Strengthening the Health Innovation Pipeline Through Blended Finance and Grant Readiness

​The HTCA Grant Writing Lab Series is a structured, hands-on strategic intervention in the healthtech financing pipeline. Targeted at both early- and growth-stage founders, Phase 1 is an interactive grant-writing lab designed to move participants from basic awareness to informed action. The session provides a clear understanding of funding pathways, including grants and broader financing funnels, while offering direct exposure to institutional perspectives.

​Participants will engage with funders and ecosystem experts to understand what strong applications look like, how funding decisions are made, and whether their startup or organisation is realistically positioned to apply.

​Event Objectives

​The Grant Writing Series aims to:

• ​Strengthen founders’ ability to develop funder-aligned grant proposals, improving grant literacy and readiness among HTCA members

• ​Improve interpretation of funding calls and submission requirements

• ​Build practical capability in structuring high-quality applications

• ​Provide exposure to how blended finance and funding ecosystems operate

• ​Enable founders to accurately assess grant fit and eligibility

• ​Strengthen proposal development capability through practical, guided support

• ​Support selected startups to complete and submit competitive grant proposals

​Target Audience

• ​Growth and Early-stage healthtech startups within HTCA

• ​Founders exploring grants as a funding pathway

• ​Community innovators with limited grant application experience