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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 5,039 recently funded grant companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: July 2026
Total Companies
5,039
Total Funding
$98.8M
Avg Funding
$4.0M
Global Reach
5
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Biotechnology4$15.3M
Energy3$10.1M
Building Material2$1.6M
Big Data1$1.4M
Education1$1.4M
CleanTech1$302K
Environmental Consulting1$515K
Waste Management1$574K
Charity1$622K
Children1$20.0M

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Halifax3$15.4M
St. John's3$10.7M
Fort Collins2$500K
Dartmouth1$1.4M
Vancouver1$302K
Rossland1$515K
Richmond1$574K
London1$622K
Washington1$20.0M
Reston1$28.6M

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Halifax, Canada
Biotechnology

Smallfood is a microbial ingredient company that provides alternative meat and dairy space.

$7.0M raised
Apr 2023
Dartmouth, Canada
Big Data

Technology for Profitable & Sustainable Ocean Harvests

$1.4M raised
Apr 2023
Halifax, Canada
Education

An award-winning modelling, training, and simulation company providing AR, VR, MR, and XR solutions to OEM, airline, and defence leaders.

$1.4M raised
Apr 2023
Vancouver, Canada
CleanTech

A B2B reusable packaging company that has developed a technology to make zero waste living easy, affordable, and rapidly scalable.

$302K raised
Apr 2023
St. John's, Canada
Energy

Energy Research & Innovation is an organization that offers research, development, and demonstration services for the oil and gas industry.

$3.0M raised
Apr 2023
Rossland, Canada
Environmental Consulting

Advanced BioCarbon 3D creates plastics that are carbon negative, non-toxic and biodegradable, with engineered grade quality.

$515K raised
Apr 2023
Richmond, Canada
Waste Management

Ocean Legacy is developing the EPIC Plastic Pollution Emergency ResponseTM programme to reduce and recycle ocean plastic.

$574K raised
Apr 2023
London, United Kingdom
Charity

The Film and TV Charity is a charity for people working behind the scenes in the film, cinema, and commercial television industries.

$622K raised
Apr 2023
Halifax, Canada
Biotechnology

DeNova develops its technology, which converts greenhouse gases into a protein that can be used as feed in farms and aquaculture.

$7.0M raised
Apr 2023
Washington, United States
Children

Greater DC Diaper Bank provides basic baby needs and personal hygiene products.

$20.0M raised
Apr 2022
Reston, United States
Aerospace

Inmarsat Government is a Telecommunications Company.

$28.6M raised
Apr 2022
Ridgway, United States
Energy Efficiency

ZGEO Energy develops geothermal plants, integrates thermal networks for mixed-use communities and supplies utility/industrial power.

$306K raised
Apr 2026
Houston, United States
Energy

Fervo Energy develops and operates clean energy technology to generate carbon-free energy from geothermal systems.

$494K raised
Apr 2026
Fort Collins, United States
Nutrition

Feeding Our Community Ourselves providing nutritious and delicious meals to the people.

$250K raised
Apr 2024
Fort Collins, United States
Art

Living Her Legacy is committed to recognizing women's accomplishments and inspiring girls through the arts and education.

$250K raised
Apr 2024
Fremont, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Squadcast is an end-to-end Incident management software helping SRE and DevOps teams to adopt IT incident management best practices.

Apr 2023
Dublin, Ireland
Building Material

PlasmaBound provides a step-change technology, termed Controlled Plasma Ablation (CPA).

Apr 2023
Santiago De Compostela, Spain
Biopharma

Addressing “undruggable intracellular targets” in oncology

Apr 2023
St. John's, Canada
Industrial

Miawpukek Horizon Maritime is a marine service provider that uses a graphene-based marine coating on vessels to improve fuel efficiency.

$6.6M raised
Apr 2023
San Diego, United States
Aquaculture

Center for Aquaculture Technologies is a research and development company using all modern genetic improvement technologies.

$7.0M raised
Apr 2023
St. John's, Canada
Biotechnology

eDNAtec is a company that uses environmental DNA technology to enable ocean-based enterprises and promote ocean health.

$1.1M raised
Apr 2023
Waltham, United States
Biotechnology

Ventus Therapeutics develops small molecule drugs that target autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancer.

$150K raised
Apr 2023
North Vancouver, Canada
Robotics

Avestec develops aerial robotic platforms and software for non-destructive testing and visual inspections of industrial assets.

$4.0M raised
Apr 2023
Calgary, Canada
Energy

KATAL Energy is an emission-alternative fuel company that reduces diesel exhaust emissions with nano-emulsion drop-in fuels.

$6.6M raised
Apr 2023
Cheswick, United States
Building Material

Vitro Architectural Glass is a glass manufacturer.

$1.6M raised
Apr 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 5,039 grant companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$4.0M
Funded Last 12 Months
2
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

4 companies
3 companies
2 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Halifax
3 companies
2.St. John's
3 companies
3.Fort Collins
2 companies
4.Dartmouth
1 companies
5.Vancouver
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 biotechnology companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.

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