Simplifying grant applications is what we do
Our Manifesto
GETGRANTS helps companies say goodbye to the stress of grant writing. Our boutique agency advantage means you get the Dream Team of government funding support.
Our Vision is Simple: Cut down wasted time and increase funding success. We are building an intuitive and straightforward model to help small and medium businesses stay organized and spend more time running their business — not getting bogged down with paperwork.
Paul Vice
Founder & CEO
Paul has been actively coaching and securing Grants and SR&ED funding for Canadian Startups since 2007. He’s a graduate of Laurier’s BBA, and the University of Waterloo’s Masters of Entrepreneurship and Technology Degree. Paul previously worked at the Ontario Centres of Excellence actively funding University spinout technologies, and today still supports the OCE Discovery Event each spring, working with hundreds of startups and thousands of attendees to showcase new Canadian Innovation.
Catherine Carriere
Sr SR&ED Consultant & Writer
With nearly 10 years of experience in technical writing for SR&ED and grant applications, Catherine brings an interdisciplinary background spanning biology, chemistry, mathematics and data analytics. As Lead Writer at GetGrants, Catherine’s role is to build outstanding funding applications for our portfolio of clients. She helps maintain productive long-term client relationships, keeping up to date on each company’s technology and business strategies to identify funding opportunities and provide ongoing support throughout the year. Catherine has worked with small and medium-sized technology companies across a wide range of specialized fields, including mobile software, wearables, biotech, electrochemistry, computer vision, and automated manufacturing. She takes pride in a high standard of precision and attention to detail, as well as reliable, timely communication with our clients.
Zach Aysan
Sr SR&ED Consultant & Writer
Zach is a Canadian data scientist and cyber security expert. After
years of building startups and advising organizations large and small
on data science. Zach is turning his focus to improving public
literacy on technology. Zach consults with GetGrants to provide SR&ED
writing and technology support to our clients.
Chad Hartley
SR&ED Consultant & Writer
Chad is a technical writer focusing on software communication and development in the technology sector. Formally educated in Linguistics, Chad continues to study the computational overlap between modern technologies and the cognitive components of the human language faculty. Chad brings with him a broad understanding of technologies encompassing several professional domains such as machine learning and cloud computing. Always eager to learn more, Chad works closely with SMEs in the field to develop and polish the narratives of their innovative hard work.
Michelle Nelson
Contract Writer, PhD &
Medical Sciences expert
Michelle is a highly experienced Calgary-based writer, researcher, and product development consultant with over 10 years of academic and start-up experience, largely within the life sciences and tech sectors. She draws upon previous significant leadership and academic clinical research experience, success in securing municipal, provincial, and federal grants, an extensive peer-reviewed research publication resume, and a breadth of ghostwriting and technical writing experience in health, law, government, and other areas.
Join Us
We love meeting new passionate writers and sales people so give us a holler and let’s chat. We are based in Toronto with clients across Canada and offer flexible employment full-time, part-time and contract. If you’re an independent SR&ED writer looking to join a team and expand we’re keen to chat.
