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Startup grants, filtered to your country

Non-dilutive money — no equity, no repayment. Tell us where you’re based and we sort the live grants into what’s open to you, what’s worth a closer look, and what’s listed for somewhere else.

Sorted by each organiser’s listed region — always confirm eligibility on their page before you plan around it.

13 grants live right now. Pick a country to see which ones are open to you.

NLnet open call

NLnet Foundation

3 Nov 2026
GrantEUR 5k–50kglobalopen-sourceeu-funding

Open calls: Restack Fund; CodeSupply Fund; Other / open call. Individuals, non-profits, research organisations, public institutions and companies of any size may apply; each fund adds its own conditions. All results must be published under a free/libre/open licence.

GrantEUR 5k–50kEUeu-fundingcascade-fundingopen-source

The call is open to anyone including: SMEs, academics, public sector, non-profits, communities and individuals. Outcomes must be open: all scientific outcomes must be published as open access, and any software and hardware must be published under a recognised open source license in its entirety.

GrantEUR 5k–50kEUeu-fundingcascade-fundingopen-source

The call is open to anyone, including: SMEs, academics, public sector, non-profits, communities and individuals. Outcomes must be open: all scientific outcomes must be published as open access, and any software and hardware must be published under a recognised open source license in its entirety.

Large Scale Access to AI factories

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

13 Nov 2026
GrantMore than 50,000 GPU hours. Free of charge to AI SMEs and startups.EUeu-fundingai-factoriescompute-grant

For Industry users; For More than 50,000 GPU hours; To provide Approval within 10 working days. The Industrial Innovation Access modes are open and free-of-charge to AI SMEs (including startups) for innovation purposes. Other industrial applications can benefit from pay-per-use commercial access. Academia and public sector users should target the AI for Science and Collaborative EU projects access mode.

Surge and Sustain Fund

Open Technology Fund

Always open
Grantglobalinternet-freedom

OTF is US government-funded and cannot support applicants who are debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible under US OFAC sanctions rules.

Fast Lane Access to AI factories

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Always open
GrantUp to 50,000 GPU hours. Free of charge to AI SMEs and startups.EUeu-fundingai-factoriescompute-grant

For Industry users; For Users familiar with HPC; To provide Access within 4 working days. The Industrial Innovation Access modes are open and free-of-charge to AI SMEs (including startups) for innovation purposes. Other industrial applications can benefit from pay-per-use commercial access. Academia and public sector users should target the AI for Science and Collaborative EU projects access mode.

Playground Access to AI factories

EuroHPC Joint Undertaking

Always open
GrantFree of charge to AI SMEs and startups.EUeu-fundingai-factoriescompute-grant

For Industry users; For New or entry level users; To provide Access within 2 working days. The Industrial Innovation Access modes are open and free-of-charge to AI SMEs (including startups) for innovation purposes. Other industrial applications can benefit from pay-per-use commercial access. Academia and public sector users should target the AI for Science and Collaborative EU projects access mode.

Sovereign Tech Fund

Sovereign Tech Agency

Always open
GrantMinimum project cost €50,000. Sovereign Tech states the cost of the work described in an application "must exceed €50,000 (current minimum)".globalopen-sourcemaintainersdigital-infrastructure

Estimated costs: The cost of the work described in the application must exceed €50,000 (current minimum). Public financing: Projects are not eligible to receive financing or work commissions from the Sovereign Tech Fund if other public entities are already making or have made grants or investments for the same proposed activities. FOSS: all code and documentation to be supported must be licensed such that it may be freely reusable, changeable, and redistributable. OSI-approved or FSF Free/Libre licenses are acceptable for code.

Internet Freedom Fund

Open Technology Fund

Always open
Grantglobalinternet-freedom

OTF is US government-funded and cannot support applicants who are debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible under US OFAC sanctions rules.

Rapid Response Fund

Open Technology Fund

Always open
Grantglobalinternet-freedom

OTF is US government-funded and cannot support applicants who are debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible under US OFAC sanctions rules.

Always open
GrantUSD 125kUSpublic-interest-techaiopen-source

Open to accredited institutions of higher education in the United States.

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