We’re excited to announce that Altum has been named a 2024 NVTC Tech100 honoree! The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) annually recognizes the most innovative tech companies, visionary executives, and emerging NextGen leaders who are shaping the future of technology. It’s an honor to be included among this esteemed group of trailblazers, and we are immensely proud of our team’s extraordinary achievements in the technology industry.
At Altum, our mission is simple yet impactful: to drive the advancement of research. Our software platform, ProposalCentral, serves as our crown jewel, leading the charge in transforming grants management and research administration. Designed to streamline the funding process, connect the research community, and maximize the long-term impact of grantmaking, ProposalCentral has become the largest cloud-based grants management platform dedicated to research, available to funders worldwide.
Our Unparalleled Impact on Research Funding
Our ProposalCentral community is a robust and ever-growing network of over 960,000 researchers and 50,000 research institutions. To date, our funders have awarded over $35 billion in grants through the platform, making us the only grants management platform in the world focused entirely on R&D grantmaking. This year, we hit a major milestone: our database of registered peer reviewers has surpassed that of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which stands as the world’s largest funder of health and biomedical research. This achievement is crucial in helping research funders identify top-tier experts to review grant applications, thereby accelerating the pace of innovation.
Our Vision: A More Connected, AI-Driven Research Community
Our vision is to revolutionize the research process through our unique, community-driven platform. We recognize that research funders are striving to innovate, develop cures, and drive technological breakthroughs. At Altum, we believe in fostering collaborations that can accelerate these goals faster than our competitors can imagine. By bringing global researchers together in innovative ways, we aim to reduce the time it takes to produce new drugs and therapies, ultimately easing the suffering caused by diseases around the world.
As generative AI continues to evolve, we are committed to integrating advanced AI capabilities into our platform to further support the missions of our customers. By leveraging our vast and diverse database of research funding data, we’re positioned to train AI models that can accelerate the innovation lifecycle. While we are still in the early stages of this transformation, our vision remains clear: a more connected research community, powered by AI, will drive treatments, cures, and innovations for humanity at an unprecedented pace.
Industry Leadership and Unmatched Client Retention
Altum stands as the clear leader in the grantmaking SaaS product category for research. Our clients are industry leaders, and our 98% client retention rate year over year speaks volumes about the value we provide. The strength of our community and the trust we’ve built with our clients are the foundations of our continued success and innovation. Our focus is on empowering our clients to change the world through meaningful research and discovery.
Celebrating Regional Innovation
Being named a 2024 NVTC Tech100 honoree is a testament to the dedication and passion of our team, as well as the vibrant tech ecosystem in our region. This year’s Tech100 program received over 150 nominations, with a panel of expert judges narrowing it down to 100 honorees. The talent and innovation represented in this year’s class are a true testament to the future of technology in Northern Virginia.
We are deeply grateful to the NVTC and the panel of judges for this recognition, and we extend our congratulations to all the fellow honorees. Together, we are shaping the future of technology and driving breakthroughs that will benefit society for generations to come.
Stay tuned for more updates from Altum as we continue our mission to empower the research community and make a lasting impact on global innovation!
