Grant funders
Federal agencies, foundations, multinationals, and corporate programs that fund deep-tech R&D. Filter by country, funder type, or annual grant volume.
Showing 145-168 of 1,391 funders
KfW Bankengruppe
Development finance
KfW Bankengruppe is Germany's state-owned promotional and development bank, founded in 1948 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It is owned 80 per…
National Centre for Research and Development Poland
Research council
Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju, or NCBR, is Poland's national research and development funding agency and an executive body under the Ministry of Sc…
Natural Environment Research Council
Research council
The Natural Environment Research Council is the United Kingdom's principal public funder for environmental science and one of the UKRI councils. Its r…
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Research council
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is one of UK Research and Innovation's nine research councils and sits under the Department for S…
XPRIZE Foundation
Non-profit
XPRIZE Foundation is a US nonprofit foundation founded in 1996 by Peter H. Diamandis. It designs and runs incentive prize competitions across health, …
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Research council
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is one of UK Research and Innovation's nine councils and the UK's main public funde…
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE)
Federal agency
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) is Germany’s federal ministry for economic and energy policy. It was renamed from BMWK in May 2025…
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Federal agency
DSIT is the UK government department responsible for science, innovation, and technology policy. It sets strategy, allocates budgets, and funds R&D mi…
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC)
Multinational
The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) is an EU body established under the Digital Europe Programme to strengthen Europe's cybersecurity …
Ministry of SMEs and Startups
Federal agency
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups is South Korea's cabinet ministry for startup policy, SME development, and venture finance. Headquartered in Sejong,…
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
Federal agency
OCED is the U.S. Department of Energy office responsible for funding large-scale clean energy demonstration projects in partnership with the private s…
Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU)
Multinational
The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) is a joint undertaking of the European Union funded under Horizon Europe that supports rese…
Wellcome Leap
Non-profit
Wellcome Leap is the US-based operational arm of the Wellcome Trust, structured as a 501(c)(3) subsidiary with an independent board and its own leader…
ANID — National Research & Development Agency (Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo)
Federal agency
ANID, the Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, is Chile's national research and development agency under the Ministry of Science, Technolog…
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU)
Multinational
The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a roughly €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries C…
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Foundation
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is a U.S. patient-advocacy foundation founded in 1955 and based in Bethesda, Maryland. It backs cystic fibrosis r…
Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy
Federal agency
Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy (MIMIT) is Italy's national ministry for enterprise and industrial policy. It replaced MISE in October 202…
Office of Naval Research
Federal agency
The Office of Naval Research, or ONR, is a federal agency within the Department of the Navy. Established in 1946, it exists to plan, foster, and encou…
Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości
Federal agency
Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości, known as PARP, is Poland's government agency for enterprise development, supervised by the Ministry of Econ…
U.S. Department of the Interior
Federal agency
The Department of the Interior protects and manages the nation's natural resources and cultural heritage, provides scientific information about those …
VLAIO (Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen)
State agency
VLAIO (Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen) is Flanders' regional innovation and entrepreneurship agency. It operates under the Flemish Government and s…
Agence Nationale pour la Promotion de la PME (Maroc PME)
Federal agency
Maroc PME is Morocco's national agency for SME promotion, created in 2002 and operating under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. It supports TPMEs…
Cancer Research UK
Foundation
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) is the UK's largest cancer research charity. Formed in 2002 from the merger of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Can…
EIT Health
Multinational
EIT Health is a European Institute of Innovation and Technology Knowledge and Innovation Community established in 2015 and headquartered in Munich. It…