Flexi-Grant

What Flexi-Grant does

Flexi-Grant is the trading name of Fluent Technology Limited, a Belfast-headquartered software company founded in 2001 that builds a cloud-based grant management platform on Microsoft Azure with UK data residency and a multi-tenant architecture. The platform covers the full grant lifecycle — application intake, assessment, due diligence, decisioning, payment processing, and post-award reporting — and is used by 100+ organisations globally, including Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation, the Stroke Association, the British Academy, the University of Manchester, King's College London, and an NHS Trust; reported scale includes £1B+ of grant funding awarded through the platform in the last twelve months. Verticals served span community foundations, local councils, philanthropic bodies, research institutions, and nonprofits/NGOs, with revenue anchored by quote-based annual SaaS subscriptions and a 13-week guided professional-services implementation, supplemented by a newer self-build onboarding tier. The product roadmap is increasingly AI-centric: a 2026 rollout introduces eligibility checking, reviewer identification, multi-language support, and AI-powered due diligence targeting central government, building on quantified automations that compress 20–60 minute tasks to 3–5 minutes.

Commercially, Flexi-Grant is a bootstrapped, privately-held business of 11–50 employees that monetises primarily through subscription SaaS sold via direct sales and the UK G-Cloud procurement framework. Public-sector and regulated buyer eligibility is supported by ISO 27001, ISO 9001, Cyber Essentials Plus, and GDPR compliance, and the platform advertises a 99.95% uptime SLA. Operational throughput — roughly 100 new grant programmes created per month, ~7,000 applications/month, ~3,000 progress reports/month, ~4,000 independent reviews/month, and ~5,000 payments processed/month — points to a mature workflow business whose economics are tied to long-tail customer retention rather than enterprise land-grabs.

Leadership is led by Gary McNally (Head of Business Services, 22 years in grant management), Gareth Hillen (Product Team Lead, customer-success and software engineering background), and Michael Turkington (Product Manager, 8+ years at Fluent). The current strategic posture is one of measured expansion: layering AI-native features onto a stable installed base, opening a central-government vertical via AI Due Diligence, extending geographically into the US, and widening the buyer funnel with a lower-touch self-build onboarding option.

Name

Flexi-Grant

Legal name

Fluent Technology Limited

Website

https://flexigrant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flexi-Grant is a Belfast-based SaaS company providing cloud-based grant management software to 100+ charities, universities, councils, and government bodies, covering the full lifecycle from application through payment, with AI-powered features rolling out in 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grant Management Software

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Support, Matching Platforms & Scholarship Administration Services (EDAIAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Philanthropy & Foundations Advisory (Donor-Advised Funds, Endowments) (FSAAABAH), Budget Support & Policy-Based Lending/Grants (BPADAOAG)

Keywords

• Grant management software
• Grant lifecycle platform
• Grant administration software
• Funding management platform
• Grants management system

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Software License: Cloud-based SaaS subscription model with subscription fees covering helpdesk support (9am-5pm Monday to Friday). Additional charges may apply for extended customer success engagements beyond standard support.
2. Professional Services: Managed implementation services included as part of the 13-week guided implementation. Additional professional services may be offered for extended support requirements.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Flexi-Grant (Flexigrant) is a cloud-based grant management SaaS platform that helps organisations that fund or administer grants manage the entire grant lifecycle — from application intake and eligibility checking through peer review, due diligence, award management, payments and final reporting — in a single audited system. It is offered via annual subscription licensing, complemented by AI-powered capabilities (eligibility checking, reviewer identification, UK regulatory due diligence, multi-language translation), premium feature add-ons (Insights dashboard, Query & Export, Committee Workspace, Built-in CRM, EDI tool, Question Bank, Standard CV Form), Finance and Award APIs, and 13-week guided Professional Services/Managed Services implementation.

Product overview

Flexi-Grant (Flexigrant) is a cloud-based grant management platform offered as a single unified SaaS product, with optional premium feature add-ons and professional services. The core Flexigrant platform covers the full grant lifecycle — from application intake, eligibility assessment, peer review, due diligence, and award management through to payment, compliance monitoring, and impact reporting — providing a single audit trail and real-time portfolio visibility. The platform is supplemented by AI-powered features (AI Powered Due Diligence, automated eligibility checking, reviewer identification, multi-language translation), analytics and reporting tools (Flexigrant Insights, Query and Export tool), collaboration tools (Committee Workspace, Built-in CRM), and governance tools (EDI Tool, Question Bank, Standard CV Form). Two APIs are offered: the Finance API for finance system integration and the Award API for CRM integration. Implementation is delivered either through a 13-week managed Professional Services engagement or a self-build/self-configure route.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexigrant Cloud Grant Management Platform Cloud-based grant administration SaaS platform covering the full grant lifecycle — application intake, eligibility checking, peer review, due diligence, award management, payments, compliance monitoring, and final reporting — for nonprofits, government bodies, medical research organisations, and philanthropic foundations.
• Professional Services (Guided Implementation) Guided 13-week implementation and onboarding service for the Flexigrant platform, including discovery and planning, system configuration, data migration, user training, and full audit trail testing, delivered by a dedicated project manager.
• Managed Services Ongoing managed services for organisations requiring additional operational support of the Flexigrant platform beyond the standard implementation, complementing the managed implementation route.
• Finance API Native API enabling seamless bidirectional flow of financial data between Flexigrant and any major finance/ERP system to process grant payments at scale.
• Award API Native API supporting the flow of application and award data from Flexigrant to external systems such as CRM platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organisations complete implementation and go live within 13 weeks on average
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability7 records

Feature14 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SmartSimple: SmartSimple is a cloud-based grant management platform used by foundations, governments, and corporations worldwide. It is the most direct competitor to Flexigrant, offering a similarly full-lifecycle application-to-reporting product with workflow configuration.
• Foundant Technologies: Foundant provides grant management software (GIFTS, GLM, Scholarship Lifecycle Manager) purpose-built for community foundations, scholarship providers, and grantmakers. Closely matches Flexigrant's vertical specialization and SMB-to-mid-market foundation customer profile.
• Submittable: Submittable is an application management platform used for grants, awards, scholarships, and content submissions by foundations, nonprofits, and government. Competes with Flexigrant in the application-intake and review workflow stages.
• WizeHive: WizeHive (Zengine) delivers grant and scholarship management software for foundations, educational institutions, and corporations. Direct overlap with Flexigrant on lifecycle management, reviewer workflows, and reporting.
• SurveyMonkey Apply: SurveyMonkey Apply (formerly FluidReview) is an application review and award management platform for scholarships, grants, and awards. Comparable in lifecycle coverage and target buyer, with a stronger self-serve onboarding motion.
• Benevity: Benevity is a corporate-purpose platform spanning grantmaking, employee giving, volunteering, and nonprofit grant management. Overlaps with Flexigrant on the grantmaking/disbursement side, particularly for corporate foundations and CSR programmes.
• AmpliFund: AmpliFund is grant management software built for government, nonprofit, and tribal grantmakers, with strong public-sector focus. Competes with Flexigrant for local-authority, federal-pass-through, and state-level grant programmes.
• Fluxx: Fluxx is a cloud grant management platform serving foundations and nonprofits with workflow automation and reporting. Direct competitor in lifecycle coverage and foundation segment, now owned by Salesforce.org.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Blackbaud is a large incumbent provider of nonprofit and grant management software (including GIFTS Online and Award Management) for foundations, universities, and healthcare organizations. Represents the established alternative that Flexigrant competes against in larger enterprise deals.
• Bonterra: Bonterra (formerly Social Solutions, CyberGrants, Network for Good) is a broad social-good software platform covering grantmaking, employee giving, and case management. Overlaps with Flexigrant in CSR and foundation grantmaking, but is a much larger suite vendor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/flexigrant

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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