MIXMODE INC
Department of Defense · SBIR
AI-Readiness Score
16/19
AI / ML Relevance
8/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
4/5
Award
$9,511,740
Award amount
—
Award date
FA830725CB031
PIID
Awardee
2
Total awards
$10,350,174
Total $ won
15.0/19
Avg AI score
Description
MIXMODE SBIR PHASE III - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR NETWORK VISIBILITY AND REAL-TIME THREAT DETECTION FOR PROTECTION OF DATA, NETWORKS, NET-CENTRIC CAPABILITIES, AND OTHER DESIGNATED SYSTEMS RESPONDING TO ATTACKS AGAINST FRIENDLY NETWORKS.
Score Rationale
AI/ML is explicitly central to the deliverable (real-time threat detection via anomaly detection in network traffic), and the $9.5M Phase III award signals mature technical work rather than exploratory R&D, earning an 8 rather than 9 because the description doesn't name specific techniques (e.g., 'behavioral ML', 'unsupervised learning'). Problem framing is reasonable but generic: 'network visibility and threat detection' is identifiable but lacks specificity on contested vs. peacetime contexts or particular attack classes. Mixmode Inc. is a known AI-native cybersecurity startup (not a legacy systems integrator), but the name alone doesn't scream 'native AI company' to an uninformed reader, so it scores 4 rather than 5.