Grantonomy

Name

Grantonomy

Legal name

MM Consulting UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Website

https://grantonomy.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

R&D Tax Credit Consulting

NAICS

Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (5412)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Research allowance consulting
• R&D funding advisory
• Government grant consulting
• Forschungszulage consulting
• R&D tax credit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln (Cologne)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Success-Based Research Allowance Consulting: Grantonomy earns a success fee only when the Forschungszulage (research allowance) is actually approved and paid out by the German tax authority. No retainer, no fixed fees, no upfront costs. The fee is calculated as a percentage of the approved and disbursed funding amount. This aligns incentives perfectly between consultant and client.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Grantonomy helps German technology companies secure the government research allowance (Forschungszulage) through end-to-end consulting and AI-assisted tooling, including the KI Fördercheck and the Grantonomy OS operating platform. The firm operates on a 100% success-based fee model, guiding clients from technical eligibility assessment and project documentation through to submission and approval, with no payment unless the application is approved.

Product overview

Grantonomy is a specialized consulting firm for the German Forschungszulage (research allowance, FZulG) that combines AI-powered tooling with end-to-end consulting services. The core offering consists of the KI Fördercheck (AI Funding Check) — a free AI-powered pre-qualification tool that assesses eligibility and funding potential in 24 hours — supported by human consulting services covering a 6-step process: pre-qualification, R&D application creation at the BSFZ, ELSTER tax filing, disbursement retrieval, and long-term accompaniment. The consulting service modules include Technical Funding Analysis, R&D Application Creation, and Security & Documentation. All engagements are 100% success-based with no retainer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forschungszulage Consulting Service End-to-end consulting engagement that walks German technology companies through the entire Forschungszulage (research allowance) application, covering technical funding analysis, R&D application creation, and audit-ready security and documentation, delivered on a 100% success-based fee.
• KI Fördercheck (AI Funding Check) AI-powered self-service tool that automatically evaluates a company's R&D projects to determine eligibility for the German Forschungszulage program, providing an instant preliminary assessment before engaging the full consulting service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% approval rate across 50+ submitted applications
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RSM: Global audit and consulting network operating in Germany with R&D tax incentive services aimed at mid-market technology and industrial companies — overlapping customer base with Grantonomy.
• BDO: Global mid-tier audit and advisory network with a German R&D tax credit practice; serves many of the same Mittelstand technology clients that Grantonomy targets.
• Deloitte: Global Big 4 firm whose German practice delivers R&D tax credit and government incentive services to enterprise clients; competes for the same FZulG engagements as Grantonomy but as part of a much broader advisory portfolio.
• KPMG: Big 4 firm with a German R&D tax incentives practice; competes for Forschungszulage work primarily with enterprise and mid-market clients alongside wider tax and audit mandates.
• PwC: Big 4 firm with a German R&D and innovation incentives practice; competes for FZulG engagements alongside broader assurance, tax, and consulting offerings.
• Grant Thornton: International audit and advisory network with a German member firm offering R&D tax credit and innovation incentive consulting; targets similar mid-market and growth-stage technology companies.
• Mazars: Global audit and advisory firm with German operations providing R&D tax and government incentive services, addressing the same Forschungszulage opportunity from a multi-disciplinary platform.
• EY (Ernst & Young): Big 4 advisory firm providing R&D tax credit consulting in Germany; addresses the same Forschungszulage opportunity for enterprise technology clients from within a multi-service platform.

Direct peers

• Ayming: Global consulting firm headquartered in France and operating across Germany, specializing in R&D tax credits, innovation financing, and government incentive advisory — directly overlapping with Grantonomy's Forschungszulage service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grantonomy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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