Department of Homeland Security
Grant agencyInvestment thesis
Funds security technology through SBIR — screening, cyber, first-responder tools, and border systems.
SBIR/STTR awards · non-dilutive funding
Federal grants and contracts to small businesses — no equity taken. Awards on record 2004–2024.
833 Phase I · 322 Phase II · 6 via STTR · most-funded states: CA, MA, VA, MD, TX
| Recent awardees | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGILE DATA DECISIONS, INC.Houston, TX | Phase I | 2024 | $171.4K |
| SKY PARK LABS LLCConcord, MA | Phase I | 2024 | $175K |
| TOYON RESEARCH CORPORATIONGoleta, CA | Phase I | 2024 | $175K |
| GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CONNECTION, INC.Atlanta, GA | Phase I | 2024 | $175K |
| INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INCTorrance, CA | Phase I | 2024 | $175K |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.Andover, MA | Phase I | 2024 | $175K |
| INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INCTorrance, CA | Phase I | 2024 | $175K |
| DEEP ANALYTICS LLCMontpelier, VT | Phase I | 2024 | $174.9K |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.Andover, MA | Phase I | 2024 | $174.9K |
| VADUM INCRaleigh, NC | Phase I | 2024 | $174.9K |
| SYNCOPATED ENGINEERING INCColumbia, MD | Phase I | 2024 | $174.8K |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.Andover, MA | Phase I | 2024 | $174.8K |
| PENDAR TECHNOLOGIES LLCCambridge, MA | Phase I | 2024 | $174.6K |
| Gamma Reality Inc.Richmond, CA | Phase I | 2024 | $174.6K |
| AVAWATZ COMPANYAddison, TX | Phase I | 2024 | $174.5K |
| MICHIGAN ENGINEERING SERVICES LLCAnn Arbor, MI | Phase I | 2024 | $174.3K |
| LUTRIS, INC.Berkeley, CA | Phase I | 2024 | $171.9K |
| SECURELOGIX CORPORATIONSan Antonio, TX | Phase I | 2024 | $166.5K |
| IONICSCALE LLCAtlanta, GA | Phase I | 2024 | $166.1K |
| N5 SENSORS INCROCKVILLE, MD | Phase II | 2023 | $999.9K |
| CASPIA TECHNOLOGIES LLCAustin, TX | Phase II | 2023 | $998.1K |
| CASPIA TECHNOLOGIES LLCAustin, TX | Phase I | 2023 | $149.5K |
| LYNNTECH INC.College Station, TX | Phase II | 2023 | $1M |
| CAPESYM INCNatick, MA | Phase II | 2023 | $1M |
| RADIATION MONITORING DEVICES, INC.Watertown, MA | Phase II | 2023 | $1000K |
| NOVATEUR RESEARCH SOLUTIONS LLCAshburn, VA | Phase II | 2023 | $1000K |
| NANOHMICS INCAustin, TX | Phase II | 2023 | $1000K |
| Caelum Research CorporationRockville, MD | Phase II | 2023 | $1000K |
| CATALYST COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Forest, VA | Phase II | 2023 | $1000K |
| TDA RESEARCH, INC.Wheat Ridge, CO | Phase II | 2023 | $999.9K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are non-dilutive — the agency takes no equity.
What they invest in
from 26 of 261 portfolio companiesDefense Tech ×14Deep Tech ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11Hardware ×11Cybersecurity ×5Enterprise Software ×4SaaS ×4IoT ×3
HQs:United States×14
Investments · 261 tracked
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Aerodyne Research develops research-grade scientific instrumentation and provides measurement and R&D services focused on environmental and energy challenges.
Climate TechDeep TechHardware
AgileDD offers a human-guided AI platform that ingests unstructured technical documents (PDFs, images, MS Office files, including handwriting via OCR) and extracts, indexes, and searches them using generative AI, machine learning, and RAG.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Avawatz builds AvaAI, an end-to-end AI development platform that automates data labeling, model training, and production monitoring for robotics and computer vision, along with AXIA, an application layer for real-time inference, analytics, and post-hoc analysis.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Gainseville, US
Mark Tehranipoor(Director)Waleed Khalil(Director)
BoardRick Hegberg(Director)Walden C Rhines(Director)
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