Granter.ai

Granter.ai operates an AI "grant consultant" that handles the grant funding lifecycle for businesses end to end. The agent continuously scans public and private funding databases — described in one analysis as a database of more than 8,000 grants — matches companies to relevant calls, and automatically checks eligibility against official programme criteria. A writing module generates complete application drafts with AI assistance and evaluates them against the official evaluation criteria so users can revise before submission. After an award, a project-management layer tracks milestones, handles reporting and post-approval documentation, and supports compliance and payment requirements.

The product is positioned to work across funding levels, from local calls to cross-border European programmes, and includes a free "QuickMatch" tool that surfaces relevant grant opportunities, including EU programmes, on demand. The company markets the agent as being integrated once and then operating autonomously, similar to an employee. Published case studies cover corporate, public-sector, defence and academic users, including Super Bock, Fidelidade, the Portuguese Navy, the Câmara de Montemor-o-Novo municipality and CLEC.

Founding story

The company was founded in September 2023 under the name Lever Tax with the aim of making public funding more accessible. It initially operated as a tech-enabled service that, in CEO Bernardo Seixas's description, was still largely human-powered; that model helped clients secure over €1 million in grants but the team concluded it was not scalable and rebuilt the offering from scratch as an autonomous AI agent.

Business model

Granter.ai sells a paid software subscription/service built around an AI agent that is integrated into a customer's operations and then works autonomously across grant matching, application writing and post-award management. The website directs prospects to a sales contact and publishes a pricing page, and a free QuickMatch tool serves as an entry point.

Paid product, per third-party listing; the site publishes a pricing page and routes buyers through a "Contact Sales" flow.

Traction

The website reports 3,000+ companies trusting the platform and €21.3M in grants submitted through Granter, alongside claims of 2x higher approval rates and 73% less time spent preparing applications. An earlier March 2025 announcement cited more than 2,000 companies and over €20 million in EU fund applications submitted. Press coverage in November 2025 reported that Granter had helped companies obtain more than €2 million in government funding, citing Lusa.

Latest developments

Granter won the Web Summit 2025 pitch competition in Lisbon in November 2025, taking 80% of the public vote in a field of 2,725 entrants narrowed to 105 finalists. The team reported having raised €400,000 in early 2025 and said it planned to close a further round of €1.5 million.