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Recently Funded Grant Startups

Grant companies represent a specific stage in the startup funding lifecycle, each with unique characteristics and growth opportunities.

Explore 5,149 recently funded grant companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: August 2026
Total Companies
5,149
Total Funding
$246.7M
Avg Funding
$9.9M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Raleigh4$284K
Chapel Hill1$75K
Brooklyn1Undisclosed
Durham1$75K
Greensboro1$75K
Fishers1$398K
Wake Forest1$75K
Iasi1$467K
Calgary1Undisclosed
Pittsburgh1$14.2M

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Chapel Hill, United States
Biotechnology

Drive Therapeutics is a new biotechnology company that strives to improve treatment for retinal diseases.

$75K raised
Sep 2022
Brooklyn, United States
Aerospace

EVA develops drone charging infrastructure to facilitate drone applications all across the globe.

Sep 2022
Raleigh, United States
Biotechnology

Gradient Medical develops novel interventional oncology services to bring ACE therapy to the clinic.

$75K raised
Sep 2022
Durham, United States
Biotechnology

Isolere Bio is a Healthcare Company provides manufacturing solutions,facilitate therapeutic developments.

$75K raised
Sep 2022
Greensboro, United States
Advanced Materials

Minerva Lithium develops direct lithium extraction technology to provide global solutions to lithium brine industries.

$75K raised
Sep 2022
Fishers, United States
Biotechnology

Monon Bioventures is a privately held company created to assist world-class investigators

$398K raised
Sep 2022
Raleigh, United States
Biotechnology

Oncurie focuses on creating the technology to deliver radionuclides selectively to metastatic tissue to treat metastatic cancer.

$75K raised
Sep 2022
Wake Forest, United States
Chemical

PHAXTEC produces sustainable and natural material solutions with PHA.

$75K raised
Sep 2022
Raleigh, United States
Computer Vision

Proximal is a studio for creating learning environments in the virtual space.

$75K raised
Sep 2022
Raleigh, United States
Assistive Technology

Secmation offers technology, engineering solutions, and tools to integrate information security into industrial and defense products.

$59K raised
Sep 2022
Iasi, Romania
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

SenseTask is a startup that processes documents using AI technologies.

$467K raised
Sep 2021
Calgary, Canada
Data Storage

Swiss Vault Systems designs and builds economical data storage systems.

Sep 2022
Pittsburgh, United States
Information Technology

ARM is the nation’s leading collaborative in robotics and workforce innovation.

$14.2M raised
Sep 2022
Skopje, Macedonia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Infidia facilitates financing for companies by enabling their transparency (member of the OttCT Consortium together with Deriveum)

$64K raised
Sep 2023
Vilnius, Lithuania
Asset Management

A platform for asset-backed investment in real estate projects.

Sep 2023
Campbell, United States
3D Printing

Orbital Composites specializes in the fields of 3D printing, Composites, robotics automation, and carbon fiber.

$2.0M raised
Sep 2023
Grayslake, United States
Cryptocurrency

GFX Labs is a financial technology company that offers a variety of cryptocurrency-related applications.

$1.6M raised
Sep 2022
Woolloomooloo, Australia
Analytics

Skyfii helps physical venues measure, analyze, and predict customer behavior across the physical and digital world.

$18K raised
Sep 2021
Singapore, Singapore
Enterprise Software

Gnowbe is an award-winning AI-powered performance enablement platform with rapid authoring and a full suite of enterprise-ready features.

$18K raised
Sep 2021
Tokyo, Japan
Apps

Kotozna is an information technology company that offers multilingual digital solutions such as multi-language translation and chatbots.

$18K raised
Sep 2021
San Diego, United States
Big Data

S-3 Research is a Research-as-a-Service company that generates actionable health and safety intelligence

$500K raised
Sep 2025
Chicago, United States
Advanced Materials

NanoGraf is a battery development company researching ways to improve battery life and charging time.

$60.0M raised
Sep 2024
Greenville, United States
Career Planning

Skillionaire Games by skillsgapp connects youth to life-changing careers through geolocation-based video games.

$275K raised
Sep 2024
Patagonia, United States
Mining

South32's Hermosa project is the only advanced mine development project in the United States.

$166.0M raised
Sep 2024
Kraków, Poland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI SaaS to help 2M fashion retailers reduce returns and enhance UX with virtual try-ons via global e-commerce platforms.

$581K raised
Sep 2024
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What is Grant Funding?

Grant represents a specific stage in the venture capital funding lifecycle. Companies at this stage have unique characteristics that define their growth trajectory and investment requirements.

Typical Funding Range

Varies

The actual amount varies based on market conditions, company traction, and investor appetite.

What It's Used For

Capital raised at this stage is typically used to accelerate growth, expand the team, develop the product, and increase market presence.

Who Invests at the Grant Stage?

Investors at this stage include a mix of venture capital firms, angel investors, and institutional investors, depending on the size and maturity of the company.

Key Metrics Investors Evaluate

Key metrics vary by stage but generally include revenue growth, user acquisition, market size, team strength, and operational efficiency.

Grant Funding Trends

Based on 5,149 grant companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$9.9M
Funded Last 12 Months
1
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

5 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Raleigh
4 companies
2.Chapel Hill
1 companies
3.Brooklyn
1 companies
4.Durham
1 companies
5.Greensboro
1 companies

How to Find Grant Startups

Finding companies that have recently raised grant funding is valuable for sales teams, investors, recruiters, and service providers. Grant startups are actively spending their newly raised capital on tools, talent, and services, making them ideal prospects. VCBacked tracks 5,149 grant companies with verified founder contact information, updated regularly as new rounds are announced.

You can narrow your search by filtering companies by industry vertical, city or region, or by exploring specific combinations such as Grant biotechnology companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.

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