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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
$88.6M
Avg Funding
$3.5M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Biotechnology5$2.2M
Health Care3$2.4M
Renewable Energy2$13.6M
Energy2$11.1M
Child Care1$1.8M
Big Data1$1.5M
Assistive Technology1$100K
Legal1$7.6M
Environmental Engineering1$35K
Family1$250K

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Washington2$2.1M
Vancouver1$734K
Dallas1$1.8M
Chicago1$1.5M
Parnell1$28K
New York1$100K
Montpellier1$7.6M
Hull1$12.9M
London1$367K
Boston1$1.1M

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Vancouver, Canada
Renewable Energy

Ekona Power is using methane from feedstock to produce clean hydrogen and electrical power.

$734K raised
Jul 2024
Dallas, United States
Child Care

Equal Heart is a non-profit organisation that focuses on alleviating hunger and supporting the community.

$1.8M raised
Jul 2024
Washington, United States

PRISC restores dilapidated or abandoned historic homes to be used as residential programs for women veterans, disabled veterans.

$378K raised
Jul 2024
Chicago, United States
Big Data

RiseKit connects un(der)employed job candidates to careers, training, and resources while providing analytics for employers and grantmakers.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2024
Parnell, New Zealand
Biotechnology

Sapro-Tech is a provider of sustainable leather from fungi intended to make handbags.

$28K raised
Jul 2024
New York, United States
Assistive Technology

Sharper Sense is a wearable patch that stimulates a neck nerve to improve hearing, vision, and touch.

$100K raised
Jul 2026
Montpellier, France
Legal

Ciloa is a uniquely positioned to support your projects aiming to create new therapeutic.

$7.6M raised
Jul 2025
Hull, United Kingdom
Renewable Energy

C3 Group specilaized in sustainable energy and net zero strategies.

$12.9M raised
Jul 2025
London, Canada
Biotechnology

Tenomix's mission is to develop novel technologies that target inefficiencies in the pathology workflow and optimize cancer care.

$367K raised
Jul 2024
Boston, United States
Biotechnology

Apriori Bio offers a platform for creating variant-resilient vaccines and provides real-time insights to prepare for future outbreaks.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2024
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Environmental Engineering

Hot Lime Labs is developing CO2 capture technology for the commercial greenhouses.

$35K raised
Jul 2024
Washington, United States
Health Care

Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition is every assisted living facility will be a place where people desire to work.

$1.7M raised
Jul 2024
Toronto, Canada
Biotechnology

Noa Therapeutics is a preclinical biotech firm that is leading the way in the development of multimodal treatments.

$367K raised
Jul 2024
Woodbridge, Canada
Biotechnology

Novel Biotechnology operates as a biotechnology company.

$367K raised
Jul 2024
Thunder Bay, Canada
Health Care

The Radials PET Imager is a groundbreaking versatile nuclear imaging system delivering high-resolution images with low radiotracer doses.

$367K raised
Jul 2024
Ottawa, Canada
Health Care

Explore medical modeling in VR with Elucis.

$367K raised
Jul 2024
Asheboro, United States
Family

Lydia's Place offers shelter for women and families.

$250K raised
Jul 2022
Louisville, United States
AgTech

SunPath is a company that uses fibre optics to deliver sunlight deep inside buildings, increasing quality in environment agriculture.

$250K raised
Jul 2021
El Paso, United States
Manufacturing

Atlas Sensor Technologies is developing a hardness sensor for water softeners.

$250K raised
Jul 2021
Montréal, Canada
Agriculture

Greenhouse automation technology using artificial intelligence

$250K raised
Jul 2021
Bielefeld, Germany
AI Infrastructure

Tentris is a deep tech startup and university spinout building TentrisDB, a memory efficient RDF graph database for enterprise.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2026
Winterthur, Switzerland
Energy

Borobotics is a manufacturing company that offers autonomous drilling robot intended for geothermal drilling.

$3.1M raised
Jul 2026
Mount Kisco, United States
CleanTech

Dandelion Energy provides residential geothermal heating and cooling systems using ground energy.

$40.0M raised
Jul 2026
Calgary, Canada
Clean Energy

Eavor is a geothermal energy solution provider that develops a closed-loop system to provide baseload energy solutions.

$5.6M raised
Jul 2026
Salt Lake City, United States
Energy

A geothermal company that plumbs its boreholes with a closed loop

$8.0M raised
Jul 2026
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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
$3.5M
Funded Last 12 Months
6
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

5 companies
3 companies
2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Washington
2 companies
2.Vancouver
1 companies
3.Dallas
1 companies
4.Chicago
1 companies
5.Parnell
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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