About GRANTED
GRANTED is revolutionizing the grant application process through artificial intelligence. Our mission is to democratize access to non-diluted funding, making opportunities accessible to organizations of all sizes.
Co-Founders
Justina Kanza
Co-Founder and CEO
Justina has had the privilege of working with thousands of entrepreneurs. From serving 5,000+ entrepreneurs at organizations like Black Founders Network, Okwera Academy, and University of Toronto Entrepreneurship, one truth has remained constant: access to funding, especially non-diluted, is a critical challenge. She co-founded GRANTED to solve it.
Dr. Ehoneah Obed, PharmD
Co-Founder and CTO
Dr. Ehoneah Obed, PharmD, is a pharmacist turned software and AI engineer. He co-founded GRANTED and leads its engineering as CTO, building the AI that matches organisations with funding and helps them write and manage grants, with people reviewing every AI output. He has written code since 2013, designed and launched software engineering programs at ALX Africa, and founded Bozoma Innovation Hub in Ghana.
Our Story
Over the past few years, our co-founders have seen the same challenge from different angles. Justina worked directly with 5,000+ entrepreneurs at organizations like Black Founders Network, Okwera Academy, and University of Toronto Entrepreneurship, witnessing firsthand how access to non-diluted funding remained a critical barrier. Ehoneah brought deep engineering and AI expertise to build the technology that could remove those barriers at scale.
Common Challenges We're Solving:
- •Time-consuming, fragmented, and complex grant processes
- •Difficulty in discovering relevant opportunities
- •Understanding funder priorities
- •Overwhelming application crafting
- •Complex grant management
Seated (right to left): Justina Kanza (GRANTED Co-Founder and CEO), Craig Wellington (CEO of Black Opportunity Fund). Standing (left to right): Feiran Zhou (Commercialization Manager, Ontario Centre for Innovation), Rebecca Johnson (Investment Associate, BKR Capital), Efosa Obano (Founder and Manager, Black Founders Network), Jon French (Director, University of Toronto Entrepreneurship)
Our Impact
Today, GRANTED is actively connecting real founders to real funding opportunities. We've curated over $2 million in funding opportunities, making them accessible through our innovative platform.
Our AI-powered platform is transforming how organizations discover, apply for, and manage grants, making the process more efficient and accessible than ever before.
Startup Fest 2024, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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