152 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Human Performance & Medical |
2026 |
| 35 |
AGILE DECISION SCIENCES, LLC |
$2,408,766 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2022 |
| 36 |
TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$2,369,997 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2020 |
| 37 |
ANALYTICAL AI, INC. |
$2,241,020 |
2 |
Department of Homeland Security |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 38 |
ACCELINT AI, LLC |
$2,180,617 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 39 |
DYNAMIC OBJECT LANGUAGE LABS, INC. |
$2,095,748 |
1 |
Department of the Interior |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2023 |
| 40 |
SHIPCOM FEDERAL SOLUTIONS LLC |
$2,095,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2026 |
| 41 |
ANALYTICS HQ, LLC |
$2,068,708 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2026 |
| 42 |
OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
$2,000,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2024 |
| 43 |
VELOXAI LLC |
$2,000,000 |
1 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
Human Performance & Medical |
2024 |
| 44 |
ANDRO COMPUTATIONAL SOLUTIONS LLC |
$2,000,000 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 45 |
COMPASS TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. |
$1,999,999 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 46 |
DISCOVERY MACHINE INC |
$1,999,998 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2024 |
| 47 |
PIECES TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$1,999,994 |
1 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
Human Performance & Medical |
2024 |
| 48 |
BOSTON ENGINEERING CORPORATION |
$1,999,980 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Modeling & Simulation |
2025 |
| 49 |
LATENTAI INC. |
$1,999,968 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Artificial Intelligence/ML |
2025 |
| 50 |
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION |
$1,999,968 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
C4ISR |
2025 |
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