GrantReady

What GrantReady does

GrantReady Pty Ltd is an Australian boutique consulting firm founded in 2006 by Adrian Spencer and Heather Spencer in Surrey Hills (Melbourne), Victoria. The firm prepares and lodges R&D Tax Incentive claims under Australia's $2.9 billion federal program, with an explicit value proposition of claiming up to 43.5% back on R&D expenditure within the 10-month claim window after end of financial year. It is a Registered Tax Agent — a legal requirement for R&D Tax Incentive advisory — and offers ancillary services including Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) and a general Other Grants service covering 1,500+ Australian government grant programs. The team's stated experience exceeds 35 years combined; Co-Founder Adrian Spencer is publicly cited as having secured over $800 million in client grants and was named AgriFutures Australia Researcher of the Year 2022. CEO is Lina Lamont (18 years in R&D Tax Incentive and EMDG), with Daniel Markov serving as Director (finance/accounting background) and additional consulting staff including an R&D Tax Incentive Consultant with biomedical engineering expertise.

The firm operates a sales-led, direct go-to-market focused on Australian Pty Ltd companies conducting R&D. Channels are the grantready.com.au website (with eligibility questionnaire and blog), phone outreach through a single published number, and referral/word-of-mouth anchored on enterprise testimonials from Swisse Wellness, Pacwel, Lowbake Australia, Propanc, and SourceDynamix. Pricing is a transparent set-fee engagement structure with no disclosed tiers; a free 20-30 minute eligibility assessment is the top-of-funnel offer. The firm serves 'hundreds of clients' across manufacturing, IT, healthcare, biotechnology, textiles, and wellness verticals, with evidence of multi-year retained engagements (SourceDynamix for over 10 years).

GrantReady is privately held, founder-owned, and bootstrapped with no external funding rounds. The firm operates GrantGuru as a wholly-owned adjacent subsidiary — an online searchable database of Australian grant programs that extends the firm beyond pure advisory into a self-service product. There is no evidence of proprietary AI/ML technology or scalable software platforms; the offering is fundamentally expertise-driven professional services, with GrantGuru being the only notable software-adjacent asset. Geographic scope is Australia-only with no stated international ambitions.

Name

GrantReady

Legal name

GrantReady Pty Ltd

Website

https://grantready.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GrantReady Pty Ltd is an Australian boutique consultancy founded in 2006 that prepares and lodges R&D Tax Incentive and EMDG grant claims for Australian businesses conducting R&D, operating as a Registered Tax Agent alongside its wholly-owned grants database subsidiary, GrantGuru.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

R&D Tax Incentive Consulting

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grants, Subsidies & Intergovernmental Transfers (BPAIAEAF)

Keywords

• R&D tax consulting
• Government grants advisory
• Tax incentive claims
• Export market development grants
• Grant writing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Surrey Hills

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. R&D Tax Incentive Consulting Services: GrantReady provides consulting services to help businesses prepare and lodge R&D Tax Incentive claims. They charge fees for their services, with total fees and payment options determined from the outset of the working relationship. The company operates on a set fee model with no hidden costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GrantReady is a Melbourne-based Australian consulting firm that prepares and lodges R&D Tax Incentive claims (a $2.9 billion federal program allowing eligible companies to claim up to 43.5% back on R&D expenditure) on behalf of Australian businesses. The firm also delivers Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) advisory through Austrade and assists clients with identifying and applying for other Australian government grant programs. Services are delivered by Registered Tax Agents and grant specialists under a fixed-fee engagement model, with claim preparation typically completed within 10 months following end of financial year.

Product overview

GrantReady is a consulting/advisory firm offering a portfolio of grant-related services. The core offerings include R&D Tax Incentive claims preparation and lodgement, Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) assistance, and Other Grants services. The company also operates GrantGuru, an online searchable database for discovering Australian government grants. These services are delivered through a team of registered tax agents and grant specialists who work with clients to prepare claims and navigate government program requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GrantGuru: Online database of Australian grants programs for businesses and community organizations, allowing users to search, monitor, track, and manage grant programs and applications.

Products and services

• R&D Tax Incentive Service End-to-end preparation and lodgement of R&D Tax Incentive claims for Australian businesses undertaking research and development activities. The service helps companies claim up to 43.5% back on eligible R&D expenditure through the federal government's $2.9 billion R&D Tax Incentive program, delivered via Registered Tax Agents and R&D Tax Incentive specialists.
• EMDG Service Assistance with Export Market Development Grants delivered through Austrade for Australian exporters, covering eligibility assessment, expense capture, application preparation, and lodgement for activities such as international marketing, market research, and trade-mission travel.
• Other Grants Service Consulting service identifying and applying for relevant Australian government grants beyond R&D Tax Incentive and EMDG, including access to 1,500+ additional grant programs available to Australian businesses and community organisations.
• GrantGuru Online database launched by GrantReady enabling Australian businesses and community organisations to search, monitor, track, and manage more than 1,500+ Australian grant programs and their application processes.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GrantGuruminorOthersGrantGuru is an online database launched by GrantReady that enables businesses to find relevant grant programs. It serves as a complementary service to GrantReady's consulting offerings, providing searchable access to 1500+ grant programs for Australian businesses. This is effectively an internal product/spin-off rather than an external partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Australia: Big 4 advisory firm offering R&D Tax Incentive services as part of its broader tax, consulting and audit portfolio, providing a larger incumbent alternative to GrantReady for Australian R&D-active enterprises.
• EY Australia: Big 4 firm offering R&D Tax Incentive advisory as part of its broader tax and innovation incentives practice, providing a broad incumbent alternative to GrantReady's specialist consulting.
• PwC Australia: Big 4 firm providing R&D Tax Incentive consulting bundled with audit, tax and deals services, competing with GrantReady for mid-market and enterprise R&D claimants as an established incumbent.
• KPMG Australia: Big 4 firm with an R&D Tax Incentive and grants advisory practice serving Australian enterprises, representing a broader incumbent competitor to GrantReady in the same niche.

Direct peers

• Grant Thornton Australia: Grant Thornton Australia provides R&D Tax Incentive consulting to mid-market clients alongside audit and tax services, competing with GrantReady for the same Australian R&D-active businesses.
• RSM Australia: RSM Australia operates a dedicated R&D Tax Incentive advisory practice serving Australian SMEs and mid-market companies, directly overlapping with GrantReady's core service offering and target customer segments.
• PKF Australia: PKF Australia offers R&D Tax Incentive advisory to SME clients, providing a directly comparable specialist consulting alternative to GrantReady within the same Australian regulatory niche.
• BDO Australia: BDO Australia's R&D Tax Incentive and grants advisory team helps Australian businesses prepare and lodge R&D claims, making it a directly comparable consulting peer to GrantReady.
• Crowe Australasia: Crowe Australasia provides R&D Tax Incentive and grants advisory services to Australian SMEs and mid-market companies, comparable to GrantReady's core consulting proposition.
• Pitcher Partners: Pitcher Partners has an established R&D tax incentives and grants advisory practice in Australia, directly comparable to GrantReady's specialist consulting offering for SME and mid-market R&D claimants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/grantready

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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