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Small Business Innovation Research

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 98 cheques on record.

Deploying nowGovernment

GrantVentureSeedConsumer ElectronicsFood And BeverageAssociation

Deploying now
26%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 98 on record
Since the last cheque55days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led0 of 98Sole investor31 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Small Business Innovation Research highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Venture: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 31 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
Government (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Consumer ElectronicsFood And BeverageAssociation
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first98 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    Stem PharmGrant · US$2.5MWith 2 others
  3. Jul
    Estrigenix TherapeuticsSeed · US$2.0MSole investor
  4. May
    Silvis MaterialsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  5. Mar
    Actualization.AIGrant · US$70KSole investor
  6. Feb
    GeniPhysVenture · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  7. Feb
    Myrias OpticsSeed · US$2.1MWith 1 other
  8. 2025

    14 rounds

  9. Oct
    GIANT BioSystemsPre-seed · US$250KSole investor
  10. Sept
    QubitSolveGrant · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  11. Aug
    EarthEnVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  12. Jul
    MagDrive TechnologiesVenture · US$3.5MWith 1 other
  13. Jul
    gotLearningGrant · US$1.3MWith 1 other
  14. Jun
    FarmSenseVenture · US$1.7MWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    New IridiumSeed · US$2.6MWith 2 others
  16. Jun
    AIQ SolutionsVenture · US$375KSole investor
  17. Mar
    Accrete AIVenture · US$25MSole investor
  18. Mar
    Accrete AIVenture · US$15MSole investor
  19. Feb
    Artimus RoboticsGrant · US$1.9MWith 1 other
  20. Feb
    Stem PharmGrant · US$75KWith 1 other
  21. Feb
    PathotrakVenture · US$250KWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    Silvis MaterialsGrant · US$240KWith 3 others
  23. 2024

    20 rounds

  24. Dec
    WiLO NetworksGrant · US$150KSole investor
  25. Dec
    Ayuda MedicalGrant · US$2.8MSole investor
  26. Dec
    Abstractive HealthSeed · US$1.4MWith 1 other
  27. Nov
    EarthEnVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  28. Nov
    HeliponixGrant · US$175KWith 2 others
  29. Oct
    Provenance Chain(TM) NetworkVenture · US$11MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    skillsgappGrant · US$275KSole investor
  31. Aug
    Serigen MediproductsSeed$119KWith 1 other
  32. Aug
    IAMBICGrant · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  33. Aug
    RiKarbonGrant · US$1.1MSole investor
  34. Jul
    Specter AerospaceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  35. Jun
    ExoTerraVenture · US$8.0MWith 1 other
  36. Jun
    bluShift AerospaceSeed · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  37. Jun
    Neuroene TherapeuticsGrant · US$400KWith 1 other
  38. May
    Ada IQGrant · US$275KSole investor
  39. May
    SofthreadGrant · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  40. Apr
    Orange Grove BioVenture · US$5.1MSole investor
  41. Feb
    MathBRIXGrant · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  42. Feb
    ProlocorUS$1.7MSole investor
  43. Jan
    Lunexus SpaceGrant · US$275KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 3 we have independently watched raise

AdvocacySBA Connect AccessibilityUSA.gov

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Small Business Innovation Research. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

National Science FoundationGovernment25rounds togetherNational Institutes of HealthGovernment10rounds togetherMassChallengeAccelerator6rounds togetherNASACompany6rounds togetherCleantech OpenAccelerator4rounds togetherUS Department of EnergyGovernment4rounds togetherTechstarsVC firm3rounds togetherAcceliCITY powered by Leading CitiesAccelerator2rounds togetherCitibankGrowth equity2rounds togetherCycle MomentumVC firm2rounds togetherElevate VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherEvergreen Climate InnovationsVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Small Business Innovation Research put money into.

Silvis MaterialsMay 2026GeniPhys$3.0M · Feb 2026Myrias Optics$2.1M · Feb 2026GIANT BioSystems$250K · Oct 2025QubitSolve$1.2M · Sept 2025EarthEnAug 2025

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Small Business Innovation Research in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Small Business Innovation Research

What does Small Business Innovation Research invest in?

Small Business Innovation Research invests most often at Grant and Venture (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Consumer Electronics, Food And Beverage and Association.

How active is Small Business Innovation Research?

98 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Small Business Innovation Research invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Stem Pharm (Grant, Sept 2026), Estrigenix Therapeutics (Seed, Jul 2026) and Silvis Materials (Venture, May 2026).

How big are Small Business Innovation Research's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Does Small Business Innovation Research lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 98 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Small Business Innovation Research invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Small Business Innovation Research investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Small Business Innovation Research invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (25 rounds together), National Institutes of Health (10 rounds together) and MassChallenge (6 rounds together).

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