The Small Business Track is designed to empower innovation and enable small businesses to compete in AIxCC. DARPA awarded to seven (7) small businesses with prizes of $1 million each.
The Small Business Track of AIxCC is a prize competition that replaced the former Funded Track, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Between AIxCC Kickoff and the ASC, Small Business Track Teams will have the opportunity to participate in additional AIxCC events and demonstrate their technology to DARPA during a virtual site visit.
On March 11, 2024, DARPA announced the winners of the Small Business Track prize competition.
Registered Teams not awarded in the AIxCC Small Business Track Competition will be placed in the Open Track of the competition and will be considered registered. The Concept White Paper will satisfy the Registration Paper requirement. Teams who do not wish to participate in the AIxCC Open Track may email [email protected].
To register to compete in the Small Business Track Competition, eligible Teams visited registration.aicyberchallenge.com.
The Small Business Track Competition invited all eligible small businesses to complete a Concept White Paper outlining their knowledge, skills, capabilities, and approach for this challenge.
The Concept White Paper comprised two parts:
Concept white paper submissions will be evaluated and ranked using the following scoring criteria:
The Concept White Paper and the Technology Review Contest were judged by a panel of Government subject matter experts and judges based on the above scoring criteria.
In addition to the general eligibility requirements of AIxCC (refer to Section 2.2 of the Rules), Teams competing in the Small Business Competition must satisfy the following requirements. Teams must be: