See $114.0B of funded innovation
before VCs do
Track 32,139+ grant-backed companies across 242,356 federal awards. Spot tomorrow's breakouts while they're still in stealth.
By invitation only • We're onboarding new users in batches
Government grant intelligence at scale
Why Innovator Lens
Comprehensive grant database
The complete record of SBIR/STTR awards with company profiles, funding history, and sector tagging.
Early-stage discovery
Surface grant-backed companies and emerging sector white-space before they reach traditional platforms.
Calibrated intelligence
A temporally-validated model scoring which companies are likely to progress, raise, or get acquired.
Powered by official government data sources
X-Ray Vision for Startup Intelligence
While other platforms offer wide coverage, Innovator Lens provides deep, investigative insight into early-stage innovation before it hits mainstream databases.
Our proprietary intelligence engine synthesizes multiple open data sources to uncover startups others miss.
We specialize in surfacing non-obvious, high-signal startup activity by triangulating:
SBIR/STTR Grant Data
Incorporation Records
Accelerator Affiliations
Patent Filings
Founder/PI Backgrounds
Pre-traction R&D Companies
What Makes Innovator Lens Different?
Deep SBIR/STTR Integration
Full scraping with PIs, topics, and awards
Pre-VC Startup Focus
High coverage from grant data and filings
Real-time Alerts
Immediate notifications from incorporation and grants
R&D Commercialization Tracking
Pre-revenue commercialization signals
Hidden Innovator Discovery
Core focus on grant-backed or stealth companies
Multi-source Enrichment
Comprehensive founder insights and clustering
Full Spectrum Detection
State/local and sectoral accelerator coverage
Affordable Pricing
Targeted, accessible plans for all users
Who Benefits Most
VC/Angel
Spot promising grant-backed tech startups before they raise equity.
Corporate R&D
Find early partners aligned with R&D interests.
Impact/GovTech
Identify founders working on defense, clean energy, healthcare, and other mission-critical areas.
Consultants
Discover firms receiving non-dilutive funding that may need help commercializing.
Your unfair edge for spotting real innovation
See the future—before the Series A
Discover What Others MissEverything you need to find innovation early
From raw federal awards to a scored, watchable, board-ready intelligence layer.
Sector lens & deep filters
Slice 240k+ grants and 32k companies by technology sector, state, agency, phase, funding size, and year — in seconds.
Company intelligence
Full profiles: funding history, publications, competitors, government contracts, and clinical trials in one place.
Momentum & white-space
See which sectors are accelerating (YoY) and where new players are entering — the signals before they hit mainstream platforms.
Predictive scoring
A temporally-validated model scoring which companies are likely to progress, raise, or get acquired — with honest, forward-looking accuracy.
Watchlist & activity feed
Track a competitor set and get one unified feed of their grants, raises, and market signals as they happen.
Board-ready reports & Enterprise API
Export any sector or watchlist to a polished HTML / CSV / XLSX report, or pull company & research intelligence straight into your CRM and tools via the Enterprise API (email + token).
See it on real data
Tour live sector momentum, top players, and white-space — no signup required — or see how we compare to other platforms.
Frequently Asked Questions
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