Recently funded science companies in Hawaii
16 companies in Hawaii 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.
OCEANIT LABORATORIES INC
HONOLULU, HI · 147 employees
“Binary-Level Automated Vulnerability Detection and Patching without Source Code”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
PRIME PACIFIC ENTERPRISES LLC
HONOLULU, HI · 0 employees
“SBIR Phase I: Autonomous Drone System for Predicting Erosion and Safeguarding Coastline Communities”
National Science Foundation · Phase Phase I
HAWAI'I INNOVATION INC.
HONOLULU, HI · 3 employees
“METAVEST: Advanced Biomimetic Personal Cooling for Enhancing Heat Safety Among High-Risk Workers”
Department of Defense · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase Phase I
NALU SCIENTIFIC, LLC
HONOLULU, HI · 18 employees
“WHISPER: Waveform-based High-speed Intelligent Signal Processing for Enhanced Readout”
Department of Energy · Phase Phase I
Privateer Space, Inc.
Kihei, HI · 50 employees
“AI Integrated MEMS to Enable Quicker Launch and Threat Assessments”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
JASON R VICK LLC
HONOLULU, HI · 1 employee
“MINDMELD”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
MAKAI OCEAN ENGINEERING INC
WAIMANALO, HI · 49 employees
“Autonomous Subsea Cabling and Connection System”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
Black Sand Solutions LLC
Kahului, HI · 9 employees
“ATHENA (Autonomous Technology for Habitat Environmental Navigation and Assistance)”
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase Phase I
SECOND WAVE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
HONOLULU, HI · 3 employees
“Adaptive AI Assistant Platform for DoD Data-Driven Decision Making Using Tadata.ai”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
NORTH STAR SCIENTIFIC CORP
KAPOLEI, HI · 80 employees
“Network Enabled Weapons Settings Verification”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
PacMar Technologies LLC
Honolulu, HI · 104 employees
“Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle Fueling at Sea”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I/Phase II
CLOUDSTONE INNOVATIONS INC
KIHEI, HI · 6 employees
“Launchlock”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
SPECTRUM PHOTONICS INC
HONOLULU, HI · 20 employees
“Thermal HyperspectraL Earth-Observing (HyLEO) Tactical SmallSat Payload”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
H NU Photonics LLC
Kahului, HI · 26 employees
“Innovative Flexible Heater Solution for Satellites and Space Operation”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase I
MORPHOPTIC INC
KULA, HI · 3 employees
“QLER: Quantum Limited Enhanced Resolution”
Department of Defense · Phase Phase II
Namaka Algae, Inc.
Kamuela, HI · 1 employee · woman-owned
“SBIR Phase I: Area Efficient Cultivation Technology for Dense Microalgae Cultures”
National Science Foundation · Phase Phase I
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