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## Courtney Sipes

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## [On the Cusp of $2M: How Arukay Plans to Impact 45,000 Students with One Grant](https://agileimpacts.com/en/blog/from-application-706-to-google-grant-finalist-arukays-success-story)

 Publicado por [Courtney Sipes](https://agileimpacts.com/en/blog/author/courtney-sipes) on May 13, 2025 9:38:35 AM

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#### What if your impact business could unlocknearly $2 million in funding—without giving up equity?

That’s exactly what happened to[Arukay](https://www.arukay.com/en/), an established EdTech company serving K–12 students, when they joined Agile Impacts’ **6-Figure Grant Program**. With no prior grant experience and a lean startup budget, they went from not knowing big cooperations even gave grants to becoming a finalist in for a highly competitive one—with a proposal to impact 45,000 students over three years.

 

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