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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
$59.2M
Avg Funding
$2.4M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Biotechnology5$17.9M
Health Care4$4.7M
Analytics2$751K
Artificial Intelligence (AI)2$4.2M
Biopharma2$518K
Delivery1Undisclosed
Augmented Reality1Undisclosed
Business Development1$21.8M
Renewable Energy1$2.1M
Water1$489K

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Vancouver3$4.0M
Watertown2$2.0M
Oxford2$4.6M
Cambridge2$518K
Ottawa1Undisclosed
London1$2.8M
Dublin1$495K
Zaragoza1$21.8M
Rankin Inlet1$2.1M
Edinburgh1$336K

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Vancouver, Canada
Delivery

15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver!

Mar 2022
Ottawa, Canada
Augmented Reality

A UNICEF Innovation Fund software house specializing in rehabilitation solutions with a focus on VR for neurodevelopmental challenges.

Mar 2022
London, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

Yaqrit is a clinical-stage company discovering and developing treatments for patients with advanced liver disease.

$2.8M raised
Mar 2025
Dublin, Ireland
Analytics

Airlytix is an aviation finance technology company offering analytics, data integration, and process management.

$495K raised
Mar 2025
Zaragoza, Spain
Business Development

The Wave is the leading platform for executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals.

$21.8M raised
Mar 2025
Watertown, United States
Biotechnology

Fluent Biosciences, a life science company, offering a molecular analysis of cells without the use of complex microfluidic instrumentation.

Mar 2024
Rankin Inlet, Canada
Renewable Energy

Nukik is an Inuit-owned corporation that develops and operates big infrastructure projects in Nunavut's Kivalliq region.

$2.1M raised
Mar 2024
Oxford, United Kingdom
Water

A new approach to valuing water

$489K raised
Mar 2023
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Broadcasting

WhiteHaul is a technology platform that unlocks the Rural Gigabit Opportunities.

$336K raised
Mar 2023
Bethesda, United States
Biotechnology

Harm Reduction Therapeutics is a nonprofit pharmaceutical company advancing harm reduction therapies to promote public health.

$9.0M raised
Mar 2023
Watertown, United States
Biotechnology

SQZ Biotech features a cell engineering technology designed to deliver a diverse set of materials into patient cells.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2022
Sandy, United States
Health Care

AccuBreath develops respiratory monitoring devices for breath analysis and health tracking.

$982K raised
Mar 2022
Marietta, United States
Analytics

Blockalytics is a platform for cloudless industrial analytics.

$256K raised
Mar 2022
Biel, Switzerland
Health Care

We’ve miniaturized orthopedic sensing. We transform standard implants into smart connected devices enabling remote clincal risk management

$1.1M raised
Mar 2026
Thessaloníki, Greece
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

DEUS EX MACHINA is an artificial intelligence delivering AI solutions for the Food, Nutrition, and Health industry.

$2.2M raised
Mar 2025
New York, United States
College Recruiting

BestFit is a college decision-making app that transforms the way underrepresented high school students find a college that best fit them.

$100K raised
Mar 2025
Harrisburg, United States
Consulting

Rural Health Redesign Center shares successful solutions, offers technical support to underserved communities and collaborates with federal.

$5.2M raised
Mar 2025
Montréal, Canada
Food and Beverage

LOOP Mission produces & supplies juices, probiotic sodas and beer prepared by using the fruits and vegetables rejected by the food industry.

$1.1M raised
Mar 2024
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Biopharma

Transforming chronic wound care with breakthrough enzymatic technology

$518K raised
Mar 2024
Boston, United States
Industrial Engineering

ThermoBionics develops innovative cooling technology that cuts weight and increases cooling power.

$75K raised
Mar 2024
Vancouver, Canada
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Klue is an AI powered competitive enablement platform that helps salespeople win the deals they should have won.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2023
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Biopharma

Providing tools to physicians in the treatment of patients with immune-mediated disease, through prediction of long term clinical prognosis.

Mar 2023
Vancouver, Canada
Health Care

Metaoptima delivers digital healthcare solutions. It was started by a team of Simon Fraser University and University of British Columbia

$2.0M raised
Mar 2023
Oxford, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

SpyBiotech Operators of a biotechnology platform intended to generate next-generation vaccines.

$4.1M raised
Mar 2023
Charleroi, Belgium
Health Care

HeartKinetics AI solutions empower motion and ECG wearable sensors to intercept heart failure and cancer cardiotoxicity

$540K raised
Mar 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
$2.4M
Funded Last 12 Months
1
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

5 companies
4 companies
2 companies
2 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.Vancouver
3 companies
2.Watertown
2 companies
3.Oxford
2 companies
4.Cambridge
2 companies
5.Ottawa
1 companies

How to Find Grant Startups

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