Safety of TeaCrine®, a non-habituating, naturally-occurring purine alkaloid over eight weeks of continuous use (2016)

http://www.jissn.com/content/13/1/2

The authors would like to thank the participants who graciously donated their time and efforts to complete this study. Funds from this study were provided through an externally funded grant from Compound Solutions, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) that was awarded to the investigators at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The sponsor of this study (Compound Solutions, Inc.) had no role in the collection or interpretation of the data. All testing was performed in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. The authors claim no financial disclosures.

So yes, they did help fund it. However, they were not involved in the study itself. If you read the full study, it's pretty balanced. It's not showing amazing results. It was just meant to show safety.