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136 companies · SBIR/STTR awards, last two years

Recently funded science companies in Florida

136 companies in Florida closed federal SBIR/STTR awards in the last two years. 3 of them have open roles on our board and come first; the rest follow, newest award first. The funding event is the signal — small companies grow right after the award lands.

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Star Catcher Industries Inc

8 open roles on the board

Jacksonville, FL46 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Thermal Management for High Powered Energy Beaming Systems”

$1.3M2 awards

Rise8 Inc

2 open roles on the board

Tampa, FL118 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Continuous Delivery of Space C2 Apps on Warp Core”

$6.6M

Kalogon, Inc

2 open roles on the board

Melbourne, FL27 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Adaptive Smart Cushion Technology for Enhanced Aircrew Endurance & Readiness”

$1.7M

Towflexx Miltech Inc

Saint Augustine, FL3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Omni Directional Aircraft Mover Platform (OD-AMP)”

$1.4M2 awards

Aerosens, Inc

Miami, FL3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“AeroISU: Real-time Visibility and Mission Readiness of Industrial Storage Units (ISU), Containers & other USAF Equipment”

$1.5M

Kaes LLC

Saint Augustine, FL18 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Hypersonic Timing Window Simulation Tool (HyTWIST)”

$140k

Beast Code LLC

Fort Walton Beach, FL242 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Creating a Digital Twin of Legacy Aircraft - B-52”

$1.9M3 awards

Dignitas Technologies, LLC

Orlando, FL185 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“N252-112 - Generative Artificial Intelligence for Course and Content Creation and Conversion (GenAI4C)”

$2.8M5 awards

Andantech Professional Corporation

Gainesville, FL3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I

“Improving Threshold-Voltage-Defined Logic Families for Bulk CMOS Logic Obfuscation”

$138k

Arorae Corporation

Tampa, FL16 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Customized, Optimized Adaptive Coaching Hub for Immersive Environments (COACH Immersive)”

$999k

Elephint LLC

Orlando, FL2 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/II

“Thin-Film Filter-Based SWDM Multiplexer/Demultiplexer via Gouy phase Control”

$1.4M2 awards

Space Balloon Technologies Corp

Daytona Beach, FL2 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase IIcompany site

“SBIR Phase II: Mesospheric Sub-orbital Ballooning System”

$1.3M

Reef Arches, LLC

West Palm Bch, FL4 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase I

“SBIR Phase I: Eco-engineered System for Coastal Protection”

$155k

Treysta Medical Technologies LLC

Gainesville, FL2 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase I

“SBIR Phase I: Development of a Burn Care Therapy to Prevent Fibrotic Pathologies”

$305k

TD Polymers LLC

Tampa, FL2 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase Icompany site

“SBIR Phase I: Nanostructured Bioplastic Films with Tunable Biodegradation”

$305k

Feel With Me LLC

Tallahassee, FL1 employeeNational Science FoundationPhase I

“STTR Phase I: Flexible Sensor Arrays for Smart Fabrics and Surfaces using Ink-jet Printing and a Practical Approach to Nanotechnology”

$187k

Shepra, Inc.

Orange Park, FL22 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Additive Manufacturing of Haynes 230 Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composites for Propulsion Applications”

$3.7M2 awards

ProBanker Simulations, LLC

Gainesville, FL4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“D-Day: Online Training Simulations for Information Resilience”

$199k

Spirify Pharma Inc

Naples, FL5 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“HNK analog identification and characterization as an approach to non-opioid analgesics”

$291k

Material Hybrid Manufacturing Inc.

Miami Beach, FL10 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Conformal Batteries for Class I Drone Applications”

$1.3M2 awards

Anekabio LLC

Gainesville, FL2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Development and Validation of Efficacy Biomarkers for QTE Therapy in Friedreich's Ataxia”

$454k

Ombra LLC

Tampa, FL30 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Voltametric Ionic-Gel Interface for Lethal-agent detection (VIGIL)”

$5.0M8 awards

Independent Feeding Device LLC

Jacksonville, FL3 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“Restoring Self-Feeding with a Sensor Driven Robotic System”

$307k

Aqualung Therapeutics, Corp

Juno Beach, FL3 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Targeting eNAMPT-TLR4 signaling with the novel ALT-100 mAb to slow IPF progression”

$285k

Advantage Therapeutics, Inc

Miami, FL15 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase II

“AD04 disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer's - preclinical and IND-enabling studies”

$1.2M

Interdisciplinary Consulting Corp

Gainesville, FL25 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Wireless Instrumentation for Sensing of Parachute Systems (WISPS)”

$4.2M5 awards

Safeguard Surgical LLC

Tampa, FL2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“A biodegradable barrier preventing anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy”

$407k

Design Interactive, LLC

Orlando, FL81 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection AgencyPhase I/IIcompany site

“TRANSFORM”

$6.3M6 awards

Qledcures LLC

Winter Springs, FL4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“MicroLED-Driven Cascade QD Scene Projector”

$140k

Buendea, LLC

Miami, FL10 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Icompany site

“XOSS Aware: Human-Autonomy Integration for Real-Time Anomaly Response in Digital Twin Smart Habitats”

$150k

Sciperio, Inc.

Orlando, FL40 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Recycling Enabled Autonomous Cell Culture System”

$1.2M3 awards

Mainstream Engineering Corp

Rockledge, FL150 employeesDepartment of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Magnetic Bearings for Cryogenic Fluid Management”

$8.6M15 awards

Alleviate Solutions Inc

Neptune Beach, FL1 employeeDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“Refinement of a novel at-home kit for contact dermatitis testing and diagnosis.”

$313k

Aptus Biosciences LLC

Gainesville, FL1 employeeDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“Sepsis diagnosis using chemically modified DNA aptamers”

$357k

Meganano Diagnostics Inc

Tampa, FL2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“The development of an RT-qPCR Assay for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease”

$483k

Psilera, Inc.

Tampa, FL6 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Iwoman-owned

“Characterization of a novel non-hallucinogenic psilocybin derivative for alcohol use disorder”

$320k

Objective Ed, Inc.

Wellington, FL13 employeesDepartment of Education, Department of Health and Human ServicesPhase I/IIcompany site

“BuddyBooks-LD”

$1.0M5 awards

City Labs, Inc.

Miami, FL8 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Regulatory-Compliant Tritium Mini-RHU: A Scalable Alternative for Next Gen. Space Power”

$3.9M2 awards

ACME AtronOmatic, LLC

Orlando, FL36 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Space Weather Alerting Platform (SWAP)”

$1.4M4 awards

X-lumin

Merritt Island, FL7 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase II

“Modular Laser Communications Package”

$1.9M

Aventusoft L.L.C

Boca Raton, FL10 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I/IIcompany site

“An Innovative AI-Powered Wearable Physiological Sensor System for Real-Time Pain Monitoring and Management (PainVitals)”

$850k2 awards

Ef Therapeutics LLC

Tampa, FL2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase IIcompany site

“IntellipulseTM Platform Technology for Effective Delivery of Therapeutic Agents”

$985k

Vcom3d Inc

Orlando, FL15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Simulation Wound Accelerated Progression in 3 Dimensions”

$249k

Engineering Acoustics Incorporated

Casselberry, FL6 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Enhanced Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) and Balance Training System for Clinic and Field Environments”

$1.5M2 awards

Myosin Therapeutics Inc

Jupiter, FL3 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“Development of drug product to support a Phase 0/1b dose escalation trial of MT-125 in recurrent high grade gliomas”

$4.9M3 awards

Vigilant Laboratories LLC

Pinecrest, FL2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase IIwoman-owned

“Development of an effective, low-cost, point-of-care early detection test for oral cancer in low resource settings”

$1.0M

HeartPoint Global Inc.

Coral Gables, FL4 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase IIcompany site

“IntelliStent: A minimally Invasive, Adjustable Pulmonary Flow Restrictor System for Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease”

$1.8M

Ioncologi Inc

Gainesville, FL4 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Overcoming Immune Checkpoint Blockade Resistance in Glioblastoma with a Novel Stem Cell Biotherapeutic”

$277k

Industrial Sonomechanics, LLC

Miami, FL9 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Using scalable ultrasonic nano-emulsification to improve pharmacokinetic properties of the natural product curcumin.”

$307k

Alluvionic Inc.

Melbourne, FL50 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“ArcSat: Reliable Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) in Contested Environments”

$1.3M2 awards

Overhead Intelligence LLC

Lake Wales, FL15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“EW Drone Payload for RF Dominance Contested Environments”

$3.3M2 awards

Nighthawk Cyber, LLC

Orlando, FL18 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“DataRuck”

$149k

Ulap Inc

Inlet Beach, FL7 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Ulap AI/ML Platform for Explainable and Trustworthy AI”

$150k

Triq Technologies, Inc.

Port Charlotte, FL3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“OSMIO, Intelligence Verified”

$146k

Bryant Alliance LLC

Santa Rosa Beach, FL5 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I

“Price IT: Generative AI for Contract Price Evaluation and Analysis”

$148k

Spread Shot Studios LLC

Melbourne, FL1 employeeDepartment of DefensePhase I

“Obrew: AI Meta-Framework”

$149k

Frontline Technical, LLC

Winter Springs, FL6 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Advanced Threat Analysis and Remediation on Aggregated Air Vehicle ACARS”

$150k

Novineer, Inc.

Daytona Beach, FL4 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Science FoundationPhase I/IIcompany site

“AI-Driven Model Generation for Rapid, Cost-Effective On-Demand Part Repair and Redesign”

$1.5M3 awards

Airshare Systems Inc

Miramar, FL15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“OVERWATCH: Cost-effective & Safe Anti-Drone System”

$1.3M2 awards

Eclipse Energy Systems Inc

Saint Petersburg, FL15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Laser Protect Technology”

$1.2M

Plasmonics Inc

Orlando, FL4 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Engineered Solar Reflective Coating with High Infrared Transparency”

$1.6M5 awards

Dioxide Materials, Inc.

Boca Raton, FL18 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Icompany site

“Electrochemical Compression of Martian Atmospheric CO2 for In-Situ Resource Utilization”

$150k

National Energy USA LLC

Pensacola, FL3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Fueling the Mission with Bioenergy Resources”

$1.2M

Simetri, Inc.

Winter Park, FL45 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Medical Injury Representation with Adaptive Graphics and Education (MIRAGE)”

$500k2 awards

Cavalry Heavy Industries LLC

Umatilla, FL2 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Personae-Driven A.I.”

$150k

Snowbird Technologies Inc.

Jacksonville, FL22 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Ruggedized Additive Mobile Manufacturing Unit (RAMMU)”

$1000k

Additive Technologies LLC (d.b.a. ADDiTEC)

Palm City, FL40 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“SMARTT Toolpaths: Scalable Multi-head Assignment and Routing using Thermal- and Time-optimized Toolpaths”

$250k

Hesperos, Inc

Orlando, FL37 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase IIcompany site

“Modulatory Role of Blood-Brain-Barrier and Enzymatic Activity in an Innovative Human Model of Anticholinergic Drug Induced Dementia”

$1.5M

Decision Sciences Incorporated

Fort Walton Beach, FL11 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Strengthening Space: Uniting Research and Innovation for PWSA”

$305k

Kraetonics, LLC.

Melbourne, FL6 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Computer-Aided Tool Based on Solid Models for Wrapping Periodic Elements onto Doubly-Curved Surfaces”

$2.0M2 awards

Demerx, Inc.

Miami, FL8 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“Investigational New Drug Development of Noribogaine for Alcohol Use Disorder”

$914k

AIVault Inc.

Orlando, FL1 employeeDepartment of CommercePhase Icompany site

“SPARTA: Safeguarding Prompt-Attacked GenAI with Robust Techniques and Algorithms”

$100k

Colliga Apps Corp.

Miami, FL2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase IIwoman-owned

“A Centralized Clinical Research Tool for Accelerating the Development, Evaluation, and Dissemination of Expert-Developed, Evidence-Based, an”

$1.4M

Advanced Cfd Solutions LLC

Oviedo, FL10 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Real-Time CFD Dynamic Interfaces for Two-Way Coupled Helicopter-Ship Airwake Interactions: A GPU-Accelerated LBM Framework”

$440k2 awards

Custom Manufacturing & Engineering, Inc

Pinellas Park, FL35 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Cobot-Enabled Work Cell and Integrated Tools for Automated Soldering/Desoldering of Electronic Assemblies”

$325k2 awards

Royce Group, LLC, The

Neptune Beach, FL2 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-owned

“Silent Waters”

$139k

American Maglev Technology Of Florida, Inc.

Fernandina Beach, FL2 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Injection-Molded Contrarotating Composite Propellers for Torpedo and UUV Applications”

$140k

Pixels On Target LLC

Sunrise, FL125 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Day Night Crew Served Weapon Sight”

$1.3M2 awards

Prag LLC

Lake Mary, FL5 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase II

“SBIR Phase II: Upcycling Mixed Plastic Waste into Agricultural Products”

$1.2M

Eta Space LLC

Rockledge, FL15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“zero loss storage and transfer for cryogenic propellants”

$2.9M2 awards

Aalmv Inc

Saint Petersburg, FL2 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase IIwoman-owned

“SBIR Phase II: A Physics-Based Competitive Machine Learning Framework for AI-Driven Robotics Instruction”

$1.0M

Critical Frequency Design, LLC

Melbourne, FL31 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“Chip-Scale Optical Receivers for Communications”

$5.0M4 awards

Vaya Space, Inc.

Cocoa, FL76 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Strengthening A2/AD Penetration with the Hybrid-Fueled Ramjet (HFRJ): Throttleable, Restartable Hypersonic Missile Propulsion System”

$1.2M

JAG Holdings Group, LLC

Pensacola, FL45 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Co-Witness”

$140k

Tai-Yang Research Company

Tallahassee, FL6 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Novel Cryogenic Rapid Cooling of Supercontuctor Systems”

$140k

Improving Aviation LLC

Tampa, FL8 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“Target Acquisition and Guidance System (TAGS) for Wildfire Response”

$900k

Locust, USA, Inc.

Medley, FL28 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“High Turbine Inlet Temperature Compact Turbogenerator”

$140k

Outlier Technology, LLC

Gainesville, FL10 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase IIcompany site

“NeuroSync: a data-driven, music-based augmented reality neurorehabilitation platform of games & puzzles to stimulate neuroplasticity and pro”

$1.4M

Immunogenik, Inc.

Gainesville, FL3 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Iwoman-owned

“Enhance Cancer Therapeutics with 3-in-1 CAR T Cells”

$798k2 awards

Ultrasonic Technologies Inc

Wesley Chapel, FL4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Phase II: The Resonance Ultrasonic Vibration (RUV) Portable System for Non-Destructive Inspection of Ballistic Armor”

$1.5M

Energized Composite Technologies LLC

Orlando, FL4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Energized carbon fiber composite batteries as structural panels for electric vehicles”

$1.9M

Piersica, Inc.

Tallahassee, FL5 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Ultra-High Energy Density Solid State Battery Technology”

$1.9M

Sentire Medical Systems, Inc

Palm Beach Gardens, FL1 employeeNational Science FoundationPhase IIcompany site

“STTR Phase II: Intraoperative Monitoring Device to Detect Bowel Injuries During Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures”

$1.2M

Computer Servants Inc

Tallahassee, FL10 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“Aircraft Paint Cart Automated Cleaning and Solvent Recycling”

$1.2M

Pico Portal Inc

Saint Petersburg, FL5 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Accelerating Risk-of-Bias (RoB) Assessment in Environmental Health Studies Using Large Language Models”

$307k

Terasynth, Inc.

Orlando, FL20 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“(AIRAS) Aegis Intelligent Reporting and Anomaly System”

$140k

Blackstar Orbital Technologies Corporation

Titusville, FL12 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“BlackStar: An Advanced Tactical Platform for Sustained Orbital Security”

$1.9M

Qore Health Inc

Miami, FL4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“En Route Medical Monitoring and Air-to-Ground Triage”

$1.8M

Launchspace Technologies Corp

Boca Raton, FL15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“A Space Domain Awareness Sensor That Provides Data To Enable Maneuvering At The Speed of Conflict”

$1.4M2 awards

Disruptive Electronic Warfare Machines, LLC

Niceville, FL10 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“X-Band Radar Target (DART X-Band)”

$1.2M

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Source: public SBIR/STTR award record. Company-level facts only. Open roles are live listings on our board.

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