Top Quantum 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.
- 36 firms ranked
- $59,985,294 total on record
- 48 awards
- 96.7% held by top 25
Top awardees — Top Quantum SBIR/STTR Awardees
| Rank | Firm | Total $ awarded | Awards |
Top agency | Top technology | Most recent |
| 1 |
VECTOR ATOMIC INC |
$12,700,005 |
2 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 2 |
AOSENSE, INC. |
$12,189,413 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 3 |
ADVANCED RESEARCH, INC. |
$6,199,653 |
5 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 4 |
FIELDLINE INDUSTRIES INC |
$2,319,521 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 5 |
AELUMA, INC. |
$2,201,514 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 6 |
FUCELTECH INC |
$2,094,943 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 7 |
MESA QUANTUM SYSTEMS, INC. |
$2,040,549 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 8 |
HYPRES INC |
$1,999,895 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 9 |
EXCELLERIX, LLC |
$1,699,943 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2026 |
| 10 |
DIGITAL OPTICS TECHNOLOGIES INC |
$1,649,993 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 11 |
VESCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
$1,649,692 |
3 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 12 |
FORWARD EDGE AI INC |
$1,519,999 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 13 |
OPTO-ATOMICS CORP. |
$1,499,996 |
2 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 14 |
MORPHOPTIC, INC. |
$1,499,702 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 15 |
TWINLEAF LLC |
$1,299,675 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 16 |
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. |
$1,249,970 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2024 |
| 17 |
ADVENT DIAMOND, INC. |
$899,999 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 18 |
QUANTCAD LLC |
$899,999 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2024 |
| 19 |
PHASE SENSITIVE INNOVATIONS INC |
$749,991 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2022 |
| 20 |
COLUMBUS NANOWORKS, INC. |
$506,498 |
1 |
Department of Health and Human Services |
Quantum |
2025 |
| 21 |
QUANTUMSILICON CLOCKS, LLC |
$245,859 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 22 |
NANOHMICS INC |
$224,997 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 23 |
UNITED SEMICONDUCTORS, LLC |
$224,997 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 24 |
OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES CORP |
$224,986 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 25 |
OCTAVE PHOTONICS LLC |
$224,981 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 26 |
PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
$224,965 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 27 |
ADVENT INNOVATIONS LTD CO |
$224,961 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 28 |
SENSORQ TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
$224,939 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 29 |
OFFSET STRATEGIC SERVICES, LLC |
$224,839 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 30 |
ROBUST INTELLIGENCE LLC |
$224,694 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 31 |
OPTERRO, INC. |
$224,480 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
| 32 |
STETH X MICROSYSTEMS INC |
$179,984 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Sensors & Sensor Fusion |
2025 |
| 33 |
ADVR, INC. |
$149,949 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Quantum |
2025 |
| 34 |
PLANETTE ANALYTICS INC |
$149,720 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2025 |
| 35 |
POST QUANTUM LABS LLC |
$139,991 |
1 |
Department of Defense |
Quantum |
2026 |
| 36 |
OUTPOST TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
$0 |
1 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Space & Satellite |
2026 |
Awardees by technology domain
What the competitive landscape shows
The SBIR/STTR competitive landscape ranks the small businesses winning the most federal
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer funding, measured by
total award dollars on record. Filter the ranking by agency, technology domain, program phase,
or fiscal year to see who leads a specific slice of the market. Open any firm's
awardee profile for its full award history, phase mix,
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