$240M+ in funding won for clients worldwide
We help US innovators take disruptive technologies from idea to market with non-dilutive federal grant funding. Led by a team that has won SBIR competitions and raised the equivalent of $240M+ for clients across industries worldwide.
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NSF · NIH · DoD · DOE · NASA“The GrantUp team are excellent. They are proactive in suggesting grants to go for and honest if they don’t think an application is right for us. That has saved us time and money.”
David Norris
Founder & CEO, AIX Live
Awarded through SBIR/STTR each year
Federal agencies running SBIR programs
Technical fields our specialists cover
Typical Phase I award, up to $2M at Phase II
SBIR/STTR figures reflect the federal program overall. The $240M+ is the cumulative funding won by the GrantUp group team across US, UK and international programs, converted to USD at £1 = $1.27.
A federal grant is the only funding that pays for your R&D without taking a share of the company. Used well, it changes what your next equity round looks like.
Federal awards run from $150K Phase I to $2M+ Phase II. Money that pays for the science rather than the pitch deck.
Non-dilutive means non-dilutive. No board seats, no liquidation preference, no repayment. You own what you build.
A peer-reviewed federal award is third-party proof that scientists you don't employ believe the technology works.
Reach your next technical milestone on grant money and negotiate your priced round from a stronger position.
Experts, not software
A growing number of “grant platforms” hand you a template and an AI draft. Federal reviewers are working scientists and they can tell. Every GrantUp application is researched, argued and written by subject-matter experts who have won these awards themselves, then torn apart in internal review before it goes anywhere near a portal.
How we workWhat you get that a platform cannot give you
$240M+
Grant funding won by our team
100's
Grant applications won
>25x
Average ROI for our clients
Figures reflect the cumulative track record of the GrantUp group team, converted to USD.
GrantUp Inc. is the US arm of a group that has been winning competitive, peer-reviewed innovation and SBIR-style grants for years. Most of the published awards on this site were won on UK and international programs, in GBP, and we convert them at £1 = $1.27 rather than quoting a bigger number.
The same consultants who wrote those proposals now write NSF, NIH, DoD and DOE applications for US founders. The science, the reviewer psychology and the scoring criteria transfer directly. We would rather say that clearly than imply a US award history we have not published yet. Ask us about live US work on the call.
Federal grants are the lowest cost capital a US startup can raise, no equity, no repayment, but NSF, NIH, DOE and DoD solicitations are unforgiving, and most first-time applicants are screened out on avoidable issues.
Our academically-led team of grant writers has won SBIR competitions themselves. We apply that reviewer's-eye perspective to every application we write, so your innovation gets the funding it deserves.
See how we deliver winning resultsHand your SBIR/STTR or federal application to our writers. We build the full narrative, innovation, technical plan, commercialization, and write it for you.
View grant writing consultancy servicesAn ongoing partnership where we plan, manage and deliver your multi-year federal funding strategy across NSF, NIH, DOE, DoD and ARPA agencies.
View federal funding partnership servicesAward management, technical reporting and drawdown support so your team can stay focused on R&D while staying fully compliant.
View reporting & compliance servicesDeep life sciences expertise
Our writers hold PhDs and postdoctoral experience in the life sciences. We translate preclinical data, regulatory pathways and reimbursement strategy into the language NSF and NIH reviewers reward, and we support the full journey from Phase I to Phase II.
A free consultation to pressure-test your project against agency criteria and map the right program, topic and deadline.
Our PhD-level writers interview your team, then shape the innovation, risk and research plan the way reviewers score it.
Full drafting of the Project Pitch, Project Description, commercialization plan, budget justification and supporting documents.
Multiple internal review rounds against the solicitation, submission support, and a debrief-driven resubmission plan if needed.
SBIR and STTR run across eleven federal agencies. We start from your technology and match it to the program most likely to fund it.
National Science Foundation
SBIR/STTR: America's Seed Fund
National Institutes of Health
SBIR/STTR across 24 institutes
Department of Defense
AFWERX, DARPA, Navy and Army SBIR
Department of Energy
Clean energy and advanced materials
NASA
Space technology SBIR/STTR
US Dept. of Agriculture
AgTech and rural innovation
NIST
Measurement science and standards
Homeland Security
Security and resilience technology
Agency names and logos are referenced for identification only and do not constitute endorsement of GrantUp Inc. by any federal agency.
NSF funds nearly everything from biotechnology to wireless communications to quantum and semiconductors. If it's a genuine technical innovation with commercial potential, we can help you fund it.
GrantUp provided clear guidance, support and review of our application and we wouldn't hesitate in recommending them.
The GrantUp team are excellent. They are proactive in suggesting grants to go for and honest if they don't think an application is right for us. That has saved us time and money.
GrantUp offered excellent advice, leading to us winning a grant with a score of 98%.
Practical guidance on NSF SBIR, NIH SBIR and the wider federal funding landscape.
NSF SBIR is accepting new Project Pitches and federal grant systems are returning to regular cycles. Here is what the reopening means for technology and life-science companies, and how to prepare.
Read the full guideSBIR data rights, Bayh-Dole obligations and what the government can and cannot do with your technology, explained for US startup founders and investors.
Read the full guideDirect costs, fringe, indirect rates, subawards and consultants. What a credible Phase I budget looks like and the line items that trigger questions.
Read the full guideTalk to us about your federal funding plans and we'll help you make it happen through effective, results-driven grant writing.
