Fundingportal

What Fundingportal does

Fundingportal is a SaaS and data platform that helps organizations in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom find and win government grants, tax credits, and incentives. Its core product, Fundsearch, is an AI- and rules-driven matching engine that screens applicants against more than 11,000 funding programs built on a daily-refreshed dataset of over one million data points, surfacing the top 20 eligible programs per project. Supporting tools include Fundalerts (real-time email alerts for new and updated programs), Fundmatch (white-label applicant-matching for angel groups and funds), and a Fundingportal IMS (Incentives Management System) that combines Programs, Applications, and Alerts workflows for enterprise and advisory-firm customers.

The company distributes through a hybrid go-to-market: a self-serve tiered subscription product (Startup at CAD $30/month, SME at $60/month, Enterprise at $100/month, plus three non-profit tiers) sold online; enterprise SaaS sub-brands — Fundingportal Advisory, Enterprise, and Growth — sold to advisory firms, economic development agencies, associations, and large enterprises via field sales and white-label/OEM licensing; and professional services including grant writing (94% claimed success rate, 15-business-day turnaround), custom funding reports, and advisory/government-relations support delivered through CentreBlock. APIs and data feeds integrate the platform with Salesforce, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, QuickBooks, and OpenText. Fundingportal is a registered AI vendor to the Government of Canada and operates as a division of Ryan, ULC following a 2022 acquisition.

Name

Fundingportal

Legal name

Ryan, ULC

Website

https://ca.fundingportal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fundingportal is a Canadian SaaS and data platform that uses AI to match organizations across Canada, the US, and the UK to over 11,000 government grants, tax credits, and incentive programs. It sells self-serve subscriptions, white-labeled enterprise SaaS, and grant-writing services, operating as a division of Ryan, ULC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grants Management Software

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarship, Financial Aid & FAFSA Support Platforms (EDAFAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship, Financial Aid & FAFSA Support (EDAMAKAF), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Grants management software
• Government incentives platform
• Funding discovery SaaS
• AI-powered grant search
• Tax credits database

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans: Tiered subscription plans billed monthly with annual billing. Plans include Startup ($30/month), SME ($60/month), Enterprise ($100/month), and non-profit tiers. Each tier provides Fundsearch access, Fundalerts, and tier-specific resources and discounts.
2. Professional Services - Grant Writing: Expert grant writers complete applications in 15 business days with a claimed 94% success rate. Sold as add-on service with discounts for subscription plan holders.
3. Custom Funding Reports: 30-50 page interactive reports identifying top funds, predicting funding outcomes, and recommending next steps. Includes expert consultation. Sold as one-time or add-on service.
4. SaaS Licensing - Host Fundsearch/Fundmatch: White-label licensing of Fundsearch and Fundmatch tools for posting on partner websites. Organizations license the tools to enable their members/stakeholders to find funding or match applicants to investors.
5. Advisory and GR Services: Expert consulting services focused on winning grants, business incentives, and investments for clients. Large-scale applications benefit from complementary advocacy strategies through CentreBlock.
6. Data Feed Integration: Program data feed integrated into CRM and other enterprise software systems for advisory firms and economic development agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundingportal is a SaaS platform that helps North American organizations discover, qualify for, and apply to government grants, tax credits, and incentives across more than 11,000 funding programs. The core product combines AI-powered Fundsearch matching, real-time Fundalerts, and a tiered self-serve subscription (Startup, SME, Enterprise, Non-profit). On top of the platform, the company sells professional services including expert grant writing (94% success rate, 15-day turnaround), custom funding reports, and Advisory/Government Relations consulting, plus white-label SaaS (Fundingportal Advisory, Enterprise, Growth) for advisory firms and large enterprises.

Product overview

Fundingportal is a unified platform-plus-services offering for government grants, tax credits, and incentives across North America. The core platform consists of Fundsearch (AI-powered grant search engine) and Fundalerts (real-time alert service), available via tiered self-serve subscription plans (Startup, SME, Enterprise, and Non-profit tiers). On top of the self-serve tier, Fundingportal offers managed services including Funding Reports, Grant Writing & Scorecard, Business Plan & Investor Documents, and Advisory/GR. Three SaaS sub-brands — Fundingportal Advisory, Fundingportal Enterprise, and Fundingportal Growth — deliver white-labelled or AI-powered tools to advisory firms, associations, and growth-stage companies. Additional white-label licensing products (Host Fundsearch, Fundmatch) extend the platform to third-party websites. The Fundingportal IMS (Incentives Management System) provides a full digital workflow (Programs, Applications, Alerts) for large enterprise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fundsearch Self-serve grant and incentive search tool that matches projects to the top 20 relevant grants, R&D tax credits, and private investment programs via guided screening questions. Available to all subscription plan holders.
• Fundalerts Real-time email alert service that notifies users when funding programs matching their specified criteria are launched or updated. Included across all subscription tiers.
• Funding Reports Custom 30–50 page interactive reports identifying top grants and government incentives for a project, predicting funding outcomes, and recommending next steps, delivered with expert consultation.
• Grant Writing and Scorecard Expert grant writing service delivered in 15 business days with a claimed 94% success rate, supported by scoring tools that prequalify applicants and flag compliance gaps before submission.
• Business Plan and Investor Documents Preparation of pitch decks, offering documents, and subscription agreements by a team of lawyers, MBAs, and CFAs for companies pursuing private-sector funding.
• Advisory and Government Relations (GR) Expert consulting and advocacy services for large-scale government funding applications, including complementary government relations strategies delivered through CentreBlock.
• Fundingportal IMS (Incentives Management System) Digital Incentives Management System that guides users through three steps to funding — Programs (matching), Applications (templates), and Alerts — built for advisory firms, economic development agencies, and large enterprises; available as SaaS or white-label cloud.
• Host Fundsearch White-label licensing of the Fundsearch tool for posting on a partner's website, remotely managed by Fundingportal with daily data updates so the host organization can offer branded funding search to its members or stakeholders.
• Fundmatch White-label tool licensed to angel groups or funds to collect applicant data and automatically match them to appropriate funding streams or investors, customized to match the host's branding.
• Fundingportal Advisory White-labelled funding tools for advisory firms, economic development agencies, and large enterprises providing consulting services, designed to reduce research time and increase revenue from client engagements.
• Fundingportal Enterprise Funding discovery SaaS for businesses and industry associations to find public and private funding opportunities for their own organization or on behalf of members.
• Fundingportal Growth AI-powered SaaS for startups, small to mid-sized businesses, and corporations to discover the right funding programs at every stage of growth.
• Self-Serve Subscription Plans Tiered self-serve subscription plans (Enterprise at $100/month for 100+ employees, SME at $60/month for 10–100 employees, Startup at $30/month for 2–10 employees, plus Small/Medium/Large Organization tiers for non-profits) that provide Fundsearch access, Fundalerts, and tier-specific discounts on add-on services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% success rate for grant applications prepared by Fundingportal expert writers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Globe and MailcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobe and Mail sells Fundingportal's data solutions, providing distribution through their media and business intelligence channels.
• Province of Nova ScotiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvince of Nova Scotia uses Fundingportal data solutions to power advisory services for businesses in the province. This partnership was included in Federal Budget 2018.
• Government of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundingportal is a registered vendor of AI solutions to the Government of Canada. Their AI solutions power SaaS solutions for 15 organizations.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRMcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI and data integration enabling seamless synchronization of funding data with Microsoft Dynamics CRM systems.
• Salesforce CRMcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI and data integration enabling seamless synchronization of funding data with Salesforce CRM platforms.
• SAP ERPcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI and data integration enabling seamless synchronization of funding data with SAP ERP systems.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI and data integration enabling seamless synchronization of funding data with QuickBooks accounting software.
• OpenText ECMcoreTechnology or IntegrationAPI and data integration enabling seamless synchronization of funding data with OpenText Enterprise Content Management systems.
• Ryan, ULCcoreOthersRyan, ULC acquired The Funding Portal, Inc. and its innovative grants, credits, and incentives software solutions in 2022. Products are marketed under Fundingportal brand by Ryan's software division, tax.com.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Instrumentl: Instrumentl is a grant discovery and management platform primarily serving nonprofits, with a curated database of funders and prequalification tools. It is the closest direct competitor to Fundingportal's Fundsearch in the nonprofit grants discovery space.
• Fluxx: Fluxx provides grants management software for foundations and nonprofits, covering the full lifecycle from application through award and reporting. It is a direct peer in the SaaS grants management category that Fundingportal's IMS product competes with.
• Foundant Technologies: Foundant offers grant lifecycle management software for community foundations, corporations, and nonprofits. It competes directly with Fundingportal's white-label and SaaS solutions for grantmakers and applicants.
• Submittable: Submittable provides application management software used by foundations, nonprofits, and publications to accept and review grant applications. It is a direct peer in the application management and review workflow category.
• GrantStation: GrantStation is a subscription database of grant opportunities and grantmakers for nonprofits and educational institutions. It directly competes with Fundingportal's Fundsearch for nonprofit and education grant seekers.
• Candid: Candid (formerly Foundation Center) operates Foundation Directory Online and other nonprofit intelligence products. It is a direct peer in curated nonprofit and foundation funding data, competing for the same researcher and grant-seeker audience.
• Benevity: Benevity provides corporate grants management, employee giving, and volunteering software. It overlaps with Fundingportal's white-label offerings in the corporate grants management segment, particularly for enterprises administering their own giving programs.
• WizeHive: WizeHive provides application management and review platform used by foundations, scholarship programs, and grantmakers. It is a direct peer in the application workflow and white-label review tool category.
• CyberGrants: CyberGrants (a CyberGrants/Frontstream company) provides corporate giving, grants management, and employee engagement software. It is a direct peer in the corporate grants management segment where Fundingportal's Fundmatch and white-label tools compete.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is a large established provider of nonprofit software, including fundraising, CRM, and grants management. It is a broad incumbent in the same ecosystem that competes with Fundingportal in the nonprofit and grantmaking software market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Funding_Portal
• Facebookfacebook.com/FundingPortal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/2289642

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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