Winning hearts, minds, grants and investment
Against intense competition, our track record is hard to beat: since 2011, we’ve produced compelling grant applications and investment proposals to secure more than $250M for our clients.
This funding has empowered research organisations and innovative businesses to progress R&D, build business capability and capacity, and take new knowledge and technology to local and global markets.
Our commercialisation experts, grant writers and communication designers offer services to suit your circumstances and budget. We can start by helping you to develop a staged funding strategy and/or comprehensive business plan, based on hard evidence for market demand.
Selling your story
To perfect your investor pitch, we offer copywriting and graphic design to polish your slide deck, plus presentation mentoring, if required.
We provide the following levels of support for grant applications:
Meet via video conference or telephone with one of our specialists to discuss your specific questions and concerns.
One of our specialists will review your application draft and provide specific advice on improvements.
Our team will write your grant application based on information provided by you. For major grant rounds, our services are in demand, so get in early.
Some of the grants we've worked on
- Accelerating Commercialisation (Stages 1 & 2)
- Critical Minerals Development Program Grant
- ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF)
- Business Event Grant Fund
- NSW Regional Tourism Activation Fund
- Manufacturing Modernisation Fund Grant
- Modern Manufacturing Initiative Fund Grant
- CRC-P
- Regional Jobs Creation Fund Grant (RJCF)
- ARC Future Fellowship
- MRFF Grant (Primary Health Care Research Initiative)
- Cureator EOI
- Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program Grant
- Minimum Viable Product Grant
- NSW National Space Industry Hub
- NSW Health Commercialisation training program
- Regional Investment Activation Fund Stream 1 – Stage 2
- Energy Efficiency Information Grant
- MTP Connect Clinical Translation & Commercialisation Medtech Program
- ARC DECRA fellowship
- RDC Proposal Requests
- NHMRC Grants
- Community Heritage Grants
- NSW Transport Heritage Grants
- Government Volunteer Grants
Who we've helped
What our clients say
gemaker are truly client focussed. The solutions they have offered us match the way we work. They are keen to provide us with what we need rather than force us to accept what they’ve done before.
Collaborating with gemaker was a true partnership: their team felt like an extension of ours, enabling high performance under pressure. They developed our grant application with exceptional skill, commitment and care – as if it were their own funding bid.
At very short notice, gemaker went above and beyond to meet the grant application deadline. We appreciated their flexibility, dedication and high- quality work under pressure.
gemaker’s enthusiastic engagement was instrumental in increasing beta-testing clients to over 1000…[This] contribution was invaluable to maintaining the business momentum.
The gemaker team pulled out all the stops and got the work done in a very tight time frame. They handled the pressure well… I would certainly recommend them.
Our application was so comprehensive and well written that we didn’t receive any requests for clarification from the assessors. We’re grateful for gemaker’s guidance, and the tireless work they gave to our proposal.
I was impressed by gemaker’s dedication, they worked long hours to meet the tight timeframe. We learned so much from them and now better understand how to address grant criteria. gemaker’s service and expertise exceeded our expectations.
The gemaker team has diverse skills and experience ranging from media and marketing to commercialisation and intellectual property strategy, fundraising and industry and government partnerships. They have helped on all these fronts to position our company as a national leader in sustainable urban mobility.
I highly recommend Gemaker’s services to businesses at all stages of growth.
gemaker had a strong attention to detail and a high level of professionalism that gave me comfort that we were in the right hands.
gemaker has provided guidance and support to polish our business strategies and best respond to the COVID-fuelled, rapid global growth in the e-mobility sector.
gemaker has been an invaluable resource and partner and we are so glad we settled on Natalie’s team to help us with our growth plans as they have been, and remain, a very important part of our journey.
