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Case studies

How we win competitive grant funding

These are real, named clients of the GrantUp team. Every application is different, but the pattern is consistent: find the right call, frame the technical risk properly, and write it the way assessors score it.

$240M+

won by the GrantUp team. Below is a sample of clients happy to be named; most of our work stays confidential.

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NSF SBIR Phase IUS federal

$305K

Phase I to prove a high-risk sensing architecture

Advanced sensing startup,

Deep tech: advanced sensing

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NIH SBIR Phase IUS federal

$314K

To fund analytical validation of a point-of-care assay

Point-of-care diagnostics company,

Life sciences: diagnostics

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DoD SBIR Phase IIUS federal

$1.2M

Phase II after a Phase I prototype hit its milestones

Defense technology company,

Deep tech: defense and aerospace

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DOE SBIR Phase IUS federal

$200K

To de-risk a new electrode chemistry

Clean energy company,

Clean tech: energy storage

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NIHR i4i ConnectUK / international

Value undisclosed

NIHR i4i Connect funding secured

Directed Systems,

Life sciences: surgical decision support

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SBRI Phase 3UK / international

Value undisclosed

Large-scale live trials funded

Butterfly,

Clean tech: indoor air quality

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Innovate UK Smart GrantUK / international

$434K

Smart Grant secured

Neural Voice,

AI / software: conversational AI

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$476K

Awarded; delivery accelerated by ~2 years

HiLo Maritime Risk Management,

AI / safety: maritime risk

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Innovate UK Innovation LoanUK / international

$1.3M

Innovation loan secured

7bridges,

AI / logistics: supply chain

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Innovate UK + Investor PartnershipUK / international

$445K

Grant funding plus match investment

BIRL,

AI / retail tech: circular economy

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Innovate UK Innovation LoanUK / international

$1.9M

Secured with zero equity dilution

Panta,

Fintech: financial infrastructure

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Biomedical CatalystUK / international

Value undisclosed

Biomedical Catalyst funding secured

Learning with Experts,

Life sciences: perinatal AI

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Innovate UK Investor PartnershipsUK / international

Value undisclosed

Grant and investor funding aligned

Audiomob,

AI / adtech: audio advertising

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$758K

Awarded for AI risk management

Holistic AI,

AI / software: AI assurance

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$888K

For robotic polypill manufacturing

FASST,

Life sciences: pharmaceutical manufacturing

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$1.5M

Secured for emissions reduction platform

Supply chain emissions platform,

Clean tech: supply chain decarbonization

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$423K

Secured for LLM-driven data platform

OdinFuse,

AI / fintech: financial data

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Innovate UK / health fundingUK / international

$410K

Won, 10m+ patients addressable

Perioperative risk prediction program,

Life sciences: clinical risk prediction

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$233K

For AI-enhanced music therapy

MediMusic,

Life sciences: digital therapeutics

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$575K

For composite production leap

Mayku,

Advanced manufacturing: composites

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$630K

For adaptable insurance product

Aurora with CodeEast,

Insurtech: indirect loss insurance

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$222K

For modular co-insurance platform

Aurora,

Insurtech: modular co-insurance

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$420K

For AI diversity impact tool

HR Data Hub,

AI / software: workforce analytics

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$253K

For real-time eligibility assessor

RDvault,

AI / fintech: R&D tax assessment

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$202K

For Creator-Assist tool

Bronze AI,

AI / software: interactive machine learning

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$100K

Secured for early-stage validation

Human-centric digital therapeutic platform,

Life sciences: digital therapeutics

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Women in Innovation AwardUK / international

Value undisclosed

Highly competitive national award won

TextMine,

AI / software: document intelligence

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$258K

Secured to modernize conveyancing

Conveyancing technology program,

Proptech: blockchain and AI

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Innovate UK grantUK / international

$64K

Secured for AI fleet optimization

EV fleet management program,

Clean tech: electric vehicle fleets

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Wins on this page were delivered by the GrantUp team across US, UK and international programs. Some clients are anonymized at their request, and award values made in other currencies are converted to USD.

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