Platform capital
Square Loans
Fit 86Cold inbound OK
Sample data — verify thesis, stage focus, and contact info before reaching out.
Loans for Square sellers based on card-payment history. Same offer-based model as Shopify/Stripe Capital.
Stages
Revenue-stageLifestyle / bootstrapped
Geographies
us-only
Industries
local-businessservice-businessecommerceconsumer
Business models
servicesmblifestyleecommerceproduct
Check size
$300 to $350,000
Founder segments
solo-founderfirst-time-foundernon-technical-founderwomen-founderminority-founder
How to reach them
No application. Check your Square dashboard for offers. Repaid as a fixed percentage of daily card sales.
- Submission link
- Apply or pitch ↗
Known weaknesses
- Only for Square sellers
- Limited to US
Outreach starter
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Venture capital cold email
Subject: {{idea name}}: {{one-line description}}
Hi Square Loans,
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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