Microloan
LiftFund
Fit 85Cold inbound OK
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CDFI lender across 13 states (AL, AR, CA, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, MO, NM, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX). Microloans + SBA Community Advantage loans. Interest as low as 0% in select areas.
Stages
Prototype builtPre-seedRevenue-stageLifestyle / bootstrapped
Geographies
us
Industries
sector-agnosticlocal-businessservice-businessecommerceagency
Business models
servicesmblifestyleecommerceproductany
Check size
$500 to $50,000
Founder segments
first-time-foundernon-technical-founderminority-founderwomen-founderveteran-founder
How to reach them
20-minute online application at liftfund.com/apply-now. Funding in 3-5 business days if approved. Headquartered in San Antonio TX.
- Phone
- +1 210-226-3664
- Website
- www.liftfund.com ↗
- Submission link
- Apply or pitch ↗
Known weaknesses
- Geographic limits (13 states)
- Best for early-revenue businesses, not pre-revenue ideas
Outreach starter
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Venture capital cold email
Subject: {{idea name}}: {{one-line description}}
Hi LiftFund,
I'm {{founder name}}, building {{idea name}}.
In one line: {{one-line description}}
Where we are today: {{1-2 sentences of traction}}
We are raising {{ask amount}}. Saw your work with {{portfolio company you back}}, the closest analog to what we're building, which is why I'm reaching out to you specifically.
Deck and demo: {{website url}}
Worth a 20-minute conversation?
{{founder name}}Fill in: idea name, one-line description, founder name, 1-2 sentences of traction, ask amount, portfolio company you back, website url
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