Georgia Research Alliance Ventures (Phase 1 and Phase 2 Loans)
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
GRA Ventures provides Phase 1 loans (historically around $50,000) and Phase 2 loans (historically up to $250,000) to companies commercialising technology from Georgia's research universities. Loans convert or are repaid on defined terms.
Georgia Research Alliance
ppp · regional
Deadline: rolling
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.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- micro enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, health, ai
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Company must be based in Georgia and be commercialising technology originating from a GRA member university (Georgia Tech, Emory, UGA, Georgia State, Augusta University, Clark Atlanta, Morehouse School of Medicine).
How to apply
- Have technology licensed from a Georgia research university
- Be nominated or referred by the university's commercialisation office
- Submit the application to GRA Ventures
- GRA review and investment committee decision
Source. https://gra.org/ventures/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked