All About Grants with Janine Owen from Grant’d

21 Sep 2025 / Ep. 48 / 41:08

Access to capital is one of the biggest challenges facing early-stage founders, and while most think immediately of VC or angel investment, grants offer a compelling non-dilutive alternative. Despite $100 billion in grant funding available to Australian businesses and organisations each year, many founders don’t know where to start or assume the process is too complex. Is it really as difficult as it seems? What should early founders know about grants, and when should they be thinking about applying for them,?

Our guest today is Janine Owen, founder of Grant’d, Australia’s first AI-powered, all-in-one grants platform. Janine has over 18 years of experience helping organisations raise more than $100+ million. She previously ran a successful grants agency before creating Grant’d to make grant-seeking more accessible for founders and businesses.

About Janine Owen:

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/janine-owen-21348b78

Website: http://grantd.com.au/

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