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183 companies · SBIR/STTR awards, last two years

Recently funded science companies in Virginia

183 companies in Virginia closed federal SBIR/STTR awards in the last two years. 7 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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Electra.aero Inc.

21 open roles on the board

Manassas, VA30 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Technology Maturation, Risk Reduction, Test, and Evaluation of Hybrid Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems”

$1.9M

Seekr Technologies Inc.

13 open roles on the board

Reston, VA140 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“SeekrFlow: Finely-Tuned RAG-enabled Large Language Models for System Security Engineering Analysis”

$2.5M3 awards

Blacksky Geospatial Solutions, LLC

12 open roles on the board

Herndon, VA323 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Battle-Damage via Electro-Optical Automated Recognition (BEAR)”

$4.0M3 awards

Metron Incorporated

9 open roles on the board

Reston, VA208 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“OAML Modernization and Cyber Hardening -- 24-066”

$4.2M4 awards

Scout Space Inc

5 open roles on the board

Reston, VA31 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Enhanced On-Orbit Safety through Autonomous Operations Across Domains”

$1.4M2 awards

Next Tier Concepts Inc

5 open roles on the board

Vienna, VA119 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“Nights Watch”

$2.0M

Covar, LLC

4 open roles on the board

McLean, VA30 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“CoVar ARC-Gen: Automatic Recursive COA Generator”

$2.2M2 awards

Nanosonic Inc.

Pembroke, VA13 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“3D Printed Bimetallic Structures for Radio Frequency Devices, Topic 34a”

$4.6M10 awards

KMS Solutions, LLC

Alexandria, VA275 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Logistics Modeling and Simulation for Hypersonics”

$136k

Applied Ocean Sciences, LLC

Fairfax Station, VA29 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Machine Learning Downscaling Capability for Environmental Forecasts”

$1.1M2 awards

Graf Research Corporation

Blacksburg, VA46 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Dynamic Scheduler for Heterogeneous Multi-Tasking”

$460k3 awards

Ids International Government Services LLC

Arlington, VA430 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“PRIME Time”

$140k

Andromeda Systems Incorporated

Virginia Beach, VA451 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“AI-ML FEM Proposal”

$240k

Corsha, Inc

Vienna, VA42 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“gATO for Operational Technology Environments”

$1.2M

Luna Innovations Incorporated

Blacksburg, VA450 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Rugged Miniature SWDM Mux and Demux for Military Aircraft”

$6.3M3 awards

VIAT Services LLC

Hampton, VA2 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase Icompany site

“SBIR Phase I: Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Assessment Tool for Spatial Orientation”

$305k

Avant Genomics

Charlottesville, VA4 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“SBIR Phase I: Streamlining Liquid Biopsy Sample Preparation Through Automated Bisulfite Conversion”

$305k

Mission Phoenix, LLC

Reston, VA1 employeeDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“MPX Response to SF254-D806 - HCM”

$3.0M2 awards

Fibertek, Inc.

Herndon, VA230 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Compact Lidar Spectrometer for Mars, Lunar Science and ISRU Prospecting”

$2.0M4 awards

McQ Inc.

Fredericksburg, VA25 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“(ETECS)”

$1.8M

Food Enterprise Solutions, LLC

Springfield, VA5 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“"Harnessing Technology for Safer Food Imports: Training and Certifying Global Producers for U.S. Market Access"”

$350k

Zansors LLC

Arlington, VA5 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Advancing Wearable Muscle Stimulation Electrodes for Neck/Back Pain Flight Operations Optimization”

$1.6M

Laser Thermal Analysis, Inc

Charlottesville, VA17 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“LATTICE (Large-Area high-Throughput Thermal Inspection for Complex Electronics)”

$3.8M3 awards

JouleOne Inc.

Vienna, VA3 employeesDepartment of EnergyPhase Icompany site

“Development of Publicly Available Online Microgrid Database with AI/ML Big Data Analytics Driven by Data Collection Strategies and Providing”

$200k

IsAdvice & Consulting LLC

Dumfries, VA1 employeeDepartment of EnergyPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“AI-Powered Microgrid Database for Quality Decision-Making and Accelerated Adoption”

$207k

Novateur Research Solutions LLC

Ashburn, VA21 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of EnergyPhase I/IIcompany site

“Statistical Analysis of Neutron Relative Biological Effectiveness”

$3.5M6 awards

Foundation Stack AI Inc

Mc Lean, VA9 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/II

“Enhanced Denied Area Planning with GlobalVO”

$1.3M2 awards

Wynnvision LLC

Midlothian, VA3 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“Reducing infections and blockage associated with long-term implantation of ventriculoperitoneal and related shunts”

$306k

Kilsar, Inc.

Virginia Beach, VA4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“AI-Enhanced Document Extraction & Analysis for Security Forces Intelligence, Mission Readiness, Base Defense, & Training”

$2.1M3 awards

Parabon Nanolabs, Inc.

Reston, VA18 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Kin-X: A Software System for Rapid and Distant Kinship Inference and Automated Pedigree Reconstruction”

$2.3M2 awards

Hepburn And Sons LLC

Manassas, VA60 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Predictive Methodology for Tamped Direct Laser Impulse Parameter Optimization”

$2.8M5 awards

Luna Labs USA LLC

Charlottesville, VA79 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Extraterrestrial Fungal Brickworks”

$17.7M27 awards

Jericho Sciences, LLC

Springfield, VA1 employeeDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Translational Development of a Small Molecule for the Treatment of HBV Infection”

$321k

Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Blacksburg, VA4 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I/IIcompany site

“A First-in-class Topical Immunoregulatory Therapeutic for Psoriasis”

$3.2M5 awards

G2 Ops, Inc.

Virginia Beach, VA166 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“Common MBSE-Based Platform Architecture Software Solution (COMPASS)”

$4.8M2 awards

Isa Associates Inc

Alexandria, VADepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“A Mobile Intervention to Reduce the Impact of Chronic Stress on Preterm Birth Risk in African American Women”

$306k

The Probitas Project, Inc.

Vienna, VA5 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of EnergyPhase Icompany site

“Rapid Identification of Aerosol Particles: Electrochemical Characterization Infused with Machine Learning”

$460k2 awards

HTIC, Inc

Charlottesville, VA1 employeeDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“Controlling NETosis to Treat Diabetic Wounds.”

$310k

Onca Bio, Inc.

Richmond, VA2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“Segmented In Vitro Translation for Expanding Peptide Library Diversity”

$349k

Grow Oyster Reefs, LLC

Charlottesville, VA4 employeesNational Science FoundationPhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“SBIR Phase II: Biomimetic 3D Printed Metal Mold to Mass Produce Modular, Biophilic Concrete Reef Substrate”

$1.2M

Contraline, Inc.

Charlottesville, VA18 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase II

“Development of ADAM Air: A Non-Hormonal Vas Occlusive Contraceptive Device”

$1.1M

Ps-Fertility, Inc.

Charlottesville, VA0 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase I

“PS-Detect: A Diagnostic Test for Male Fertility/Infertility”

$357k

Concept Solutions, LLC

Reston, VA150 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I

“Safe Temporal Assignment, Requirements, Deconfliction, and Optimization Model (STARDOM)”

$150k

VirtuallyBetter Health LLC

Charlottesville, VA6 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Improving adherence and outcomes in evidence-based treatment for OCD: Type I Effectiveness-Implementation RCT and Scaled Development of OC-G”

$450k

The Tiny Cargo Company

Roanoke, VA4 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of Health and Human ServicesPhase I/IIcompany site

“XoLacta: An Adjuvant Therapy for treatment of Radiation Side effects during HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment”

$1.2M2 awards

Sedaro Corporation

Arlington, VA28 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Enabling Multi-domain Awareness and Decision Support with Human-Machine Teaming”

$4.9M4 awards

Mosaic Atm, Inc.

Leesburg, VA62 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of Transportation, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Icompany site

“Regulatory Ontology and Compliance Assessment Suite (ROCAS)”

$788k5 awards

MantaPoole Technologies

Reston, VA2 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase II

“Novel Hybrid Electric Propulsion System to Enable Ultra-Long Range UAV Operations”

$2.0M

Ask Sage, Inc.

Bentonville, VA15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“From Data to Decisions: Ask Sage's AI-Driven Command and Control for the DoD”

$2.4M2 awards

North Star Labs LLC

Alexandria, VA3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“North Star Labs - CyPHER Network Sensor Phase II”

$1.9M2 awards

Newbridge Partners, Inc.

Herndon, VA75 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“On-orbit Reducer of Contamination Apparatus (ORCA)”

$149k

Neuroscale LLC

Sterling, VA1 employeeDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Neuroscale AI: Accelerating Decision-Making with Generative AI”

$540k

Colvin Run Networks, Inc

Tysons, VA15 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“FALCON: Flexible Architecture for Long-range Coordinated Orientation and Navigation”

$6.8M8 awards

Sentek Instrument, LLC

Blacksburg, VA4 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of EnergyPhase I

“Robust Multi-Parameter Sensor for Rotating Detonation Engine Applications”

$405k2 awards

Leolabs Federal, Inc.

Chantilly, VA15 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“Extending Space Debris Tracking to Sub-10 cm Objects with Next-Generation Radar”

$14.2M2 awards

Collier Research And Development Corporation

Newport News, VA48 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Icompany site

“Enabling Material Design within System-Level Optimization via Machine Learning”

$150k

BEAM Diagnostics, Inc.

Roanoke, VA3 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase II

“Achieving FDA Approval & Commercial Readiness for Beacon-AUD: A Digital Diagnostic Medical Device for Alcohol Use Disorder”

$1.7M

Avec Inc

Blacksburg, VA5 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Icompany site

“Airfoil Data Analysis Software for Rotorcraft Design”

$156k

Shared Spectrum Company

Vienna, VA25 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Directional Digital Data Link (D3L) Phase II”

$3.5M2 awards

Stale Chips LLC

Virginia Beach, VA6 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Teamwork and Collaboration Optimization Strategy (TACOS)”

$1.2M

Cenith Innovations LLC

Ashburn, VA32 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Modern Approaches to Minefield Breaching”

$4.8M4 awards

SolidIntel Inc

Alexandria, VA4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Traceability and Natural Language Inclusion in Tracking Individuals in FOCI Oversight”

$150k

Saltenna LLC

Mc Lean, VA9 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Plasmonix™ SignalStorm Resilient Wireless Comms for RF-Denied Operations”

$4.7M6 awards

Sdv International, LLC

Alexandria, VA85 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“MedResponder AI by SDV INTERNATIONAL”

$18k

Clarifai, Inc.

McLean, VA100 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“AI Classification Assistant Phase 1”

$251k2 awards

Octaris Technologies, Inc.

Virginia Beach, VA8 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIwoman-ownedcompany site

“SOFOS: AI-Enabled Real-time Environment Understanding and Entity Resolution for the Department of Defense”

$1.2M

Morgan Business Consulting, LLC

Arlington, VA100 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Enhancing Security Cooperation and Assistance with Domain-Specific Generative AI”

$148k

ZenithFlow Inc.

Fredericksburg, VA1 employeeDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“StoryForge: AI-Enhanced Communication for Information Advantage”

$224k2 awards

Craxel Inc

Chantilly, VA20 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Better Decisions Faster at Any Scale: Craxel Black Forest AI Accelerator, Advanced Data Analytics Engine, & Knowledge Platform”

$150k

Micro Harmonics Corporation

Fincastle, VA11 employeesNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase Icompany site

“Terahertz Orthomode Transducers”

$149k

Sensorops LLC

McLean, VA10 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“AI/ML Enabled Battle Damage Assessment”

$1.9M2 awards

ARiA

Madison, VA19 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Generative Augmentation Process (GAP)”

$2.8M5 awards

Barron Associates, Inc.

Charlottesville, VA25 employeesDepartment of Defense, Department of Health and Human ServicesPhase I/IIcompany site

“Sensory Test And Balance Limit Evaluation (STABLE)”

$6.6M8 awards

Obsidian Solutions Group LLC

Fredericksburg, VA208 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“SensXR: Accelerating Decision Cycles with Low-SWaP Wearable Edge-AI Sensor Fusion & PPE-Compatible HMI for Multi-Threat Detection”

$874k

Virginia Diodes, Inc.

Charlottesville, VA120 employeesDepartment of Health and Human Services, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase I/IIcompany site

“THz Mixers, Receivers, and LO Sources for Heliophysics”

$2.0M3 awards

Tidal Flight, Inc.

Chesapeake, VA6 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Hybrid-Electric Amphibious Aircraft for Runway Independence in Agile Combat Employment”

$1.2M

9 Corner Solutions LLC

Herndon, VA4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase II

“COMBAT: COntinuous Monitoring of Biosignals for AuThenticating SWaP Defense Equipment”

$1.8M

Fenix Group, Inc.

Chantilly, VA30 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Multi-Factor Continuous Authentication”

$1.8M

Bnnt LLC

Newport News, VA14 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“BNNT Fiber for Hypersonic Applications”

$3.5M2 awards

DeployX Services, Inc.

McLean, VA7 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Secure Wireless Data Transfer for Tactical Vehicles Using Plasma-Enhanced Electrically Small Antennas”

$239k

Soliish, Inc.

Fairfax, VA2 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Low-Burden High Fidelity Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Using Oral Cavity Images”

$306k

VerbaAI LLC

Great Falls, VA3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“VerbaAI: CDAO”

$149k

Mobius Consulting, LLC

Alexandria, VA175 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Strengthening Space Through Research and Innovation for PWSA”

$305k

NOVI Space Inc.

Arlington, VA10 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“A Proliferated, Low-Cost Satellite Platform for AI Software Development, Testing and Warfighter Training”

$149k

Psionic, Inc.

Hampton, VA45 employeesDepartment of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationPhase IIcompany site

“PSNDL Component Qualification for Class A Missions”

$5.0M2 awards

Rohirrim, Inc.

McLean, VA40 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“Rohirrim - RohanProcure to Streamline the Procurement Process”

$149k

Deepsig Inc.

Arlington, VA44 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“OmniSIG for Spectrum Monitoring and Awareness in Real-Time (SMART)”

$1.3M2 awards

Cana LLC

Haymarket, VA47 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“AI-Enabled Agentic Ecosystem for Enhanced Supply Chain and Procurement Decision Making”

$200k

In-Depth Engineering Corporation

Fairfax, VA225 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Transformer with Reinforcement and Actor- Critic for Edge-vectorization (TRACE)”

$6.9M6 awards

Lgnd

Tysons, VA20 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“CAIRO: Transforming Disparate Data into Mission Ready Intelligence”

$150k

Redwood Strategy Group, Inc.

Aldie, VA48 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Leveraging Generative AI and Synthetic Cognition for Mission Optimization and Workforce Development in Defense Operations”

$101k

Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc.

Lynchburg, VA57 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Mesh-Based Radio Communication System for Shipboard and Shipyard Environmental Monitoring”

$1.9M

Cougaar Software Inc

Fairfax, VA30 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Icompany site

“BattleFish: Knowledge Enhanced LLM Translator for Tactical Environments”

$250k

Teleqo Technical Solutions Inc.

Falls Church, VA17 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase Iwoman-ownedcompany site

“Dynamic, Adaptable Routing with Generative AI and LiDAR Data”

$199k2 awards

Microxact Inc.

Radford, VA5 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Development of Versatile Wafer Probe System for High Power Devices”

$1.1M

Irflex Corp

Danville, VA8 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Optical Fiber Combiner for Combining MWIR QCL Beams”

$1.9M2 awards

TrustPoint, Inc.

Herndon, VA11 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase IIcompany site

“Low SWaP-C GPS Payload for Advanced LEO Services”

$2.8M2 awards

Epitome Research And Innovations Inc.

Herndon, VA3 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase I/IIcompany site

“Precision Control Lens Eye Tracking Sensors”

$2.3M3 awards

Smart Logic, Inc.

Vienna, VA4 employeesDepartment of DefensePhase II

“Development of a Modular, OCT 4.0 Compatible Modem for Optical Ground Stations.”

$1.8M

Carina Medical LLC

Ashburn, VA9 employeesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesPhase Icompany site

“Development of Validation of a Novel Software Platform for Decentralized Clinical Trial in Substance Use Disorder Incorporating Large Langua”

$304k

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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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