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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 5,203 recently funded grant companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: October 2026
Total Companies
5,203
Total Funding
$52.9M
Avg Funding
$2.1M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London2$2.2M
Galway2$1.3M
San Francisco2$496K
Santa Clara1$2.5M
New York1Undisclosed
St Louis1$650K
Riga1$4.8M
Bath1$1.3M
Newcastle Upon Tyne1Undisclosed
Cambridge1$32.4M

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
London, United Kingdom
Environmental Consulting

Packamama has redesigned wine bottles to be more environmentally friendly.

$654K raised
Nov 2025
Santa Clara, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Multimodal AI enabled, connected maintenance platform for operations & maintenance in industrial facilities and commercial buildings

$2.5M raised
Nov 2024
New York, United States
EdTech

Education Cannot Wait is an NGO that offers support for education and learning to refugee and displaced boys and girls.

Nov 2024
St Louis, United States
Alternative Protein

Mighty Cricket offers clean protein powders and oatmeals made with sustainable protein and organic ingredients.

$650K raised
Nov 2024
Riga, Latvia
Aerospace

Defense technology company that specializes in advanced autonomous systems

$4.8M raised
Nov 2024
Galway, Ireland
Biotechnology

Relevium Medical is a biopharmaceutical company offering medicines for osteoarthritis.

Nov 2024
London, United Kingdom
Customer Service

Organizational Swarm Intelligence - Starting with AI agents for website personalisation

$1.5M raised
Nov 2023
Bath, United Kingdom
Manufacturing

Innovative Diagnostics manufactures and distributes diagnostics, medicine, UTIs, and urinary infection machines.

$1.3M raised
Nov 2025
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Construction

Karbon Homes is involved in construction, property development and management with an emphasis on quality, service and sustainability.

Nov 2025
Cambridge, United States
Biopharma

Manus Bio develops an advanced fermentation technology to recreate plant processes in microorganisms.

$32.4M raised
Nov 2024
Munich, Germany
Biotechnology

Eisbach Bio is a biotechnology company that creates new drugs that target molecular vulnerabilities in cancer genomes.

$4.8M raised
Nov 2024
Stony Brook, United States
Clean Energy

SuperClean Glass develops automated, scalable, and waterless cleaning technology for removing dust from solar panels.

$256K raised
Nov 2021
Berkeley, United States
Biopharma

Synvivia creates organisms that can be controlled with small molecules.

Nov 2021
Pawtucket, United States
Health Care

EchoWear improves access to healthcare through digital health services.

$256K raised
Nov 2021
Ann Arbor, United States
Biotechnology

ExciPlex provides diagnostic technologies for the detection of toxins in animal feed and feed inputs.

$256K raised
Nov 2021
Mesa, United States
Health Care

Nasus Medical is a drug delivery platform that treats chronic sinusitis.

$256K raised
Nov 2021
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Lambda Function provides autonomous precision manufacturing by enabling software defined machining.

$256K raised
Nov 2021
San Francisco, United States
Health Care

Jaguar Health is a pharmaceutical company that makes plant-based medicines to treat gastrointestinal distress in people and animals.

$240K raised
Jan 2026
Hartland, United States
Non Profit

The Center on Rural Innovation uses progressive public, private, and philanthropic partnerships and strategies.

Jan 2026
Potsdam, Germany
Agriculture

AgriTech company using machine learning and computer vision to give commercial greenhouse growers accurate crop growth and yield forecasts.

$1.3M raised
Jan 2026
Dubendorf, Switzerland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

kuafu is committed to accelerating grid decarbonization and driving the energy transition to net zero.

Jan 2026
Ecublens, Switzerland
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

End-to-end automated work-safety inspections for high-risk sites

$126K raised
Jan 2026
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Coffee

European marketplace digitizing fresh artisanal producers

$176K raised
Jan 2026
Galway, Ireland
Health Care

SymPhysis Medical is developing an innovative drainage technology to treat malignant pleural effusions (MPE).

$1.3M raised
Nov 2025
Wageningen, The Netherlands
Food and Beverage

Time-Travelling Milkman produce a plant-based cream from sunflower seeds, as an ingredient for dairy alternatives.

Nov 2025
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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 5,203 grant companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.1M
Funded Last 12 Months
11
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

4 companies
3 companies
2 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.London
2 companies
2.Galway
2 companies
3.San Francisco
2 companies
4.Santa Clara
1 companies
5.New York
1 companies

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