Whiteboard by The Engine™ Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, individuals and research institutions, at idea and R&D stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States.
Whiteboard by The Engine is a pre-formation and very early-stage programme for first-time founders in Tough Tech, helping researchers and scientists transition into entrepreneurship. The programme targets deep-tech, climate-tech, biotech, and advanced-manufacturing ventures.
About this grant
This programme supports aspiring founders developing tough-tech ventures in climate, biotech, advanced manufacturing, energy and materials. It is designed for those at the idea or early research stage, before company formation, with a particular focus on first-time founders. Eligible applicants are individuals or early-stage startups based in the United States working on hard-tech innovation. The programme provides an accelerator curriculum alongside in-kind support, including education, mentorship and access to resources. Participants must commit to engaging fully with the programme's structured activities and peer network. No prior founding experience is required; indeed, first-time founders are preferred. The call welcomes applications from those with climate, biotech or advanced-materials concepts still in development.
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Key requirements
- ✓First-time founders or researchers/scientists new to entrepreneurship (60% have never founded before)
- ✓Focus on Tough Tech: deep-tech, climate-tech, biotech, or advanced-manufacturing
- ✓Pre-formation or very early-stage venture
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Whiteboard by The Engine™?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; startup, individual, research-institution.
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Industrial decarbonisation funding helps heavy industry cut emissions through electrification, fuel switching, process change and efficiency. Support is often capital-intensive and tied to a specific site, with feasibility studies leading to larger deployment calls. Applicants need emissions baselines, engineering studies and a plan to keep production running during the change.
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