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Funding Resources for Entrepreneurs
If Investors' Circle is not the best match for your business, please see below for alternative resources.
Listings
Green VC - Organization dedicated to supporting green and social entrepreneurs as well as those working in established organizations who are interested in environmental and social responsibility. www.greenvc.org
Large Funding Clearinghouses:
Angel Capital
Association - A network of angel networks
www.angelcapitalassociation.org
National Venture
Capital Association (NVCA) - A Network of VCs
www.nvca.org
Community Development
Venture Capital Alliance -
Specializing in low-income, inner-city business development. A network of
funds, regional and state specificity
www.cdvca.org
Institutions:
RSF Social Finance - Debt financing & smaller community-based investment
http://rsfsocialfinance.org/
Calvert - The Calvert Social Investment Fund http://www.calvertgroup.com/funds_profile.html?fund=904
Brokers:
Aquillian – brokerage firm with sustainable business focus www.aquillian.com
Loans:
New Resources Bank
– SF based
http://www.newresourcebank.com/
Advisory/Sourcing/networking:
Social Venture
Network, Social Venture initiative- advisory and networking.
www.svn.org
SVT Group - provides tools and strategies that allow organizations to do the most good possible with any amount of resources.
Larta Institute - a
professional services firm providing entrepreneur training, commercialization,
and technology transfer services. Focuses in health, energy, IT
http://www.larta.org/
Microenterprise:
CAMEO - California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity
http://www.microbiz.org
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
http://www.rencenter.org
Women Focused:
ASTIA - (formerly Women’s Technology Cluster). http://www.wtc-sf.org/
Spring Board - women lead initiatives http://www.springboardenterprises.org/
Creating Economic Opportunities for Women
http://www.ceowomen.org
Area Focused:
Social Venture Partners - Grants, consulting, investments; chapters
around the country (search by state or city)
http://www.svpinternational.org/
Energy/Environment Focused:
Clean Tech Group -
http://www.cleantech.com/
For Non-profits:
Skoll Social Edge - contains
large resource clearinghouse
http://www.socialedge.org/
For International Business:
World Bank Development Marketplace - focused on the developing world, competitive grants www.worldbank.org/developmentmarketplace
AcumenFund – social
entrepreneurship in the developing world
http://www.acumenfund.org/