Levelling the playing field.
We believe the best ideas should win funding — not just the organisations with the best grant writers.
Our Story
Why we built Hoist.
Funding and procurement programs often reward teams with the most proposal capacity. Meanwhile, many small businesses and not-for-profits doing high-impact work still struggle to compete consistently.
We have seen strong community organisations lose funding to better-resourced competitors. We have also seen small teams spend weeks on applications that were not the right fit from the start.
Hoist exists to change that equation. By combining discovery, qualification, and AI-assisted drafting in one workspace, we help teams focus effort where it has the best chance to win.
This is not about replacing people. It is about giving teams clearer information and faster execution.
Browse and filter matched funding opportunities
Review funder profiles and related opportunities
Track proposal work with your team
Store reusable context for AI-assisted drafting
Our Values
What we stand for.
Fairness
Funding should flow to impact, not to whoever can afford the best consultants.
Transparency
We're clear about what our AI can and can't do. No magic. No black boxes.
Privacy
Your data is yours. We don't train on it. We don't share it. We don't sell it.
Craft
We obsess over details because the details matter.