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Startup Funding: Navigating the Grant Landscape

Practical strategies for startups to securing grants

Date
May 01, 2025
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09:00 am - 10:00 am
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Join Founder Institute Keystone for a special Lunch & Learn presentation featuring Co-Founder & CEO, Ryan Alcorn of GrantExec, a platform transforming the grant funding landscape with AI-powered discovery and expert human support. Originally born from a web-scraping side project, GrantExec now connects organizations to over $80B in active funding opportunities through tools like GrantGPT™ and a nationwide network of grant writers. Ryan is passionate about removing barriers to funding and empowering innovators to do more good, faster.

Lunch & Learn presentation featuring Co-Founder & CEO, Ryan Alcorn of GrantExec


Securing grant funding shouldn’t feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Each year, foundations, governments, and other funders pour billions into worthy causes—yet finding and connecting with the right organizations can be surprisingly difficult.

GrantExec is a platform transforming the grant funding landscape with AI-powered discovery and expert human support, now connecting organizations to over $80B in active funding opportunities. GrantExec bridges the gap by aggregating opportunities from across the web and providing clear, focused guidance, we help grantseekers navigate what was once a daunting landscape.

This special presentation by Ryan Alcorn, Co-Founder and CEO of GrantExec, is geared for Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs looking for new ideas to find funding. Whether you've investigated grant options but gave up when faced with the myriad of challenges to find the right organizations, or you have no clue about grant funding - this session is for you!  You'll learn:

  • The current fragmentation of the grant funding landscape and federal changes
  • How GrantExec reimagines discovery, access, and equity in funding with AI and human intelligence
  • Practical strategies for startups to increase their grant competitiveness.

GrantExec is a platform transforming the grant funding landscape with AI-powered discovery and expert human support. Originally born from a web-scraping side project, GrantExec now connects organizations to over $80B in active funding opportunities through tools like GrantGPT™ and a nationwide network of grant writers. Ryan is passionate about removing barriers to funding and empowering innovators to do more good, faster. passionate about removing barriers to funding and empowering innovators to do more good, faster.

Join us, Thursday, May 1 at 12:00 pm ET. The program will be recorded.

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Daria

Daria Duda

Product Marketing @ Consultant

Ryan

Ryan Alcorn

Co-founder & CEO @ GrantExec

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