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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
$51.3M
Avg Funding
$2.1M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Artificial Intelligence (AI)6$2.6M
Biotechnology4$11.3M
Analytics3$5.4M
Education2$14.4M
Advertising1$70K
Aerospace1$1.8M
Cosmetics1$1.5M
Health Care1$300K
Clinical Trials1$100K
Agriculture1$180K

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London3$1.3M
Barcelona2$276K
Auckland1$43K
Cantanhede1$1.3M
Antwerp1$9.9M
Long Beach1$1.8M
Philadelphia1$1.5M
Montréal1$135K
Lund1$807K
Miami1$305K

Recently Funded Grant Companies

Export
Auckland, New Zealand
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ambit is an enterprise conversational AI platform

$43K raised
Mar 2023
Barcelona, Spain
Advertising

Shopify Select Partner since 2015. Performance engineering, CRO & Shopify Plus migrations for DTC brands doing $500K–$10M+ in revenue.

$70K raised
Mar 2026
Cantanhede, Portugal
Biotechnology

Immunethep is a biotech startup company that is developing broad coverage anti-bacterial immunotherapies

$1.3M raised
Mar 2025
Antwerp, Belgium
Biotechnology

TripleW upcycles food waste into high-demand, high-value lactic acid, the building block of PLA bioplastics.

$9.9M raised
Mar 2025
Long Beach, United States
Aerospace

Next-generation spacecraft manufacturer, building the foundation for sustainable space exploration and access to off-planet resources.

$1.8M raised
Mar 2025
Philadelphia, United States
Cosmetics

Tandem Repeat is a deeptech company that develops tunable, adaptable, and programmable protein-based bioderived materials.

$1.5M raised
Mar 2025
Montréal, Canada
Biotechnology

Vega BioImaging is a biotech company that improves prognostic for immunotherapy.

$135K raised
Mar 2025
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI-driven offensive security platform unifying exploit intel, attack surface management and PTaaS to focus on exploitable risk.

$170K raised
Mar 2025
Lund, Sweden
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Sensative powers digital sovereignty with a platform and sensors to connect, control, and scale smart infrastructure.

$807K raised
Mar 2025
Miami, United States

Sealor mineralizes porous coastal soils to stop groundwater flooding, stabilize seawalls, and protect coastal infrastructure.

$305K raised
Mar 2025
Adelaide, Australia
Education

HILT CRC is a research organization that helps industries, and government organizations in decarbonisation with training services.

$3.9M raised
Mar 2024
Castelldefels, Spain
Analytics

Imotion Analytics delivers cross-sector AVaaS, turning video into real-time insights for smarter, safer and more efficient infrastructure.

$1.1M raised
Mar 2024
New York, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

W4A.io is an research company dedicated to Web4.0 generation technologies like AI, AR/VR, Metaverse, 5G etc.

$350K raised
Mar 2024
Barcelona, Spain
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Dana is a certified digital therapeutics software to improve the mental health and well-being of women during motherhood

$206K raised
Mar 2024
Durham, United States
Health Care

Praetego is a pharmaceutical company focused on addressing serious diabetic complications.

$300K raised
Mar 2023
London, United Kingdom
Clinical Trials

Proactive Care begins today!

$100K raised
Mar 2023
Oakland, United States
Agriculture

Designing the crops of the next generation.

$180K raised
Mar 2023
London, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Alana focused on disrupting existing user experience and streamlining current processes through natural conversation.

$1.1M raised
Mar 2023
Brooklyn, United States
Analytics

Coleridge Initiative is a company that provides cutting-edge analytics skills and apply them to real world micro-data.

$4.3M raised
Mar 2026
Zug, Switzerland
Asset Management

Institutional-grade Service Provider for Digital Assets

$4K raised
Mar 2025
Cambridge, United States
Biotechnology

Likarda is a biotech developing cell therapies and enabling technologies to transform the way cell therapies are delivered and function.

Mar 2025
Dublin, Ireland
Education

The Learnovate Centre is an industry-led centre of excellence in learning innovation within Enterprise Ireland.

$10.5M raised
Mar 2024
Singapore, Singapore
Analytics

Turning passive CCTV cameras into powerful BI systems to help retailers stop losing sales & improve customer experience.

$10K raised
Mar 2024
Ann Arbor, United States
Medical

Taza Aya specializes in non-thermal plasmas that use in a variety of industries and applications to remove and kill pathogens in the air.

$500K raised
Mar 2024
Liverpool, United Kingdom

iiCON is a world leading center for infection innovation and R&D working with industry, academics, and clinicians.

$12.8M raised
Mar 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 5,039 grant companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.1M
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

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.London
3 companies
2.Barcelona
2 companies
3.Auckland
1 companies
4.Cantanhede
1 companies
5.Antwerp
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 artificial intelligence (ai) companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.

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