Featured Programmes Include:
Digital Europe Programme
EIC Accelerator
Erasmus+
Horizon Europe
LIFE ProgrammeThe Odds Are Stacked Against You
We understand your pain. Our research shows the specific challenges European SMEs face when applying for EUgrants
300-500
Is the estimated time investment for a single EIC Accelerator application, pulling key personnel away from their core business.
19.6%
The average funding success rate for SMEs within the highly competitive Horizon Europe programme.
7 out of 10
Nearly 70% of SME applications rated 'high-quality' are ultimately rejected due to extreme oversubscription, meaning even excellent work isn't enough.
A Smarter Path Forward
Our Mission: EU Grant applications should be a game of strategy, not luck
Our premise is simple: EU grant funding is not a lottery. It is a system governed by clear rules, and GrantPilots ensures that your success is driven by strategic compliance and data-backed proposal quality, not by luck.
We are developing our own intelligent AI co-pilot, trained on a specific knowledge base of official EU documentation and successful proposals. It is designed to help you navigate the complex EU funding system, dramatically reducing your application time and increasing your rate of success.
Our goal is to mpowers European SMEs to win. We transform the complex, time-consuming grant application into an efficient, accessible process, ensuring your high-quality proposal has the competitive edge it needs to stand out in the oversubscribed Horizon Europe landscape.
Your Intelligent EU Grant Co-Pilot
Guiding you from the precise discovery of aligned EU funding opportunities to the submission of a compelling proposal, all powered by our proprietary, RAG-anchored AI grounded in official EU documentation.
AI-Powered Opportunity Matching
Instead of wasting weeks on research. Describe your project, and our AI instantly matches your innovative project to the exact open Horizon Europe and EU funding calls best suited for your success. We don't just find links—we provide a strategic alignment score and rationale so you only apply where you are set up to win.
Our Team
The experts behind GrantPilots
Yanal Almir
Founder & CEO
Former Software Engineer with 10+ years experience building successful SaaS products and startups.
Alexei Kuzmenkov
CTO
AI specialist with expertise in natural language processing and machine learning. Previously led engineering teams at leading tech companies.
Maria Garcia
Head of EU Funding
Former evaluator for the European Commission with deep expertise in Horizon Europe, EIC, and other EU funding mechanisms.
Our Expertise
Our team combines deep expertise in EU funding mechanisms, artificial intelligence, and software development. We've experienced the challenges of the EU grant application process firsthand and are passionate about using technology to make it more accessible for innovative European SMEs.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
GrantPilots is built exclusively for innovative European SMEs (10-250 employees)—specifically the Founders, CTOs, or R&D Managers who need to secure EU funding like Horizon Europe but lack a dedicated, full-time grant-writing team. We are your scalable, data-driven alternative to expensive human consultants.
Our platform is built on a proprietary Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture, which is our key technical moat. This means our AI is not generating generic text; its output is strictly grounded in a curated knowledge base of official EU documentation, past successful proposals, and evaluator guidelines. We are a highly accurate, vertically-focused expert system, not a general-purpose chatbot.
Our Strategic Opportunity Scout pulls and analyzes data directly from official EU sources, including the CORDIS database and the official Funding & Tender Portal. We ensure you are always matched to the most current, relevant, and active funding opportunities, complete with eligibility criteria and deadlines.
Absolutely. We recognize that project details are highly confidential. As an EU-focused service, we adhere to the highest relevant European data privacy standards. Your project data is used only to train your specific proposal co-pilot and is never shared or used to train public models.
Our current focus is on the most critical, high-friction stage: winning the grant. However, our product roadmap includes features for post-award support, budget tracking, and reporting requirements as we move toward the full product vision.
No AI platform or human consultant can not guarantee a win in a hyper-competitive landscape where success rates average 19.9%. However, GrantPilots significantly boosts your competitive edge by ensuring your proposal is strategically aligned, perfectly compliant, and written in the persuasive language proven to resonate with EU evaluators. We minimize the risk of technical rejection and maximize your scoring potential.
The average EU grant application requires 300 to 500 hours of manual research and writing. The AI Proposal Draft Accelerator reduces this burden by generating first-draft sections and ensuring compliance in a fraction of that time. Our goal is to shift your focus from writing compliance to writing strategy, drastically accelerating your entire submission timeline.
Yes, we offer comprehensive support through email, chat, and our help center. Our team is ready to assist with any questions or issues you might encounter.
Enterprise-grade security & privacy
We take security and compliance seriously. GrantPilots is SOC 2 Type II and GDPR compliant, trusted by thousands of businesses to build secure and compliant AI Agents.
Your data stays yours
Your data is only accessible to your admin panel and is never used to train models.
Data encryption
All data is encrypted at rest and in transit. We use industry-standard encryption algorithms.
Secure integrations
We use verified variables to ensure users can access only their own data in your systems.
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