Recently funded science companies in Texas

Striveworks Inc

23 open roles on the board

Austin, TX · 80 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Valor: A Platform- and Model- Agnostic Evaluation Store”

Hyliion Inc

11 open roles on the board

Cedar Park, TX · 109 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“HELMUR Integrated Drive”

Skyways Air Transportation Inc

11 open roles on the board

Austin, TX · 20 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“SKYWAYS V3 300LB Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI)”

Transwave Photonics, LLC

Austin, TX · 5 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Stark-Effect Intersubband Polaritonic Metasurfaces for free-space infrared modulation”

Photon Sciences, Incorporated

Allen, TX · 3 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Fiber Optic Filter Integration”

Palanquin Power Inc

Austin, TX · 1 employee · National Science Foundation · Phase I

“SBIR Phase I: Ultra-Efficient Data Center Power Conversion”

BackStop Neural, Inc

Dallas, TX · 4 employees · National Science Foundation · Phase I

“SBIR Phase I: Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Paddle Lead Using Shape Memory Polymer”

Texas Microsintering LLC

Austin, TX · 2 employees · National Science Foundation · Phase I

“SBIR Phase I: Microscale Selective Sintering for High Throughput Metal Additive Manufacturing of Interconnects in Semiconductor Packaging”

Lunar Resources, Inc.

Houston, TX · 23 employees · Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase II · company site

“Helix High-Power Pulsed Electromagnetic Microwave Power Supply (HEMPS)”

Texas Research Institute , Austin, Inc.

Austin, TX · 169 employees · Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I/II · company site

“High/Ultra Performance Concrete Standoff Detection and Diagnosis”

Nanohmics Inc

Austin, TX · 38 employees · Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I/II · company site

“Lateral Flow-Electrochemiluminescent (LF-ECL) Test Strips and Portable Reader for Ultrasensitive Foodborne Pathogen Detection”

Cortex Dynamix LLC

Grapevine, TX · 3 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Protecting Warfighters with Lightweight Bio-Inspired Cellular Helmets Designed for Mitigating Blast Induced Brain Injury and Enhancing Comfo”

Icon Technology Inc

Austin, TX · 254 employees · Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I/II · company site

“Generative AI to Streamline DoD Construction Approvals”

Ad Astra Rocket Co

Webster, TX · 8 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase II · company site

“Technology Maturation of the VASIMR Electric Propulsion System”

Protection Engineering Consultants LLC

Dripping Springs, TX · 17 employees · Department of Defense, Department of Transportation · Phase I/II · company site

“Risk Alleviation via Detection of Information Anomalies in Network Cybersecurity Events (RADIANCE)”

Getchkd Inc.

Dallas, TX · 5 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Using Blockchain to Greatly Enhance Military SatCom Resiliency”

Blackridge Analytics LLC

Austin, TX · 8 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II

“PACIFIC RIM: Autonomous Integration & Fusion System for Threat Financing, Proxy Warfare, & Gray-Zone Influence”

Carbon Carbon Advanced Technologies, Inc.

Arlington, TX · 30 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Extreme Temperature Structures”

Lynntech Inc.

College Station, TX · 107 employees · Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I/II · company site

“ARK - The Acrylic Restoration Kit”

Takpar Technologies, LLC

Arlington, TX · 2 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“N252-087”

Ridgeline Therapeutics Inc

Houston, TX · 2 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · company site

“Preclinical validation of a novel adjunct small molecule drug to prevent muscle loss and enhance weight loss in older adults”

Texas Biochemicals Inc

College Station, TX · 2 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Cost-effective, Scalable and Electrically Conductive Spray Coatings for Lightning Strike Protection”

Halocline Inc

Spring, TX · 2 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“SpatialGen - Generate 3D Spatial Environments For Analysis & Planning From Video”

Braincheck, Inc.

Austin, TX · 29 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · company site

“A Primary Care eConsult Platform for Dementia Diagnosis and Care Management”

Nightstar Biotechnologies, Inc

Houston, TX · 2 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Design and optimization of TCR-T therapeutics by an advanced T cell receptor-antigen binding prediction platform”

Rarefied Studios, LLC

Houston, TX · 2 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I · company site

“Plume Impingement Module for Autonomous Proximity Operations”

Via Therapeutics, LLC

Austin, TX · 4 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Combined Amikacin and Azithromycin in an Inhaled Formulation for the Treatment of NTM”

Biotex, Inc.

Houston, TX · 0 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II

“Novel wearable rotating magnetic field therapy device targeting treatment of brain cancers”

Materials Nova Limited Liability Company

Austin, TX · 4 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · woman-owned · company site

“Ultra-Sensitive, Rapid, Point-of-Use (POU) Mercury Sensor Enabled by Light-Pinpointed Enrichment”

SyntaxisBio Inc.

Farmers Branch, TX · 2 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Novel technologies for cellular age profiling and validation”

Affekta LLC

Houston, TX · 3 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I · company site

“Verifiable Success in handling Unknown Unknowns in Space Habitat Simulations and a Cyber-Physical System”

Targeted Convergence Corporation

Irving, TX · 7 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I · company site

“Set-Based Modeling, Visualization, & Trade-Space Exploration for Superior Conceptual System Design”

Traclabs Inc.

San Antonio, TX · 59 employees · Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I/II · company site

“Autonomous Diesel-engine Maintenance, Inspection, Repair, And Logistics”

Bioprovar Corporation

Houston, TX · 4 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · company site

“An Innovative Immune Therapy with Antibiotics to Treat Deadly Excess Inflammation in Sepsis and ARDS Induced from Severe Bacterial Infection”

Envisbio LLC

Pearland, TX · 1 employee · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Modulation of PDE4B by Aptamers for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder”

La Luce Cristallina, Inc.

Austin, TX · 6 employees · Department of Defense, National Science Foundation · Phase II · company site

“SBIR Phase II: Foundry-Compatible Silicon-Integrated Epitaxial Barium Titanate Wafers for Silicon Photonics”

Yaso Therapeutics Incorporated

Frisco, TX · 3 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · woman-owned · company site

“First in Human Clinical Trial of a Contraceptive MPT YASO GEL”

Fluxworks, Inc.

Conroe, TX · 13 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation · Phase II · company site

“SBIR Phase II: Advancing Manufacturing on Earth and Beyond through Magnetic Gear Technology Development”

Vivifi Medical LLC

Houston, TX · 2 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Novel procedure and technology for treatment of BPH”

Informai, Inc.

Houston, TX · 10 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · company site

“Artificial Intelligence Tool to Optimize Organ Transplantation Outcomes (Transplant-AI)”

Imagen Bioworks Inc.

Houston, TX · 3 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · company site

“Scalable spatiotemporal-omics platform”

Tacticum LLC

Little Elm, TX · 2 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Hybrid Powered Heavy Lift Dual Use UAS”

Silicon Audio Seismic, LLC

Austin, TX · 7 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I · company site

“PIC-Based Physical Sensors with Low Noise and Extreme Dynamic Range”

Inphasol Inc.

College Station, TX · 3 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · company site

“Phagineering the gut microbiome: Bacteriophages to reduce Desulfovibrio spp. and hydrogen sulfide in the intestine”

Noda AI, Inc

Katy, TX · 10 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“Agentic AI for Multi-Lateral Orchestration of Vendor-Agnostic Autonomous Systems”

Novium, Ltd.

Webster, TX · 9 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I

“Standardized and Radiation-Tolerant Motor Controllers for Space Robotics”

Nabaco, Inc.

San Marcos, TX · 5 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“NatuWrap®: Military-Ready Technology for Reducing Spoilage of Fresh Produce in Storage and Transport”

Flash Metals Texas Inc

Houston, TX · 3 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I

“Domestic Recovery of Gallium from Waste through Flash Electrothermal Chlorination”

Puriolabs, LLC

Carrollton, TX · 5 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“PURitALL Sterilizer - Sequential Phase II”

Altrazeal Life Sciences Inc

Addison, TX · 11 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Innovative and Adaptive Drug Delivery System for Enhanced Neuroprotection and Repair in Traumatic Brain Injuries from Penetrating Trauma or ”

Stone Aerospace, Inc.

Del Valle, TX · 11 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I

“Mars Atmospheric Convective Heat expulsIoN Engine (MACHINE)”

Exos Aerospace Systems & Technologies Inc.

Greenville, TX · 12 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND HOVER TEST OF EXOS HVRR-RDRE”

DAIgnostx L.L.C.

Plano, TX · 3 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“System for Malignant Lymph Node Identification”

Gryphon Bio Inc

San Antonio, TX · 2 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · company site

“Development of Novel sgp130-Fc Bioconjugates for TBI”

Biomedical Development Corp

San Antonio, TX · 4 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · company site

“Real World Adoption of an OUD Digital Health Therapeutic”

Solidec Inc.

Houston, TX · 10 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation · Phase I/II · company site

“SBIR Fast-Track: Direct Electrochemical Generation of Caustic Peroxide in a Porous Solid Electrolyte Reactor for Onsite Applications”

Exigent Solutions, Inc.

Aubrey, TX · 2 employees · National Science Foundation · Phase II · company site

“SBIR Phase II: Physics-Guided AI Platform for Accelerating Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Mask Design”

Cellchorus Inc

Houston, TX · 10 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I/II · company site

“Functional signatures of post-infusion CAR T cells for early indication of patient response”

Fannin Partners LLC

Houston, TX · 10 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Developing Scg3 Raptamers as a novel targeted therapy for wet AMD”

Resilitix Intelligence LLC

Houston, TX · 2 employees · National Science Foundation · Phase II · company site

“SBIR Phase II: An Intelligent, Analytics-Driven System for Disaster Resilience and Situational Awareness”

Spark Biomedical Inc.

Friendswood, TX · 19 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · company site

“Study of Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation as a Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder”

Esk Therapeutics, Inc

Fort Worth, TX · 1 employee · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Commercialization of a Biologic Eyedrop for Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects”

Wilder Systems Inc.

Austin, TX · 18 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Robotic C-130 Clear Water Rinse System to Promote Aircraft Availability”

Caridaco, Inc

Austin, TX · 3 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“Gossamer Thread for AI Informed Communications”

Knowledge Based Systems Inc

College Station, TX · 24 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Transport Reinforcement Learning based control System (TROLLS)”

Lantern Uas, Inc.

Austin, TX · 5 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“Generative AI for Counter-Drone Applications”

Unitary Labs, Inc

Austin, TX · 4 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I

“Dry.ai: Enabling Service Members to build the AI-powered software solutions they need”

Senseye Inc

Austin, TX · 24 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Combat-Ready Brain Health: Mobile AI Diagnostics for TBI”

Latakoo, Inc

Austin, TX · 22 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“Real-time Generative Video Restoration at the Tactical Edge”

AI Biosciences, Inc.

College Station, TX · 5 employees · Department of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I/II · company site

“A Microgravity-Compatible Liquid-Free Surface Sampling Pen (SSP)”

Alpine Advanced Materials LLC

Dallas, TX · 19 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Dry-Weave Overmolding for Aircraft Propulsion”

Watter

Dallas, TX · 10 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“WATTER: Pioneering the Next Wave of Water Heaters”

Aesthetic Integration Research Corporation

Austin, TX · 22 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Resilience of Interconnected National Market Infrastructure”

Spatiam Corporation

Allen, TX · 6 employees · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Phase I · company site

“Hybrid DTN QoS Control System”

Attogene Corporation

Austin, TX · 5 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · company site

“Development of a novel electrochemical pesticide sensor”

Project Eight Nineteen, LLC

San Antonio, TX · 15 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II

“AI Monitoring System (AIMS): Empowering High-Stakes Industries with Responsible GenAI Oversight”

Netrise Inc

Austin, TX · 30 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Automated Binary Analysis and Vulnerability Discovery Platform for Offensive Cyber Operations”

FlexRadio, Inc.

Austin, TX · 43 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Small Form Factor SDR for Assured Communications in Contested Environments”

Diamond Age Technology LLC

Houston, TX · 15 employees · Department of Transportation · Phase I · company site

“Portable LiDAR Tire Diagnostics System: Improving Safety and Reducing Downtime”

Rex Eiserer

Austin, TX · 2 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“Improving Military Working Dog Readiness and Performance with a Novel Cooling Technology”

Skylark Wireless LLC

Houston, TX · 22 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“GxG-MSRP: Generic xG Modular SDR Reference Platform”

More Cowbell Unlimited, Inc

San Marcos, TX · 4 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I · company site

“GenAI Cognitive Indicators for Joint Operations”

Pike Robotics Inc.

Austin, TX · 11 employees · National Science Foundation · Phase II · company site

“SBIR Phase II: Autonomous Robot for In-Service Inspection of Petrochemical Storage Tanks and other Explosive Atmosphere Environments”

ThorMed Innovation LLC

Dallas, TX · 1 employee · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I

“Non Invasive Urine Output Monitor”

Stingray Therapeutics Inc

Houston, TX · 4 employees · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II · company site

“A Phase 1-2 clinical program for the teatment of Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer with the combination of SR-8541A, Botensilimab, and”

Intelliepi Ir, Inc

Richardson, TX · 4 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II

“Type II SLS materials for three-color infrared FPA applications”

Applied Nanotech, Inc.

Austin, TX · 6 employees · Department of Defense, Department of Energy · Phase I · woman-owned · company site

“MicrobeID: A Point-of-Care, Electronics-Free Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Microbial Detection”

New Math Data PubSec, LLC

Houston, TX · 60 employees · Department of Transportation · Phase I

“VALAR: An AI-driven approach to transforming crash reporting for law enforcement agencies”

Avawatz Company

Addison, TX · 19 employees · Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation · Phase I/II · woman-owned · company site

“PRISM - Predictive Reasoning Intelligent System for Maintenance”

Forward Edge AI Inc

San Antonio, TX · 55 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Wireless Data Transfer for Predictive Logistics”

Resonant Sensors Incorporated

Arlington, TX · 7 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“Development of optical dark-state resonance sensor chips”

Systems & Processes Engineering Corporation

Austin, TX · 17 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Dual Purpose Laser Range Finder and LIDAR Sensor”

Max-Ir Labs Incorporated

Dallas, TX · 5 employees · Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I · woman-owned · company site

“Inline Analysis of Phosphates in Fluids”

Top Grain Technologies, Inc.

Houston, TX · 7 employees · Department of Defense · Phase II · company site

“Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloys Enhanced with Gamma Prime for High-Rate, Low-Cost Production of High-Performance Engine Components”

Language Computer Corporation

Richardson, TX · 12 employees · Department of Defense · Phase I/II · company site

“COWL: Cognitive Warfare Analysis through LLMs”

Cereus Diagnostics Corp.

Dallas, TX · 1 employee · Department of Health and Human Services · Phase II

“Lung Cancer FAST (Fragment Analysis, SNP, and Translocations) Testing”

Aurum Tech, LLC

El Paso, TX · 2 employees · Department of Commerce · Phase I · company site

“Terraforming the Future: High-Stress Soil Restoration via Metrology and Evloved Microbial Consortia”

Direct Kinetic Solutions Inc

El Paso, TX · 12 employees · National Science Foundation · Phase II · company site

“SBIR Phase II: DKS Quantum Stackable Radioisotopic Power Source (RPS)”

Preczn Inc.

Lewisville, TX · 14 employees · Department of Commerce · Phase I · company site

“ResiliPay: Secure Transactions with AI-Driven Scalability”

Silicon Audio RF Circulator LLC

Austin, TX · 9 employees · Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services · Phase I/II · company site

“High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Miniature Microphones for Hearing Assistive Devices”