Advanced Grant Writing with David Kaye

​In this edition of Skills for Scale Series at IDEALondon, we’re joined by David Kaye, Freelance Grant Writer and Innovation Advisor at Grantflare, for a discussion on securing grant funding, designing fundable projects, and lessons learned supporting deeptech founders.

​David Kaye is an experienced grant writer and venture builder, and the founder of Grantflare, helping startups and scaleups secure non-dilutive funding. To date, he has secured over £6.0m in grant funding across sectors including AI, spacetech, cleantech, agritech and software.

​With over 17 years of experience in deeptech innovation and hands-on work with programmes like Barclays Funding Readiness and the EIC Accelerator, David brings a rare mix of technical experience and commercial insight to the funding landscape

​🎟️ This event is open to founders applying for grants, planning to raise non-dilutive funding, or thinking ahead to their innovation and funding strategy.

​​About IDEALondon

​​This event is held at IDEALondon — a workspace and event space for early teams and operators in science and tech. Founded by UCL Engineering and managed by WilbeLAB, we're home to a highly curated community of founders, researchers, and investors.

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​About Grantflare

​Grantflare helps startup founders and scaleup operators to design R&D projects that stand the best chance of getting grant funding. Want to discuss a project? Contact David here.