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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
$10.9M
Avg Funding
$434K
Global Reach
2
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Analytics2$1.0M
Artificial Intelligence (AI)2$1.4M
Cooking1$150K
Homeless Shelter1$500K
Biotechnology1$150K
Charity1$500K
Food and Beverage1$611K
News1$450K
Health Care1$589K
Information Services1$500K

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
San Diego2$600K
San Francisco2$1.0M
London2$835K
East Palo Alto1$500K
Beaverton1$150K
Los Angeles1$300K
Long Island City1$611K
Seattle1$589K
Palo Alto1$500K
College Park1$400K

Recently Funded Grant Companies

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San Diego, United States
Cooking

Kitchens for Good helps people to find employment opportunities by providing culinary, baking, and hospitality training.

$150K raised
Dec 2024
East Palo Alto, United States
Homeless Shelter

WeHope is an organization that offers emergency food, shelter, and job training services.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
Beaverton, United States
Biotechnology

Trace Biosciences creates fluorescence imaging agents for real-time nerve visualization during surgery.

$150K raised
Dec 2024
San Francisco, United States
Charity

Urban Alchemy is a social organization that offers essential services and support for poverty, addiction, mental illness, and homelessness.

$500K raised
Dec 2024
Los Angeles, United States

Suay Sew Shop is creating a truly transparent textile recycling, reuse, and repair model that serves everyone.

$300K raised
Dec 2024
Long Island City, United States
Food and Beverage

ReFED is a national non-profit organisation that promotes data-driven solutions to reduce food loss and waste.

$611K raised
Dec 2023
San Diego, United States
News

News Revenue Hub is a nonprofit organisation that helps news organizations build financial sustainability

$450K raised
Dec 2023
Seattle, United States
Health Care

Audere is a digital health nonprofit developing software to improve global health in underserved communities.

$589K raised
Dec 2023
Palo Alto, United States
Information Services

Tech Matters is a Non-Profit Organization.

$500K raised
Dec 2023
San Francisco, United States
Analytics

CarbonPlan is a data release and interactive mapping tool for downscaled climate data spanning multiple downscaling methods.

$500K raised
Dec 2023
College Park, United States
Agriculture

The Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) creates laws that significantly increase the rate and scope of conservation efforts.

$400K raised
Dec 2023
Detroit, United States
Journalism

Outlier Media is a Detroit-based service journalism organization.

$300K raised
Dec 2023
London, United Kingdom
Analytics

The Trinity Challenge is a nonprofit organization that encourages the development of data-driven strategies to assist.

$500K raised
Dec 2023
Chicago, United States
Alumni

Equitech Futures is a e-learning providers organization.

$400K raised
Dec 2023
Oakland, United States
Clean Energy

Watt Time builds technologies that enable electronic devices to automatically sync the times they use power to moments of clean energy.

$500K raised
Dec 2023
La Jolla, United States
Education

Learning Equality is bridging the global digital divide by bringing the online learning revolution offline.

$500K raised
Dec 2023
Amesbury, United States
Apps

Curious Learning is a non-profit firm that focuses on using technology and analytics to enable the unpriviliged kids to read.

$420K raised
Dec 2023
Redwood City, United States
Association

Team4Tech offers educational services for under-resourced learners through technology solutions.

$400K raised
Dec 2023
London, United Kingdom
Consulting

OpenFn is an IT firm that helps health and humanitarian interventions achieve scale through integration, automation, and interoperability.

$335K raised
Dec 2023
Miami, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

MindBank AI is a digital twin platform that creates a dashboard of one's mind and allows users to live as data indefinitely.

$1.2M raised
Dec 2023
Marina Del Rey, United States
Business Development

Open Earth Foundation is a non-profit organization that develops open digital infrastructure to improve planetary resilience.

$350K raised
Dec 2023
Lowell, United States
Communities

Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is accelerating economic & social impact through entrepreneurship

$150K raised
Dec 2023
Katy, United States
Environmental Consulting

RFCx has developed acoustic tech to protect rainforests from illegal logging & monitor biodiversity to better inform conservation efforts.

$500K raised
Dec 2023
Washington, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Center for AI and Digital Policy seeks to ensure that artificial intelligence and digital policies promote a better society.

$250K raised
Dec 2023
Eagle Butte, United States
Non Profit

The NDBC is an NPO of Indigenous genomics and data sovereignty to decolonize Health and Research for natives, buy natives.

$400K raised
Dec 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
$434K
Funded Last 12 Months
0
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

2 companies
1 companies
1 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.San Diego
2 companies
2.San Francisco
2 companies
3.London
2 companies
4.East Palo Alto
1 companies
5.Beaverton
1 companies

How to Find Grant Startups

Finding companies that have recently raised grant funding is valuable for sales teams, investors, recruiters, and service providers. Grant startups are actively spending their newly raised capital on tools, talent, and services, making them ideal prospects. VCBacked tracks 5,039 grant companies with verified founder contact information, updated regularly as new rounds are announced.

You can narrow your search by filtering companies by industry vertical, city or region, or by exploring specific combinations such as Grant analytics companies. Each company profile includes funding details, founder names, and contact information to help you reach out directly.

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