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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 5,068 recently funded grant companies with lead investors, funding amounts, and founding team data.

Last updated: July 2026
Total Companies
5,068
Total Funding
$70.4M
Avg Funding
$2.8M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Industries for Grant Funding

IndustryCompaniesTotal Funding
Biotechnology5$16.8M
Health Care4$3.9M
Artificial Intelligence (AI)3$590K
Aerospace2$3.4M
CleanTech1$34.8M
Air Transportation1$4.5M
Agriculture1$330K
Charity1$541K
Carbon Capture1$1.5M
Analytics1$2.0M

Grant Companies by City

CityCompaniesTotal Funding
London2$1.6M
Berkeley1Undisclosed
Elkridge1$3.0M
New York1Undisclosed
Braunschweig1$34.8M
Seattle1$4.5M
Wood Ridge1$916K
Bristol1Undisclosed
Stettler1$330K
Manchester1$1.3M

Recently Funded Grant Companies

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Berkeley, United States
Health Care

C. Light Technologies is a developer of a retinal eye-tracking platform used to improve the monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases.

Aug 2025
Elkridge, United States
Health Care

Backpack Healthcare is a digital mental health company that focuses on youth, family behavioral, and mental healthcare.

$3.0M raised
Aug 2025
New York, United States
Biotechnology

Harmonic Discovery operates as a pharmaceutical company that develops a platform that combines computing and experimentation.

Aug 2025
Braunschweig, Germany
CleanTech

matterr is the developer of plastic recycling technology designed for colored bottles, multi-layer packaging, and polyester textiles.

$34.8M raised
Aug 2025
Seattle, United States
Air Transportation

Digital Winglets helps airlines save money, reduce their carbon footprint, by finding en-route opportunities for flight optimization.

$4.5M raised
Aug 2024
Wood Ridge, United States
Health Care

Surgery Hero is a digital clinic that helps people prepare for and recover from surgery at home.

$916K raised
Aug 2024
Bristol, United Kingdom
Health Care

Renata Medical develops purposeful medical devices for unmet pediatric needs.

Aug 2023
Stettler, Canada
Agriculture

Rural Routes to Climate Solutions is a nonprofit organization that promotes agriculture and climate-resilience education.

$330K raised
Aug 2025
Manchester, United Kingdom
Biotechnology

Bright Biotech is a high quality and affordable recombinant proteins for the life sciences and food sectors.

$1.3M raised
Aug 2025
Fort Mcmurray, Canada
Charity

Arts Council Wood Buffalo is a non-profit arts organization that provides artist programs, workshops, and community arts services.

$541K raised
Aug 2025
London, United Kingdom
Carbon Capture

Seabound offers an onboard carbon capture system for ships that traps CO₂ emissions as solid carbonate pebbles.

$1.5M raised
Aug 2025
Santa Fe, United States
Aerospace

Satellite services company for the space communications vertical

$100K raised
Aug 2025
Carlsbad, United States
Biotechnology

Drug Discovery and Biotechnology

$329K raised
Aug 2025
Calgary, Canada

Homes For Heroes Foundation Building tiny home villages, with wrap around support services to end the issue of Veteran homelessness.

$1.4M raised
Aug 2025
San Francisco, United States

Marathon Fusion designs, engineers and scales next-generation technologies to enable the deployment of fusion power plants.

Aug 2024
Philadelphia, United States
Analytics

Reduce clinical variation and gain 10x efficiencies – continuous insights and monitoring

$2.0M raised
Aug 2024
Newark, United States
Biotechnology

CarbonBridge converts methane to methanol using microbes in a proprietary bioreactor.

$720K raised
Aug 2024
Needham, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Mobile App, Parenting, B2C

$470K raised
Aug 2024
Sofia, Bulgaria
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A social enterprise which provides ethical dataset annotation and real-time AI model validation services to the computer vision industry

$120K raised
Aug 2021
Dallas, United States
Biotechnology

Dialectic Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on creating innovative new technologies to end cancer.

$14.4M raised
Aug 2021
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Education

Amsterdam UMC specializes in health care, patient care, scientific research, and medical education.

$473K raised
Aug 2025
London, United Kingdom
Event Management

Next generation digital twin SAAS platform

$130K raised
Aug 2024
Austin, United States
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Homekynd is an AI-powered Proptech and Retail-Tech SAAS platform. It integrates home buying and home furnishing.

Aug 2024
Chicago, United States
E-Commerce

An intelligent platform for “digital walk-in” consultations where AI + human experts close your highest-value customers live on video

Aug 2024
Albany, United States
Aerospace

Wright Electric is a leader in the future of sustainable, lower emissions air travel.

$3.3M raised
Aug 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 5,068 grant companies tracked in the VCBacked database, here is a snapshot of current funding activity at this stage.

Average Funding
$2.8M
Funded Last 12 Months
12
of 25 on this page
Industries Represented
10+
Cities Represented
10+

Top Industries Receiving Grant Funding

5 companies
4 companies
2 companies
1 companies

Top Cities for Grant Startups

1.London
2 companies
2.Berkeley
1 companies
3.Elkridge
1 companies
4.New York
1 companies
5.Braunschweig
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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