Recently funded science companies in Washington, D.C.
24 companies in Washington, D.C. closed federal SBIR/STTR awards in the last two years, newest first. The funding event is the signal — small companies grow right after the award lands.
BLINKLY, INC.
WASHINGTON, DC · 10 employees
“Blinkly ODIN (Open-Source Data Integration for Navigation of the battlespace)”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Atlantic Fish Corporation
WASHINGTON, DC · 4 employees
“SBIR Phase I: Development of Commercially Viable Cell Lines for Cultivated Fish via Bioengineering”
National Science Foundation · Phase Phase I
THE DCODE GROUP INC
WASHINGTON, DC · 29 employees · woman-owned
“Rapid Acquisition and Integration of Space Force Human Resource Presentation Layer”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
PRIVATE TECH INC.
Washington, DC · 85 employees
“CAPE - STRATFI, Sequential SBIR Phase II”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Amida Technology Solutions, Inc.
Washington, DC · 77 employees
“Cyber Threat Insertion and Evaluation Technology for Navy Ship Control Systems”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
MEDIA REZ LLC
WASHINGTON, DC · 5 employees
“Patient-directed technology for non-pharmacologic management of cancer pain”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Vitakey Inc.
Washington, DC · 7 employees
“Stabilization of therapeutic microbes for inclusion in a liquid matrix for delivery to the intestines”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Omelas, Inc.
Washington, DC · 12 employees
“Atreus: Agentic AI Revolutionizing OODA Loopĺs Efficiency for Intelligence Analysts”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
Gallatin AI, Inc
Washington, DC · 48 employees
“Gallatin Navigator for HADR Mission Set”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
AMELIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC
WASHINGTON, DC · 5 employees · woman-owned
“Using microsphere technology for the electrochemical measurement of genotoxicity.”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
Jataware Corp.
WASHINGTON, DC · 16 employees
“Conflux”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
EDVOTEK INC
WASHINGTON, DC · 25 employees
“The STEMfluidics Platform: Inspiring STEM Learning and Career Exploration with Microfluidics”
Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
BESXAR SPACE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Washington, DC · 10 employees · woman-owned
“Advancing Radiation-Hardened GaN Manufacturing: Ultra-High Vacuum Process Development and Space-Based Scalability”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
Centeye, Inc.
Washington, DC · 2 employees
“Adaptive Neuromorphic Focal Plane Arrays for Agile Target Pursuit, Threat Avoidance, and Flight Control”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
RHEA SPACE ACTIVITY, INC.
WASHINGTON, DC · 19 employees
“CHARLOTTEíS WEB: In-Situ Web of Mechanical, RF, Thermal, and Spectral Sensors for Dead Reckoning”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Glow Therapeutics Inc.
Washington, DC · 2 employees
“SBIR Phase I: The TPMAL Platform for Targeted Delivery of Photodynamic Therapy and Chemotherapy to Peritoneal Metastasis”
National Science Foundation · Phase Phase I
T.G.V. ROCKETS INC.
WASHINGTON, DC · 12 employees
“Accurate Shot Line Deployment with a Stabilized Rifle Platform (STRIP)”
Department of Defense · Department of Energy · Phase Phase I/Phase II
CARDINAL ENGINEERING, LLC
WASHINGTON, DC · 40 employees
“Medium Voltage Alternating Current System Grounding Circuit”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
PLANETARY SHELTER LLC
WASHINGTON, DC · 1 employee
“Rapidly Deployable, Low-Logistics Hardened Shelters for Resilient Basing Operations”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
BASE OPERATIONS INC
Washington, DC · 15 employees
“AI-Driven Security Intelligence for Mission Resilience and Force Protection”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Sigorian Technologies LLC
WASHINGTON, DC · 3 employees
“Bistatic Expendable Lidar Seeker”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
NIRA INC
WASHINGTON, DC · 56 employees · woman-owned
“Legacy Enshrinement and Guardianship through AI for Controlled Information Integration (LEGACII)”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
Magma Space Inc
WASHINGTON, DC · 6 employees
“Enabling Dynamic Space Operations and Precision Navigation for RPOD with Magma Space's Magnetically Levitated Reaction Wheels”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
BLUEPATH LABS LLC
WASHINGTON, DC · 60 employees
“Open Science Communication and Review platform (OSCAR)”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
New Washington, D.C. awards, to your inbox