Stop hunting through grant portals for the programs your venture might fit. ASKR scans the funding landscape, scores every program for fit against your profile, and drafts the application — you review and approve before anything is submitted.
Non-dilutive capital is scattered across EU frameworks, national agencies, research bodies, and sector foundations — no single database, no standard qualification criteria, and an application investment of weeks for programs that may not be a fit. ASKR compresses the entire pipeline into a single session. Profile the applicant: sector, stage, geography, technology readiness, team credentials, prior funding, ask size. ASKR queries the configured funding database, scores each program on a multi-factor fit model, and surfaces a ranked shortlist with scoring rationale. The operator selects the target programs; ASKR writes each submission artifact in full — problem statement, approach, team case, use of funds, alignment with funder priorities. Every draft is presented to the operator for review. ASKR never auto-submits. The approval gate is intentional and non-negotiable. The agent prepares; the operator decides.
Most ventures leave non-dilutive capital unclaimed — not because they don't qualify, but because the sourcing, qualification, and writing burden is prohibitive without dedicated resource. ASKR removes the bottleneck.
EU programs, national agencies, regional bodies, sector foundations, and research councils each have separate portals, timelines, and criteria. There is no unified database. A comprehensive scan across all relevant sources — done manually — takes weeks.
Each funder reads thousands of submissions. An application that doesn't speak the funder's specific criteria — their strategic priorities, evaluation rubric, and terminology — is eliminated early. Fit must be argued precisely for the program in front of you, not for a generic concept of "grant funding."
TRL requirements, entity type restrictions, geography rules, consortium minimums, budget ceilings — the actual eligibility criteria are buried in programme guides. Teams invest time writing applications for programs they never qualified for. ASKR scores fit before drafting, not after.
ASKR is built on a non-negotiable principle: the agent prepares, the operator decides. Every draft is surfaced for human review. ASKR never submits autonomously, never fills a portal form on behalf of the operator, and never acts beyond the draft and present stage without explicit operator approval.
A competitive EIC Accelerator application runs 40+ pages. A Horizon Europe project proposal requires a consortium logic, work packages, and a detailed budget narrative. A single well-written application is weeks of work. ASKR drafts the artifact — the team polishes and signs off.
A team running ASKR submits more applications per quarter than a team doing it manually — because the sourcing, qualification, and first-draft work is compressed from weeks to a session. The team reviews and approves; ASKR does the scan and the writing.
ASKR runs a structured pipeline on every session — profile intake, source scan, fit scoring, draft generation, operator review. Each stage is transparent: the operator sees the reasoning at every step before deciding whether to proceed.
The operator provides the applicant profile: sector, sub-sector, technology readiness level (TRL), entity type (startup, SME, research body, corporate), geography, team credentials, prior funding history, ask size (minimum / maximum grant), and any programme-type preferences (equity-free, loan, blended). This profile drives every subsequent scoring and drafting decision.
ASKR queries the configured programme database across EU frameworks (Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transition), national innovation agencies (Innovate UK, CDTI, ANR, Vinnova, and equivalents), and sector-specific foundations. Open calls are matched against current deadlines. Closed and archived programmes are filtered out.
Each programme is scored on a multi-factor fit model: TRL alignment, entity eligibility, budget compatibility, geography match, sector priorities, evaluation rubric language, and strategic fit with funder mandate. Programmes below the fit threshold are dropped before the draft stage — no budget wasted writing unqualified applications. The ranked shortlist includes the full scoring rationale for operator review.
For each programme the operator selects, ASKR writes every required section: problem statement, proposed approach, team and capability case, use of funds, and alignment with funder strategic priorities. The draft is tailored to the specific programme's evaluation criteria and language — not a generic template. The draft is presented to the operator for review before anything else happens.
The operator reads the full draft, edits directly, and approves the final version. Submission is always operator-initiated through the funder's official portal. ASKR logs the programme, draft version, and approval timestamp for follow-up tracking. The approval gate is not configurable — it is a core design constraint.
The operator opens the console and provides the applicant profile — sector, stage, TRL, entity type, geography, team credentials, prior funding, and target ask size. ASKR uses this profile to drive the scan and every scoring and drafting decision downstream. Profiles can be saved and reused across sessions.
ASKR queries the configured programme database, scores each open call for fit against the profile, and surfaces the ranked shortlist with scoring rationale. The operator reviews the shortlist, selects the programmes to pursue, and adjusts the priority order if needed. Programmes below the fit threshold never reach the draft stage.
For each selected programme, ASKR writes the full application — problem, approach, team case, use of funds, strategic alignment. The operator reads every section, edits directly in the console, and finalises the draft. ASKR flags sections where the profile data was insufficient and prompts the operator to fill the gap before approval.
The operator approves the final draft. Submission is operator-initiated through the funder's official portal — ASKR never acts on the operator's behalf beyond the draft. After submission, ASKR logs the programme, deadline, and submission reference for pipeline tracking and follow-up scheduling.
ASKR delivers the most leverage where the venture qualifies for significant non-dilutive capital but lacks the bandwidth to scan, qualify, and write at the volume the opportunity warrants. Three profiles get the highest return from a session.
Ventures at TRL 4–8 pursuing EIC Accelerator, Horizon Europe SME Instrument successors, or national deep-tech programmes. The technology is real; the gap is bandwidth for sourcing and writing. ASKR compresses months of grant-hunting and application writing into a structured session — without touching the cap table.
Corporate innovation teams managing multiple open grant streams in parallel — EU collaborative projects, sectoral foundations, national innovation schemes. ASKR provides a repeatable pipeline for each application cycle: scan new calls, score fit against the division's profile, draft submissions for approved programmes. Configurable for portfolio-level grant tracking.
Universities, research institutes, and consortium coordinators managing Horizon Europe projects, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, or ERC grants. ASKR handles the sourcing and first-draft burden, freeing the PI and admin team to focus on scientific content and consortium coordination rather than administrative programme scanning.
We are running ASKR with a small group of deep-tech ventures and research teams ahead of broader release. If your venture has a clear non-dilutive capital need and a defined funding target — EU, national, or sectoral — register interest below or open a conversation through the engagement desk.
Early access · Session-based · Approval gate always on · Response within two business days