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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
$19.8M
Avg Funding
$790K
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)5$296K
Biotechnology3$6.9M
Analytics2$833K
AgTech2Undisclosed
Farmers Market1$750K
Food and Beverage1$406K
Education1$1.8M
Metaverse1$312K
Apps1$35K
Internet of Things1Undisclosed

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Vancouver3$407K
Chicago1$750K
Circleville1$257K
Little Hocking1$406K
Crown Point1$2.9M
Melbourne1$1.8M
Halifax1$149K
Odessa1$126K
Plymouth1$1.0M
Sunnyvale1Undisclosed

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Chicago, United States
Farmers Market

Forty Acres Fresh Market is an online and in-store retailer of groceries, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and health care items.

$750K raised
Oct 2024
Circleville, United States

Train Station Meats & Market is a Butcher shop and market serving Circleville, Ohio, and beyond.

$257K raised
Oct 2024
Little Hocking, United States
Food and Beverage

Staley Countryside Meat is a locally owned and operated family butcher business.

$406K raised
Oct 2024
Crown Point, United States
Biotechnology

Neurodon is a biopharmaceutical company with small molecules in IND-enabling studies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.

$2.9M raised
Oct 2023
Melbourne, Australia
Education

Doherty Institute is a world-class institute of research, diagnostics and public health, reference laboratories, and clinical services.

$1.8M raised
Oct 2023
Halifax, Canada
Analytics

Scient Analytics provides simplified data analytics tools that standardise the collection and processing of visual data.

$149K raised
Oct 2023
Vancouver, Canada
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Browse AI is the easiest way for prosumers, startups, and SMBs to extract and monitor data from websites.

$60K raised
Oct 2023
Odessa, Ukraine
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Electrodo is a FinTech platform designed to unlock sustainable capitalization for industrial SMEs, clusters, and impact investors.

$126K raised
Oct 2023
Plymouth, United States
Biotechnology

Esperovax is a biotechnology company based in Plymouth, MI.

$1.0M raised
Oct 2023
Vancouver, Canada
Metaverse

The Frontier Collective is a coalition of leaders in tech, culture, and community driving forward the development.

$312K raised
Oct 2023
Vancouver, Canada
Apps

Blanka is a platform that helps anyone start a beauty line by automating the process of branding products.

$35K raised
Oct 2023
Sunnyvale, United States
Internet of Things

Davra is an IoT platform company

Oct 2022
Las Vegas, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

MayaMD is a free personal health assistant designed to enhance physician-patient communication and collaboration.

$12K raised
Oct 2022
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Simplifai Systems is a provider of a traffic management system so that it can achieve a number of goals beyond simple congestion control.

$11K raised
Oct 2022
Alexandria, United States
Health Care

BBCIC is a scientific research consortium that monitors the effectiveness of biosimilars and novel biologics.

$1.3M raised
Oct 2022
Bucarest, Romania
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Climate-Smart Plastic Offsets Through Transparent, Data-Driven Marine Plastic Cleanup

$87K raised
Oct 2025
Belmont, United States
Analytics

HumanTruths is an AI platform that collects voice data from communities and analyzes it to provide insights.

$684K raised
Oct 2025
Saint Johnsbury, United States

Caledonia Food Co-op is a grocery store, mission is to create a community-owned store that supports local growers.

$600K raised
Oct 2025
Lausanne, Switzerland
Audio

AVAtronics is developing noise-canceling technology.

Oct 2024
Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Senbiosys is a Manufacturing company that builds light sensors with the highest efficiency and the lowest power consumption.

Oct 2024
Wilmington, United States
Credit

Lendsqr is a cloud-based loan management platform for credit providers of every size, in any market. Smart automation, zero upfront cost.

$6K raised
Oct 2024
New York, United States
Biotechnology

B.More expands addiction treatment options through innovative, scientifically validated approaches.

$3.0M raised
Oct 2024
Signal Hill, United States
Battery

ReJoule fast battery diagnostics platform enables unprecedented insights into electric vehicle batteries at every stage in their life cycle

$6.3M raised
Oct 2024
Leuven, Belgium
AgTech

Paleo is a food ingredient company that develops ingredients for plant-based foods, making it taste, feel and look like real meat or fish.

Oct 2024
Winterthur, Switzerland
AgTech

Vatorex enhances honey bee health through an effective and practicable hyperthermic system to fight the varroa mite.

Oct 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
$790K
Funded Last 12 Months
3
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

3 companies
2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Vancouver
3 companies
2.Chicago
1 companies
3.Circleville
1 companies
4.Little Hocking
1 companies
5.Crown Point
1 companies

How to Find Grant Startups

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