Top Communications/Networking 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.

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Top awardees — Top Communications/Networking SBIR/STTR Awardees

RankFirmTotal $ awardedAwards Top agencyTop technologyMost recent
1 SKYLIGHT INC. $30,468,416 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2024
2 ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC. $27,243,746 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2024
3 VSOLVIT LLC $19,910,674 1 Department of Defense Modeling & Simulation 2024
4 STEAMPUNK, INC. $7,007,542 1 Department of Agriculture Communications/Networking 2026
5 EMAG TECHNOLOGIES INC. $5,279,477 2 Department of Defense Hypersonics 2025
6 ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC $4,997,014 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2022
7 UHU TECHNOLOGIES LLC $3,393,649 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2017
8 CLARITY INNOVATIONS LLC $3,288,295 1 Department of Defense Modeling & Simulation 2020
9 JARIET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $3,000,052 1 Department of the Interior Microelectronics 2023
10 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. $2,829,946 3 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Communications/Networking 2025
11 AELUMA, INC. $2,051,599 1 Department of Defense Quantum 2026
12 R-DEX SYSTEMS, INC. $1,999,996 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2024
13 TRANSWAVE PHOTONICS, LLC $1,999,983 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2026
14 ADVANCED RESEARCH, INC. $1,999,948 1 Department of Defense Quantum 2026
15 HYPRES INC $1,999,895 1 Department of Defense Quantum 2026
16 INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC $1,974,891 2 Department of Homeland Security Communications/Networking 2026
17 INTELLIGENESIS LLC $1,899,869 1 Department of Defense Cybersecurity 2024
18 ANDRO COMPUTATIONAL SOLUTIONS LLC $1,800,000 1 Department of the Interior Communications/Networking 2024
19 OPTONICA LLC $1,799,826 1 Department of Defense Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
20 A2 LABS, LLC $1,782,040 1 Department of the Interior Communications/Networking 2024
21 JFL SOLUTIONS, LLC $1,512,714 1 Department of Transportation Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2026
22 INNOTECH SYSTEMS LLC $1,499,714 1 Department of Transportation Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2025
23 VULCAN WIRELESS, INC. $1,401,724 1 Department of Defense Electronic Warfare 2026
24 NEXCEPTA INC $1,362,992 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2026
25 WELKIN SCIENCES, LLC $1,340,313 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2024
26 MAYFLOWER COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC. $1,249,913 1 General Services Administration Communications/Networking 2023
27 MORPHOPTIC, INC. $1,249,879 1 Department of Defense Space & Satellite 2023
28 MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION $1,249,439 1 Department of Defense Directed Energy 2026
29 ARRAY LABS, INC. $1,248,053 1 Department of Defense Space & Satellite 2024
30 KALSCOTT ENGINEERING, INC $1,173,716 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Communications/Networking 2022
31 CATALYST COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, INC $999,950 1 Department of Homeland Security Communications/Networking 2023
32 AGILE RF SYSTEMS LLC $899,999 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2025
33 BRISK COMPUTING LLC $899,997 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2023
34 RECON RF, INC. $899,932 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2024
35 A10 SYSTEMS INC $899,668 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2025
36 TRIDENT SENSING, INC. $897,304 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Sensors & Sensor Fusion 2023
37 OPTERUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, INC $849,851 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2025
38 REMCOM INC $849,803 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2024
39 FIBERTEK, INC. $849,622 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2025
40 HELIOSPACE CORPORATION $848,675 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2025
41 3D-SENSIR INC $840,129 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2024
42 VERUS RESEARCH, LLC $749,593 1 Department of Defense Space & Satellite 2022
43 ZDEN TECHNOLOGIES LLC $559,689 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2025
44 TREKFED LLC $490,045 2 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2026
45 INTELLIGENT FIBER OPTIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION $314,250 1 Department of Defense Microelectronics 2026
46 M.M.A. DESIGN LLC $299,999 1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space & Satellite 2023
47 FALKN SOLUTIONS, LLC $240,000 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2025
48 COLVIN RUN NETWORKS, INC $239,885 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2025
49 KNEXUS RESEARCH LLC $200,000 1 Department of Defense Communications/Networking 2026
50 STELLAR AI LLC $175,000 1 Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity 2025

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