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Grants

Lemelson Foundation invention-based enterprise funding

Status

Paused by the funder

The route in is via a Lemelson-funded intermediary programme such as VentureWell rather than direct application.

Paused by the funder
Amount
Not published

Funds mostly flow through intermediaries and partner programmes rather than direct open calls to companies

Funder

The Lemelson Foundation

private · supranational

Deadline: Closed — The Foundation does not run a general open application for startups. It funds through partner programmes and invited proposals.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Invention-based enterprises with environmental and social impact

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.lemelson.org/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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