Disruptors Co launches Grant Genius, an AI-powered platform to help researchers build stronger commercialisation cases for grant applications
Announcement posted by Disruptors Co 12 Feb 2026
Disruptors Co today announced the launch of Grant Genius, a new platform built to help researchers translate technical research into clearer, more evidence-backed commercialisation narratives for grant applications, starting with the market opportunity sections that often determine whether an application stands out.
Grant Genius is designed for research teams preparing applications that require solid business cases, market research, sizing and competitive positioning. The tool structures research outputs into a report, with transparent assumptions, explicit data gaps, and hyperlinked references.
"To be successful in grant applications you need to show evidence of value for funding," said Joanne Jacobs, Co-CEO at Disruptors Co. "Grant Genius is built to help grant applicants to quickly assemble a rigorous, evidence-led market opportunity case, while keeping researchers firmly in control of validation and final judgement. It's a human-in-the-loop tool that speeds up application writing".
Built for evidence discipline, not hype
Grant Genius applies strict evidence standards for non-trivial claims, prioritising:
- Scholarly literature and peer-reviewed research
- Government and regulator publications
- Credible industry and market sources.
Where direct data is unavailable, the tool is designed to surface the gap clearly and guide what would be required to validate it, rather than inventing figures.
What Grant Genius covers
At present, Grant Genius supports the federal government grants, but will support more grants progressively.
"Our goal with this platform is not to produce the grant applications; it's to help researchers understand the business opportunity, scale and market landscape for their research, and to articulate that in a compelling way," said Jacobs.
Designed to support researcher judgement
Grant Genius is intended to accelerate research synthesis and reporting, not replace expert review. Researchers remain responsible for checking claims, confirming applicability to their specific project, and ensuring alignment with grant requirements, institutional policies, and legal obligations.
Availability
Grant Genius is available now via the platform website.
For more information:
https://grantgenius.disruptorsco.com
Media contact
Joanne Jacobs
Co-CEO, Disruptors Co
joanne@disruptorsco.com | 0419 131 077
About Grant Genius
Grant Genius is a tool for researchers and research commercialisation teams to develop structured, evidence-linked market opportunity assessment for grant applications. It is designed to produce a business case with clear sourcing, explicit assumptions, and transparent data gaps that can be resolved with further research and validation.
About Disruptors Co
Disruptors Co is a strategy and innovation consultancy helping organisations turn bold ideas into sustainable growth. Specialising in AI, technology adoption, innovation facilitation and go-to-market strategy, Disruptors Co partners with government, enterprise and high-growth startups across Australia and beyond.
The company's ethos — "Innovation on Purpose" — reflects its commitment to creating deliberate, measurable outcomes in environments of complexity and change.