Top Materials & Manufacturing 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.

279 firms ranked
$544,755,804 total on record
401 awards
43.2% held by top 25

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Top awardees — Top Materials & Manufacturing SBIR/STTR Awardees

Rank	Firm	Total $ awarded	Awards	Top agency	Top technology	Most recent
1	ICON TECHNOLOGY INC	$34,214,441	2	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
2	ENGENIUSMICRO LLC	$15,892,177	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
3	PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION	$15,813,529	4	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
4	ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH CORPORATION	$15,054,980	1	General Services Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2022
5	LUMETRICS, INC.	$15,053,000	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
6	UNITED DYNAMICS, INC	$13,142,221	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2023
7	MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP	$11,478,927	5	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
8	VECTOR ATOMIC INC	$11,000,000	1	Department of Defense	Quantum	2024
9	PERFECT POINT EDM CORPORATION	$9,400,471	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
10	PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.	$9,003,433	7	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
11	ULTRAMET	$7,317,898	9	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
12	TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE , AUSTIN, INC.	$7,004,143	6	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
13	ENGINEERING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, INC.	$6,939,094	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
14	AEROCORE TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$6,457,272	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
15	TUSAAR CORP	$6,380,451	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
16	VIBRANT CORPORATION	$6,089,904	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2024
17	DYNOVAS INC	$5,863,140	6	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
18	MATERIALS RESEARCH & DESIGN INC	$5,249,265	5	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
19	M4 ENGINEERING, INC.	$5,132,617	2	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
20	ESSENTIUM INC	$5,005,080	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2022
21	MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION	$4,999,977	1	Department of Defense	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2026
22	SEEMANN COMPOSITES, LLC	$4,872,093	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2018
23	CARBON CARBON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	$4,800,518	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
24	MELD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	$4,670,321	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2023
25	PARTS LIFE INC	$4,654,325	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
26	SOLVE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, INC	$4,626,248	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
27	VRC METAL SYSTEMS, LLC	$4,384,957	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2025
28	CORNERSTONE RESEARCH GROUP INC	$3,958,583	2	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
29	EXO-ATMOSPHERIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC	$3,923,188	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
30	X-WAVE INNOVATIONS, INC.	$3,509,996	2	Department of Transportation	Sensors & Sensor Fusion	2025
31	PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC.	$3,479,599	3	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2025
32	COOLCAD ELECTRONICS, INC.	$3,466,911	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
33	RE3D, INC.	$3,441,836	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
34	SOLVUS GLOBAL LLC	$3,436,992	4	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
35	MAXPOWER, INC.	$3,396,492	2	Department of Defense	Power & Energy	2023
36	LAMBDAVISION INCORPORATED	$3,275,000	1	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
37	QUADRUS CORPORATION	$3,114,653	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
38	BIG METAL ADDITIVE LLC	$3,060,352	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
39	CTS CEMENT MANUFACTURING CORP	$3,046,860	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
40	GLOBAL MATERIALS, INC	$3,003,394	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
41	BLUESHIFT LLC	$2,972,467	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
42	MENTIS SCIENCES INC	$2,898,701	2	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
43	SUPERCOOL METALS INC.	$2,881,126	1	Department of Defense	Space & Satellite	2022
44	TDA RESEARCH, INC.	$2,854,843	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
45	ADVANCED CERAMICS MANUFACTURING, LLC	$2,805,247	3	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2026
46	CISLUNE INC	$2,799,114	4	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
47	STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING LLC	$2,758,883	1	Department of Defense	Materials & Manufacturing	2024
48	MOONPRINT SOLUTIONS LLC	$2,697,598	4	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026
49	CREARE LLC	$2,599,370	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2025
50	FARADAY TECHNOLOGY, INC.	$2,534,938	3	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Space & Satellite	2026

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