# Who's funded to build hard technology

Deep-tech companies by sector, and the public R&D funding behind them.

Real, sourced examples of how deep-tech companies fund their R&D — by sector, with every funding figure linked to an official grant record. If companies like these can win non-dilutive funding for technical work, the question for any R&D team is: **could you?**

- 2026-06-22 — [Graphene Companies and the Public Funding Behind Them](/companies/graphene) — A sourced look at UK graphene companies and the public R&D funding they've won — from Paragraf to First Graphene — and what it takes for a deep-tech company to get funded.