Sep 2, 2025
Introduction: The Grant Consulting Industry Needs a Rethink
If you’ve ever applied for European grants, you know the pain points: complex applications, long timelines, high consulting fees, and uncertain outcomes. Traditional consultancies, while experienced, are often slow, opaque, and expensive.
But the world is changing — and so should the way we approach funding.
Just as AI is transforming industries from legal to healthcare, it's also disrupting public funding. Enter a new model: the full-stack AI consultancy — faster, leaner, and smarter than anything the market has seen before.
Cogrant is the world’s first full-stack AI consultancy for European grants. We combine automation, data, and expert insight to deliver high-quality applications in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional firms — without sacrificing success rates.
The Problem with Traditional Consultancies
Legacy grant consulting firms operate on a model that hasn’t evolved in decades. They rely heavily on manual work, long discovery processes, and one-size-fits-all strategies. As a result, clients often face:
Long proposal timelines (typically 4–8 weeks per application)
High fees (often €10,000–€50,000 or more per project)
Lack of transparency into deliverables or progress
Bottlenecks due to limited consultant availability
Inconsistent quality across proposals
In a fast-paced funding environment where calls close quickly and competition is fierce, this model is increasingly inefficient.
What Is a Full-Stack AI Consultancy?
A full-stack AI consultancy integrates AI at every critical step of the grant process — from funding discovery to final submission — while retaining human expertise where it matters most. This hybrid approach enables speed, precision, and scalability.
At Cogrant, our stack includes:
Automated funding search: We match your startup with the most relevant EU and national grants instantly using AI-powered screening across thousands of funding opportunities.
AI-accelerated proposal writing: Our models help generate high-quality, evaluator-aligned content tailored to each grant’s criteria — fast.
Automated eligibility and fit checks: We flag misalignments early to save time and improve win rates.
Expert validation: Senior consultants refine and validate the output, ensuring your proposal meets both technical and strategic standards.
The outcome? A proposal that’s just as competitive — delivered in days, not weeks — and at a significantly lower cost.
Cogrant vs. Traditional Consultancies: A Side-by-Side Comparison
Traditional Consultancy
Funding Discovery: Performed manually by consultants through time-intensive research.
Proposal Drafting: Written entirely from scratch, often taking weeks.
Delivery Time: Typically 4 to 8 weeks for a complete grant application.
Cost: High — often ranging from €10,000 to €50,000 per application.
Quality Control: Depends heavily on the specific consultant’s skills and availability.
Scalability: Limited, since each new project adds significant time and resource strain.
Cogrant – Full-Stack AI Consultancy
Funding Discovery: AI-driven matching delivers personalized grant suggestions in seconds.
Proposal Drafting: Accelerated with AI, then fine-tuned by senior grant experts.
Delivery Time: Fast — proposals can be completed in as little as 5 to 10 business days.
Cost: Transparent and modular pricing, significantly lower than traditional firms.
Quality Control: Standardized through AI outputs, then refined by human reviewers.
Scalability: Built to scale, with AI doing the heavy lifting so more clients can be served simultaneously.
This is not just faster — it’s a paradigm shift in how startups and scaleups secure public funding.
Why This Matters for Startups and Tech Founders
Speed and runway are everything for early-stage companies. Founders can’t afford to wait two months for a single grant application. Nor should they pay tens of thousands of euros upfront to access funding that’s supposed to support growth.
By removing friction from the funding process, Cogrant helps:
Accelerate time to funding
Reduce customer acquisition costs for grants
Maintain founder ownership (thanks to non-dilutive funding)
Build a predictable, scalable funding strategy
Whether you're applying for Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, or national innovation schemes, our model ensures you stay ahead of deadlines — and your competitors.
The Future of Grant Consulting Is Here
Traditional consulting firms aren’t built for the pace of modern innovation. Cogrant is.
We’re not just a software platform or a freelance marketplace. We’re a full-stack AI consultancy — the first of its kind — built specifically to help startups and innovators win European grants faster, cheaper, and with confidence.
If you’re serious about scaling through public funding, it’s time to move beyond legacy models. Welcome to the future of grant consulting.
Ready to experience the difference? Book a call with our team or explore our AI-powered grant search tool to get started.
FAQ: Full-Stack AI Consultancies for Grants
Q: What does “full-stack AI consultancy” mean in practice?
A: It means AI is used across the entire consulting workflow — from identifying the right grants to drafting and optimizing the proposal — with expert oversight. It delivers faster, cheaper, and often better results than traditional methods.
Q: How does Cogrant maintain quality if it uses AI?
A: We combine AI-generated content with expert human review. This hybrid approach ensures each proposal is accurate, persuasive, and aligned with funder expectations.
Q: Is Cogrant only for tech startups?
A: No. While we work extensively with deep tech, AI, and digital companies, our model supports any innovative SME or consortium targeting EU or national grants.
