R&D funding guides
How research-intensive companies recover the cost of R&D — by country, program, and company stage.
Deep-tech companies spend years on R&D before there’s a product to sell. Governments offset some of that cost through R&D tax credits, grants, and innovation programs — but every jurisdiction works differently, and the rules change often. These guides explain how each one works and who qualifies.
2026-06-21
R&D Tax Credits by Country: A Guide for Deep-Tech Companies
How R&D tax credits work in Canada, the UK, the US, France, and Australia — what counts as R&D, who can get cash back, and why the distinction between refundable and non-refundable matters most for deep-tech.
2026-06-21
Non-Dilutive Funding for Deep-Tech: Grants, R&D Credits, and Innovation Programs
Deep-tech companies can fund years of R&D without selling equity — through grants, R&D tax credits, and innovation programs. A guide to the non-dilutive toolkit and when each piece fits.
2026-06-21
What Counts as R&D — and How to Prove It
Across countries, qualifying R&D shares one definition — work to resolve scientific or technological uncertainty — and one requirement: contemporaneous evidence. Here's what qualifies and how to document it.
2026-06-21
How to Document R&D for a Claim: An Evidence Checklist
A practical, country-agnostic checklist for evidencing an R&D claim — what to capture, when to capture it, and why contemporaneous records beat year-end reconstruction.