# Instrumentl: Information technology & services, San Francisco, United States > Instrumentl: Instrumentl is a SaaS platform that automates grant discovery, research, and management for nonprofits, grant consultants, and universities. Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/instrumentl (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Information technology & services startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Instrumentl Instrumentl is a SaaS platform that automates grant discovery, research, and management for nonprofits, grant consultants, and universities. Funding reported Last round: Venture (Round not Specified) Information technology & services San Francisco, United States Company summary - **Founded:** 2016 10 years old - **Team:** 120 51 to 200 people - **Funding reported:** $55M in dollars - **Last round:** Venture (Round not Specified) Apr 2025 How sure we are - ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does - 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise - 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round No round for Instrumentl has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) ## About Instrumentl Instrumentl is a SaaS platform that automates grant discovery, research, and management for nonprofits, grant consultants, and universities. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company has grown to serve over 4,000 organizations globally, helping them secure more than $6.7 billion in grant funding. The platform features an extensive database of over 20,000 active grant opportunities and 400,000 funder profiles. Instrumentl's AI-powered matching system connects users with relevant grants based on their project details. It also offers tools for grant writing assistance, application tracking, and post-award management, streamlining the entire grant lifecycle. The subscription-based model caters to both individual grant managers and larger teams within organizations. Instrumentl is recognized for its significant impact in the nonprofit sector, enabling diverse missions to achieve financial sustainability while reducing the administrative burden associated with grant applications. ## What company datasets say Instrumentl raised Funding, as reported Reported in all **$55M** in dollars Last round **Venture (Round not Specified)** Last round size **$55M** Last round date **Apr 2025** Investors listed **4** Y Combinator **S16** ## Founders and team From Instrumentl's own website: 2 founders, 72 on the team. **Gauri Manglik** CEO & Co-founder **Angela Braren** Co-founder & Head of EPD - **Caitlyn Young** Chief of Staff to the Co-Founders - **Zoe Bertollini** Marketing Operations Coordinator - **Angela Cerreta** Head of Events & Community - **Ben Davis** VP of Sales - **Betty Mok** VP of Marketing - **Coleman Doughty** VP of Finance - **Gabriel Sinkin** Head of Engineering - **Hope Armstrong** Head of Design - **Nadia Eran** VP of People Operations - **Priya Devineni** VP of Customer Success - **Adam Gigstad** Senior Software Engineer - **Addison Bellamy-Gross** Senior Software Engineer - **Alex Neigher** Engineering Lead - **Alex Palazzo** Revenue Operations Manager - **Amber Suratte** Senior Software Engineer - **Amy Villegas** Apply Content Associate - **Anders Howerton** Senior Software Engineer - **Austin Matzko** Senior Software Engineer - Support And 54 more on the team. ## On 5 portfolio pages Investors who name them - [Ranch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ranch-ventures-fund-i-llc) - [K5 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-ventures) - [Farvatn Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farvatn-venture) - [Planet 9 Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/planet-9-venture) - [Planet 9 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/planet-9-capital) Each firm lists Instrumentl on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source. ## The company, in detail What they build Known for funding strategy grant automation funding compliance grant compliance grant writing tools enterprises grant agreement extraction funder profiles information technology & services grant deadlines task automation grant prospecting application forms grant success enterprise software information technology Built with from their website Google Tag Manager Amazon CloudFront Heroku Google Cloud Font Awesome YouTube MailChimp Google Workspace CloudFlare Akamai Connected Cloud +8 more Viewport Meta dc.js Google Cloud BigQuery Adfinity Hubspot PostgreSQL Facebook SDK python celery - **Sector:** Information technology & services - **Industry code:** NAICS 54161, 51321, SIC 8748, 7372 - **Region:** California - **Revenue:** $2.6M a year, as listed - **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/instrumentl) ## Information technology & services in United States Startups like it - [**Databricks** San Francisco · founded 2013 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/databricks) - [**Waymo** Mountain View · founded 2009 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/waymo) - [**Crusoe** Denver · founded 2018 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/crusoe) - [**Cursor** San Francisco · founded 2017 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/cursor) - [**Thinking Machines Lab** San Francisco *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab) - [**Cognition** San Francisco *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition) - [**Polymarket** New York · founded 2020 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymarket) - [**Harvey** San Francisco · founded 2022 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/harvey) ## Is this your company? 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