Grants Funding

What Grants Funding does

Grants Funding Oy, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, operates as a 'Public Funding as a Service' consultancy for Finnish growth-oriented SMEs, deep-tech companies, and internationally expanding firms. The company manages the entire public-funding pathway — from opportunity identification and application through decision, negotiation, reporting, and payment claims — for instruments administered by Business Finland, the Economic Development Centres (formerly ELY), and EU programs including Horizon Europe, EIC, Eurostars, and LIFE. Differentiated offerings include EU consortium building and coordination across a 200+ partner network, and an Investor & Partner Advisory service that extends into equity and strategic-partner intermediation.

The core technology asset is GrantedAI, a proprietary database and analytics platform aggregating funding instruments, historical application decisions, templates, and industry-specific data across 1,000+ prior submissions. Adjacent technology products include GAI Connect, a two-sided supplier marketplace routing millions of euros in procurement from Grants' funding clients to vetted service providers across eight expertise areas, and an AI-driven investor graph for matching companies with VCs, family offices, and corporate venturing units. Underlying infrastructure combines a curated data layer with knowledge-retrieval and recommendation capabilities overlaid by 32 specialized funding experts.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining tiered monthly subscriptions (Pro €390, Expert €590, Enterprise €1,490, Upkeep €110) with success-based commissions (3–9% on grants, 1.5–4% on loans) and separate option-pricing EU packages (Eurostars €4,970/month plus 6% commission, EIC-Accelerator €2,390/month). GTM is sales-led, anchored by free consultations as the entry point and supported by content marketing, webinars, and LinkedIn. The company reports a 92% positive decision rate across 1,000+ applications and 879 funded companies, with 200+ active service agreements at any given time.

Name

Grants Funding

Legal name

Grants Funding Oy

Website

https://grants.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grants Funding Oy is a Helsinki-based Public Funding as a Service consultancy that helps Finnish growth companies secure and manage Business Finland, Economic Development Centres, and EU funding applications via its proprietary GrantedAI platform and 32 in-house experts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Funding Consulting

NAICS

Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarships, Grants & Education Benefits Administration (Financing-adjacent) (FSAKAEAM)

Keywords

• Public funding consulting
• Grant advisory services
• R&D funding applications
• EU consortium services
• Investor partner search

Headquarters

HQ city

Jyväskylä

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Fees: Fixed monthly service fees for ongoing service packages (Pro €390/mo, Expert €590/mo, Enterprise €1,490/mo, Upkeep €110/mo). First contract period 12 months with 3-month notice period. Fees provide access to GrantedAI platform, funding plans, applications, and reporting assistance.
2. Success Commissions: Success-based commissions charged only when funder makes positive funding decision. Commission percentages vary by package: Pro (9% fund, 4% loan), Expert (6% fund, 3% loan), Enterprise (3% fund, 1.5% loan). For EU funding: Eurostars 6%, EIC-Accelerator separate pricing. Commission calculated on granted amount, not applied if funding not received.
3. EU Funding Option Packages: Separate pricing for EU funding services using option pricing model added to existing national service package. Eurostars: €4,970 fixed monthly + 6% commission. EIC-Accelerator: €2,390 monthly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grants Funding operates as a Public Funding as-a-Service provider, helping Finnish growth companies identify, apply for, and manage public funding instruments from Business Finland, ELY/Economic Development Centres, and EU programs (Horizon Europe, EIC, Eurostars, LIFE). The company combines a proprietary digital platform (GrantedAI) for funding intelligence with hands-on expert consulting across the full funding lifecycle, from opportunity identification through applications, decisions, reporting, and payment claims. Tiered service packages (Pro, Expert, Enterprise, Upkeep) and EU-specific option packages (Eurostars, EIC-Accelerator) are sold on monthly subscription plus success-based commission terms.

Product overview

Grants Funding operates as a Public Funding as a Service provider, offering a unified platform-plus-services model anchored by GrantedAI, Finland's most extensive growth funding database. The core offering combines a proprietary digital platform (GrantedAI) that aggregates funding instruments, templates, and historical decision data with hands-on consulting services delivered through multiple modules. These include GAI Connect (supplier marketplace for development project procurements), EU Consortium Services (consortium building and coordination), Investor & Partner Advisory (equity and partner search), and specialized funding services for Business Finland, Economic Development Centres (Elinvoimakeskus), and EU programs. The company also offers tiered service packages (Pro, Expert, Enterprise, Upkeep) with fixed monthly fees plus success-based commissions, and EU-specific option packages for Eurostars and EIC Accelerator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GrantedAI: Finland's most extensive growth funding database - a digital platform that identifies funding opportunities suitable for businesses and enables learning from hundreds of previous projects through industry data, template bank, decision database, and supplemental database.
• GAI Connect

Products and services

• GrantedAI Finland's most extensive growth funding database and digital platform that identifies suitable funding opportunities for businesses, aggregates funding data and plans, and enables learning from previous projects through template banks, decision databases, and industry analytics. It provides knowledge retrieval and recommendation capabilities matching company profiles to funding instrument criteria using approval statistics.
• GAI Connect Supplier Platform A supplier marketplace connecting Grants' funding clients with service providers for development project procurements. Processes millions of euros worth of procurements tendered annually through Grants' funding applications across eight expertise areas including legal services, marketing, software development, and HR.
• EU Consortium Services Services for building and coordinating EU consortiums, including strategic planning, partner search and assembly, application coordination and writing, and Grant Agreement phase support. Grants acts as partner helping build competitive consortiums around EU funding calls, delivered by a 5-person specialized team with a 200+ partner network.
• Investor & Partner Advisory Equity and partner search service that helps identify suitable investors and strategic partners, updates materials, manages outreach, and supports negotiations through closing. Coordinates with the public funding roadmap to minimize dilution, using an AI-driven investor graph matching VCs, family offices, and corporate venturing units by investment thesis, stage, and industry.
• Business Finland Funding Services Consulting services for Business Finland funding instruments including Sprint (formerly Tempo), Market Explorer, R&D grant, and R&D loan. Covers identification of suitable instruments, project design, and application preparation.
• Economic Development Centres Funding Services Funding services for Economic Development Centres (formerly ELY funding), including business development grants, investment funds, corporate funding in rural areas, and new R&D funding for SMEs.
• EU Funding Services Consulting for EU funding programs including Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transition, Eurostars, LIFE, and Innovation Fund. Covers program identification, project planning, application preparation, and reporting support.
• Public Funding as a Service (Tiered Packages) Subscription service packages covering the full funding lifecycle: Pro (€390/mo + 9% commission), Expert (€590/mo + 6% commission), Enterprise (€1,490/mo + 3% commission), and Upkeep (€110/mo for reporting/plan updates). Includes access to GrantedAI, funding plans, application preparation, and reporting assistance, with a 12-month minimum contract.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% positive decisions rate
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GrantTree: UK-based R&D grants and innovation funding consultancy serving growth companies. Operates with a similar hybrid subscription-plus-success-fee model focused on helping startups access public funding, comparable in scale and service offering.
• Spinverse: Finnish/Nordic innovation funding consultancy headquartered in Espoo, Finland, specializing in EU funding programs, public-private partnerships, and innovation ecosystem projects. Direct domestic competitor with overlapping customer base of Finnish growth companies.
• ForrestBrown: UK R&D tax credits and grants consultancy serving SMEs and mid-market companies. Highly comparable business model focused on helping innovative companies access government innovation incentives with success-based pricing.
• Ayming: Pan-European consulting firm specializing in innovation financing, R&D tax credits, and public funding optimization. Operates across multiple EU countries with a similar advisory-plus-success-fee model, making it the closest direct competitor at the European level.

Others

• GrantStation: US-based grants database and training organization serving nonprofits and grant seekers. Adjacent data infrastructure provider that does not directly compete with Grants Funding's consulting services but represents the broader grants information ecosystem.
• Candid: US-based nonprofit information provider (formerly Foundation Center) offering Foundation Directory and grants databases. An adjacent ecosystem participant providing grant research infrastructure rather than competing directly in funding advisory services.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Finland: Big 4 firm with R&D and innovation incentives advisory practice in Finland. Competes for enterprise-grade public funding engagements as part of broader consulting, tax, and audit services; lacks Grants Funding's focused SME expertise.
• PwC Finland: Big 4 firm with R&D incentives and public funding advisory services in Finland. Competes for enterprise clients seeking integrated tax and funding advisory, though funding is a smaller part of its broader service portfolio.
• KPMG Finland: Big 4 professional services firm with a grants and incentives advisory practice in Finland serving enterprise and mid-market clients. While not specialized in funding alone, KPMG offers overlapping public funding advisory as part of broader tax and consulting services.

Emerging players

• Instrumentl: US-based grants discovery and management platform for nonprofits. Operates in a different geography and serves nonprofits rather than for-profit growth companies, but represents the emerging SaaS-enabled model of grant discovery that may eventually pressure traditional consulting approaches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grants-funding-oy
• Facebookfacebook.com/GrantsFunding

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles27 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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