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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
$34.0M
Avg Funding
$1.4M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Biotechnology4$8.5M
Artificial Intelligence (AI)3$8.0M
Health Care3$1.3M
Apps2$260K
Career Planning1$900K
Data Management1Undisclosed
Gaming1Undisclosed
Commercial1Undisclosed
Communities1$3.7M
Information Services1$500K

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
Lexington2Undisclosed
Cardiff1$784K
Worcester1$900K
Nicholasville1Undisclosed
Nanaimo1$3.7M
Le Kremlin-bicêtre1$4.7M
San Diego1$500K
Berkeley1$1.0M
Conshohocken1$2.0M
Kansas City1Undisclosed

Recently Funded Grant Companies

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

Afferent Medical Solutions is a UK based Bioelectronics Medicine Company

$784K raised
Feb 2023
Worcester, United States
Career Planning

Worcester Education Collaborative is a non-profit organization that organizes literacy campaigns, events, and programs to educate children.

$900K raised
Feb 2023
Lexington, United States
Data Management

Synaptek is a digital solution to simplify and optimize concussion testing, data management, and reporting.

Feb 2022
Lexington, United States
Gaming

RalphVR is a video game company

Feb 2022
Nicholasville, United States
Commercial

Hummingbird Nano is a commercial company creates the ultra-smooth, circular channel microfluidic chips in a single solid form.

Feb 2022
Nanaimo, Canada
Communities

Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank is a nonprofit food recovery and distribution organization.

$3.7M raised
Feb 2026
Le Kremlin-bicêtre, France
Biotechnology

DNA Script is a disruptive DNA synthesis company harnessing biology to accelerate breakthroughs in life science and human health.

$4.7M raised
Feb 2025
San Diego, United States
Information Services

Internet Safety Labs is a independent non-profit organization that studies and experiments about product safety.

$500K raised
Feb 2025
Berkeley, United States
Mobile

Mobile Pathways helps undocumented and under-documented immigrants gain.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2025
Conshohocken, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ZeroEyes is an AI-powered gun detection platform designed to detect firearms and provide situational awareness to mitigate gun violence

$2.0M raised
Feb 2025
Kansas City, United States
Apps

Backstitch offers an employee experience platform designed for HR and internal communications teams.

Feb 2024
Pyrmont, Australia
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

23Strands unlocks the power of DNA, providing insights into current and future best suited medication and disease risk based on DNA.

$5.0M raised
Feb 2023
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Health Care

The endoscope-i adapter and app enables HD display of endoscope imaging directly to a smart phone

$574K raised
Feb 2022
Leeds, United Kingdom
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

PinPoint Data Science operates as an AI and machine learning firm.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2022
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Health Care

Orion Medtech is a non profit company that promote digital services to improve the collection, sharing and analysis of clinical data.

$489K raised
Feb 2022
Overland Park, United States
Biotechnology

Love Lifesciences develops medical devices in the medication administration and medication adherence spaces.

$25K raised
Feb 2026
Sacramento, United States
Automotive

Cal EPIC is a non-profit company that focuses on commercialization and acceleration of the mobility ecosystem.

$4.0M raised
Feb 2026
Málaga, Spain
Apps

Novelingo is a digital platform that offers training applications on gamification, mobile app, and storytelling.

$260K raised
Feb 2025
Austin, United States

Rust is a large and ambitious project, with over 200 folks in leadership positions and even more contributors.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2024
Los Angeles, United States
Association

Plug In brings together elite entrepreneurs who value positive social change as much as they do success in their ventures

$1.0M raised
Feb 2024
O'connor, Australia
Financial Services

ProjectPay is a payment platform for building and construction projects.

$877K raised
Feb 2024
Highland, United States
Health Care

BLOCKsyncop is developing a non-invasive real-time tool for the anesthesiologist.

$275K raised
Feb 2023
Milwaukee, United States
Biotechnology

Versiti provide innovative, value added solutions in the fields of transfusion medicine, transplantation, and blood-related diseases.

$3.0M raised
Feb 2026
Groningen, The Netherlands
Health Diagnostics

QT Sense creates quantum sensing tools for real-time cellular research (oxidative stress) and disease detection.

$1.2M raised
Feb 2026
New Orleans, United States
Medical

Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine is a medical school focused on clinical excellence to train physician-scientists.

$1.8M raised
Feb 2026
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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
$1.4M
Funded Last 12 Months
6
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.Lexington
2 companies
2.Cardiff
1 companies
3.Worcester
1 companies
4.Nicholasville
1 companies
5.Nanaimo
1 companies

How to Find Grant Startups

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