# Small Business Innovation Research: portfolio, investments and team

> Small Business Innovation Research is a government based in United States. 98 investments on record, 6 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/small-business-innovation-research (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Small Business Innovation Research

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 98 cheques on record.

Deploying now Government

Grant Venture Seed Consumer Electronics Food And Beverage Association

Deploying now

**26%** of best year **6** **cheques in 12 months**, 98 on record

Since the last cheque **55** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 98** Sole investor **31 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Small Business Innovation Research highlights

- 01 6 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Grant and Venture: 86% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 31 rounds, median $1.0M

## What they do

- **Type:** Government (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Consumer Electronics Food And Beverage Association
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **98 appearances**

- **2026** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Stem Pharm](https://millionrounds.com/company/stem-pharm)** Grant · US **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Estrigenix Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/estrigenix-therapeutics)** Seed · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Silvis Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvis-materials)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Actualization.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/actualization-ai)** Grant · US **$70K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[GeniPhys](https://millionrounds.com/company/geniphys)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Myrias Optics](https://millionrounds.com/company/myrias-optics)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 1 other
- **2025** 14 rounds
- **Oct** **[GIANT BioSystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/giant-biosystems)** Pre-seed · US **$250K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[QubitSolve](https://millionrounds.com/company/qubitsolve)** Grant · US **$1.2M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[EarthEn](https://millionrounds.com/company/earthen)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[MagDrive Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/magdrive-technologies)** Venture · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[gotLearning](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotlearning)** Grant · US **$1.3M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[FarmSense](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmsense)** Venture · US **$1.7M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[New Iridium](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-iridium)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[AIQ Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/aiq-solutions)** Venture · US **$375K** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Accrete AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/accrete-ai)** Venture · US **$25M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Accrete AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/accrete-ai)** Venture · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Artimus Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/artimus-robotics)** Grant · US **$1.9M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Stem Pharm](https://millionrounds.com/company/stem-pharm)** Grant · US **$75K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Pathotrak](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathotrak)** Venture · US **$250K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Silvis Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvis-materials)** Grant · US **$240K** With 3 others
- **2024** 20 rounds
- **Dec** **[WiLO Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/wilo-networks)** Grant · US **$150K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Ayuda Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayuda-medical)** Grant · US **$2.8M** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Abstractive Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/abstractive-health)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[EarthEn](https://millionrounds.com/company/earthen)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Heliponix](https://millionrounds.com/company/heliponix)** Grant · US **$175K** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Provenance Chain(TM) Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/provenance-chain-tm-network)** Venture · US **$11M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[skillsgapp](https://millionrounds.com/company/skillsgapp)** Grant · US **$275K** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Serigen Mediproducts](https://millionrounds.com/company/serigen-mediproducts)** Seed **$119K** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[IAMBIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/iambic)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[RiKarbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/rikarbon)** Grant · US **$1.1M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Specter Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/specter-aerospace)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[ExoTerra](https://millionrounds.com/company/exoterra)** Venture · US **$8.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[bluShift Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/blushift-aerospace)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Neuroene Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuroene-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$400K** With 1 other
- **May** **[Ada IQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/ada-iq)** Grant · US **$275K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Softhread](https://millionrounds.com/company/softhread)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Orange Grove Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/orange-grove-bio)** Venture · US **$5.1M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[MathBRIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/mathbrix)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Prolocor](https://millionrounds.com/company/prolocor)** US **$1.7M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Lunexus Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunexus-space)** Grant · US **$275K** Sole 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

Advocacy SBA Connect Accessibility USA.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.

## The cheque

Grant Venture Seed

Median round joined **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 98 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 31 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Grant *57*
- Venture *26*
- Seed *9*
- Pre-seed *3*
- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 25
- [National Institutes of Health](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health) 10
- [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) 6
- [NASA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nasa-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration) 6
- [Cleantech Open](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open) 4
- [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) 4

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## 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 Foundation** Government **25** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**National Institutes of Health** Government **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-institutes-of-health)[**MassChallenge** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge)[**NASA** Company **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nasa-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration)[**Cleantech Open** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleantech-open)[**US Department of Energy** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy)[**Techstars** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelicity-powered-by-leading-cities)[**Citibank** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**Cycle Momentum** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cycle-momentum)[**Elevate Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elevate-ventures-3)[**Evergreen Climate Innovations** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evergreen-climate-innovations)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Small Business Innovation Research put money into.

[**Silvis Materials** May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/silvis-materials)[**GeniPhys** $3.0M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/geniphys)[**Myrias Optics** $2.1M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/myrias-optics)[**GIANT BioSystems** $250K · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/giant-biosystems)[**QubitSolve** $1.2M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/qubitsolve)[**EarthEn** Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/earthen)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 20 Oct 2022 · 51 min A Deep Dive on SBIRs with Ben Van Roo Mentions [Small Business Innovation Research](https://millionrounds.com/fund/small-business-innovation-research) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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