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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
$364.0M
Avg Funding
$14.6M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)5$296K
Education3$4.4M
Biotechnology3$342.9M
Health Care2$1.8M
Analytics2$833K
Business Development1$5.0M
Aerospace1$716K
Art1$5.6M
Food and Beverage1$406K
Farmers Market1$750K

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Vancouver3$407K
Phoenix1$1.0M
New York1$5.0M
Toronto1$716K
Edinburgh1$1.7M
Miami1$5.6M
San Diego1$339.0M
Piedmont1$545K
Circleville1$257K
Little Hocking1$406K

Recently Funded Grant Companies

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Phoenix, United States
Education

Science Prep Academy learn to take ownership of their life, to lead with confidence, and to behave sanely.

$1.0M raised
Oct 2022
New York, United States
Business Development

Leading Edge Alliance is an organization development company.

$5.0M raised
Oct 2021
Toronto, Canada
Aerospace

Canadian Space Mining Corporation creating the infrastructure to support life in space.

$716K raised
Oct 2025
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Education

Converge is Scotland's springboard for university founders.

$1.7M raised
Oct 2025
Miami, United States
Art

Arts Access Miami is an educational institution that offers free arts education to students starting from K-12.

$5.6M raised
Oct 2025
San Diego, United States
Biotechnology

Cidara Therapeutics develops targeted immunotherapies aimed at improving treatment outcomes for patients with serious diseases.

$339.0M raised
Oct 2025
Piedmont, United States
Health Care

A digital health platform that uses analysis of eye-movements as a biomarker to assess brain health across neurological disorders.

$545K raised
Oct 2025
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
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
Halifax, Canada
Analytics

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

$149K 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
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
Vancouver, Canada
Metaverse

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

$312K raised
Oct 2023
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
Plymouth, United States
Biotechnology

Esperovax is a biotechnology company based in Plymouth, MI.

$1.0M 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
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
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
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
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
Bucarest, Romania
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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

$87K 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
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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
$14.6M
Funded Last 12 Months
3
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

3 companies
3 companies
2 companies
2 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Vancouver
3 companies
2.Phoenix
1 companies
3.New York
1 companies
4.Toronto
1 companies
5.Edinburgh
1 companies

How to Find Grant Startups

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

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