I used to work in a research support division at a university and researchers were always struggling with 3 things: Where to find grants that make sense, properly formatting and gathering everything to apply, and getting the application in on time. Instrumentl would have been a godsend for them back in the day. It allows them to avoid what is tedious and get back to doing what they do best: doing good science.
This is interesting. Are you focusing on a few fields to begin with? I wasn't able to see any information about what sort of funders you have on board. Thanks.
@gkay92 good question! Right now we're focused on connecting researchers in the biological sciences (specifically fields that have a conservation / ecological / evolutionary angle) with private funders. We're curious to know what fields you'd like us to focus on next.
@angelabraren Hm.. as I understand it, if you could get government bodies like the NIH on board, that would attract a lot of researchers specifically in the biomedical sciences(My field of work is computational biology).
@joelle_writes Cool! We're excited to get into CS in the future - thanks for suggesting a good niche to start in. What do you think makes it especially challenging to find the right match?
@johnexley This simultaneously addresses two inefficiencies: writing a grant proposal and the grant matchmaking process which seems totally unstandardized. With how much time researchers spend on grant-writing, seems extremely cost-effective if it works. Love this.
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