We are a grant consultancy for deep-tech start-ups, spin-outs, research teams and innovation-led companies.
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We identify the right call and build a strong project case
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We save you time otherwise lost in administration
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We help position innovation in the market
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We help protect what makes it valuable
From public funding strategy and proposal development
to business validation and IP support.
Every project is at a different stage of development and needs a different approach. That is why our grant strategy is never mass-produced.
It is built around the specific innovation in front of us.
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Not every call is worth your time and energy.
We identify funding that fits your stage of development, the type of technology, and where the project needs to go next.
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A strong project is more than
a checklist and a set of required fields.
We design and build the application ourselves, using your team’s inputs, materials and know-how. You bring the substance; we give it structure, logic and a shape that makes sense to evaluators.
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Grant approval is not the final whistle. It just changes the game.
We also handle administration and reporting, so the grant does not start slowing your team down.
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When a project needs more than grant strategy, we know who to bring in.
When the project calls for it, we bring funding together with market context and the protection of what makes the innovation valuable.
We work best with teams that are thinking not only about submitting a project, but about what comes next.
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deep-tech start-ups
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spin-outs and spin-offs
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science-based and technology companies
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universities and research teams
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venture funds and portfolio companies
We know what holds up
Experience across Czech and European grant programmes, proposal development, evaluation and project administration.
We work across Czech and European funding programmes — from TAČR, OP TAK and CzechInvest to Horizon Europe, EIC (Pathfinder, Pre-Accelerator, Accelerator), selected World Bank-backed programmes and NATO DIANA. With experience in proposal development, evaluation and project administration, we know what gives a project real substance, what evaluators are looking for, and what is simply there to pad out the pages.
Most consultancies help you submit. We help you build a project that can hold up beyond submission.
A strong concept must work not only at submission stage, but in the next phase of development as well. When needed, we bring in UNICO’s expertise in market positioning and business validation, and PatentEnter’s expertise in IP strategy and protecting what makes the innovation valuable.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
A special thank you to GrantLab for their support throughout the proposal preparation process. As our projects increasingly combine scientific innovation with product development and commercialization strategies, their expertise and guidance in shaping competitive funding application have been highly valuable.
AtomQL Quantum Labs, Slovenia
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
We would also like to thank GrantLab for their support and collaboration throughout the proposal preparation process. The Seal of Excellence is granted to projects that successfully pass a highly competitive European evaluation process and are recognised as high-quality and impactful proposals. The evaluation focused on the technological quality of the proposal, its feasibility, and its potential for further development.
Lightly Technologies, Czechia
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
With GrantLab’s support, we submitted our project to the EIC Pre-Accelerator, received the Seal of Excellence, and successfully moved forward to further funding through the DIGIT programme. The amazing ladies from GrantLab guided us through every step with professionalism, commitment and positive energy, making the whole funding journey smooth and genuinely enjoyable. We are already looking forward to working together again.
VirusHunter, Croatia
Who we are
The people behind GrantLab, UNICO and PatentEnter:
Bringing together grant strategy, market thinking and IP protection.
GrantLab connects public funding with what innovation needs to succeed
in the market, in delivery, and in protecting its long-term value.
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Markéta Šimková
CEO
Project management, coordination, delivery
Markéta gives projects structure from first concept through to implementation, so strong ideas do not stumble over detail.
Zora Střelcová
Senior Consultant
Grant strategy, evaluation, proposal development
Zora translates complex innovations into projects that hold together in substance, logic and from an evaluator’s point of view.
Vojtěch Nosek
Group Co-CEO
Market positioning, business validation, positioning strategy
Vojtěch helps define where an innovation belongs in the market, who it is for, and how it can grow further.
Michal Jordán
Group Co-CEO
IP strategy, patent protection, long-term value protection
Michal helps protect what gives an innovation its real value — from IP strategy to the long-term development of protection.
What we test first
In an initial consultation, we assess whether public funding makes sense for your project, what the next sensible step looks like, and what may need strengthening to give it a real chance of success. You leave with a clearer view of your options and how we can help.
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