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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
$163.3M
Avg Funding
$6.5M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Analytics2$115.0M
Manufacturing2$2.9M
Battery2$1.4M
Carbon Capture2$1.6M
Biotechnology1$1.6M
Clinical Trials1$10.0M
Information Services1$100K
Health Care1$15.0M
AgTech1$3.4M
Education1Undisclosed

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Calgary3$4.3M
San Francisco2$125.0M
Berlin2Undisclosed
Paris1$1.6M
Montréal1Undisclosed
Lysaker1$2.5M
London1$100K
Tokyo1$307K
Ardrossan1$1.5M
Salisbury1$15.0M

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Paris, France
Biotechnology

PK MED focuses on the unique creation of custom-designed, intravenous, and biodegradable micro-implants.

$1.6M raised
Jul 2024
Montréal, Canada
Analytics

Plotly is a data science and AI company that offers data visualization libraries for interactive web apps in any programming language.

Jul 2024
Lysaker, Norway
Manufacturing

TECO 2030 aim is to identify and develop solutions to significantly reduce ecological impact of maritime pollution.

$2.5M raised
Jul 2023
San Francisco, United States
Clinical Trials

Impetus Grants provide funds for scientists to immediately begin working on the most important topics in aging biology.

$10.0M raised
Jul 2023
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

Rescale is a cloud simulation platform that enables research scientists and engineers to build, compute, analyze, and scale simulations.

$115.0M raised
Jul 2026
London, United Kingdom
Information Services

CrawlJobs is a multilingual, AI-powered job board indexing job offers directly from company websites.

$100K raised
Jul 2026
Tokyo, Japan
Manufacturing

LIFESCAPES develops Brain-Machine Interface technology to support rehabilitation for patients with severe paralysis following strokes.

$307K raised
Jul 2026
Ardrossan, Canada

Backroads Reclamation recovered and converted wood waste from construction, demolition, and renovation into useful building materials.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2025
Salisbury, United States
Health Care

Akyso is a biotechnology company that offers treatment solutions for rehabilitation and medication for opioid use disorder.

$15.0M raised
Jul 2025
Abbotsford, Canada
Battery

Atlas Power Technologies is a manufacturer of supercapacitors.

$1.1M raised
Jul 2025
Calgary, Canada
AgTech

Revolutionizing bitumen recovery with biomass-derived solvents produced from forestry and agricultural biomass.

$3.4M raised
Jul 2025
Calgary, Canada

CarboMat specializes in transforming low-value products like Alberta asphaltenes to develop high-value carbon.

$772K raised
Jul 2025
Victoria, Canada
Carbon Capture

Cielo Carbon Solutions is the Canadian channel partner for CarbonQuest.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2025
Stanford, United States
Education

Darsel is an education platform that helps K12 students to learn math through AI chatbot.

Jul 2025
Yonkers, United States
Renewable Energy

Hughes Energy Group is a green tech, fiber production company providing a low-carbon solution to recycling organic waste.

$3.7M raised
Jul 2025
Calgary, Canada
Chemical

SeeO2 Energy is a converting carbon dioxide into marketable and clean value-added fuels and chemicals using reversible fuel technology.

$184K raised
Jul 2025
Cambridge, United States
Clean Energy

Solstice provides turnkey customer solutions for shared solar.

Jul 2024
Delaware, United States
Carbon Capture

Yama is unlocking DAC scalability with low energy consumption and high scalability pace

$20K raised
Jul 2024
Berlin, Germany
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Akirolabs develops and provides an AI powered SaaS platform for collaborative strategic procurement.

Jul 2024
Mclean, United States
Food and Beverage

Myles Comfort Foods is a premium CPG brand

$20K raised
Jul 2024
Burnaby, Canada
Battery

Brokkr is pioneering nature-based technologies to produce low-cost, battery grade nickel and cobalt sulphates for the EV battery market.

$363K raised
Jul 2024
Hamilton, New Zealand
3D Technology

Chronoptics creates and integrates indirect time-of-flight depth sensing technology.

$7K raised
Jul 2024
Berlin, Germany
Advanced Materials

ecoLocked is turning buildings into carbon sinks by developing CO2-negative building materials.

Jul 2024
Nashville, United States
Building Material

Hemp Building Institute provides biological construction materials and cost-effective home solutions by utilizing technologies.

$6.2M raised
Jul 2024
Auckland, New Zealand
Information Technology

IOT Ventures provides LoRaWAN-powered IoT solutions including sensors, devices, network integration, and management software

$13K raised
Jul 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 5,203 grant companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$6.5M
Funded Last 12 Months
3
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

2 companies
2 companies
2 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Calgary
3 companies
2.San Francisco
2 companies
3.Berlin
2 companies
4.Paris
1 companies
5.Montréal
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 analytics companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.

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