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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
$49.5M
Avg Funding
$2.0M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Cambridge2$300K
Bethesda1$1.0M
San Francisco1$1.6M
Norrköping1$3.5M
Long Beach1$15.0M
Manchester1$840K
Austin1$5.8M
Menlo Park1$2.9M
Chagrin Falls1$1.0M
Kyiv1$10K

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Bethesda, United States
Information Technology

Insilica is a bioinformatics company.

$1.0M raised
May 2025
San Francisco, United States
Biotechnology

OncoSwab is creating a point-of-care test to detect lung cancer in high-risk individuals.

$1.6M raised
May 2025
Norrköping, Sweden
Renewable Energy

Epishine develops and produces printed solar cells that consist only of organic materials.

$3.5M raised
May 2024
Long Beach, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Revolutionizing urban transit with AI-driven aiEVTOL aircraft—shaping the future of 2C travel through robust 2B data and early revenue.

$15.0M raised
May 2024
Manchester, United Kingdom
Battery

enee.io designs and develops battery monitoring systems.

$840K raised
May 2024
Austin, United States
Information Services

FlashParking is a technology company that provides software, hardware, and platforms for managing parking and mobility operations.

$5.8M raised
May 2024
Menlo Park, United States
Energy

Nelumbo is Providing radical, lasting technological improvements to the heating and cooling industry.

$2.9M raised
May 2024
Chagrin Falls, United States
Health Care

Augment Therapy is an interactive software that uses the medium of AR to provide virtual pediatric rehab and remote patient monitoring.

$1.0M raised
May 2023
Kyiv, Ukraine
Biometrics

Electronic KYC provides identity verification and onboarding process for customers.

$10K raised
May 2023
Ellicott City, United States
Health Care

Evon Medics, LLC is focused on developing and delivering breakthrough therapeutics and devices to address brain-related conditions.

$2.9M raised
May 2023
Wilmington, United States
Fitness

OpiAID to develop an advanced wearable device to aid in treatment for opioid abuse by detecting biological indicators of overdose.

$2.8M raised
May 2023
Palma De Mallorca, Spain
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Orga AI creates AI that sees, hears and talks in realtime

$2.9M raised
May 2026
Stockton-on-tees, United Kingdom
Commercial

TaperedPlus specialises in the design of flat roofs and insulation.

$362K raised
May 2025
Villeneuve, France
Health Care

Hemerion is focused on creating innovative cancer treatments.

$2.8M raised
May 2025
San Antonio, United States
Biotechnology

Emtora Biosciences is a life science company that commercializes a new formulation of an immunosuppressant as a prostate cancer drug.

$3.0M raised
May 2025
Baltimore, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Softhread is a blockchain technology company that develops enterprise solutions using a blockchain and AI-enabled platform.

$1.0M raised
May 2024
Montréal, Canada
Association

C2 Montreal is a non-profit organization aiming to reinvent the concept of the annual international conference.

$750K raised
May 2024
Natick, United States
Biotechnology

ActivSignal is a biotech company that develops protein profiling for diagnostics and other applications.

$500K raised
May 2024
Lowell, United States
Battery

Advanced Silicon Group offers silicon nanotechnology services.

$200K raised
May 2024
Cambridge, United States
Biotechnology

BioSens8 is a biotech company that senses beyond glucose to enable holistic health monitoring and offers health monitoring products.

$100K raised
May 2024
Durango, United States
E-Learning

GeekPack is an e-learning platform offering tech-based entrepreneurship programs for women.

$100K raised
May 2024
Boston, United States
Advanced Materials

Guardion is making the world safer from radiological and nuclear threats with quantum technology radiation detectors.

$100K raised
May 2024
Cambridge, United States
Cyber Security

Notch Technologies is developing tech for boosting the communications capabilities of drones.

$200K raised
May 2024
Perú, Colombia
Alternative Protein

Peruvian Veef is an offline and online store that offers real burgers, grilled seitan, crispy cravings, and vegan nugget products.

May 2024
Bilbao, Spain
Health Care

The first digital physiotherapy clinic 100% automated by AI and without any human intervention

$100K raised
May 2023
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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
$2.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
1
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

4 companies
4 companies
2 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Cambridge
2 companies
2.Bethesda
1 companies
3.San Francisco
1 companies
4.Norrköping
1 companies
5.Long Beach
1 companies

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