Resources
Since the ultimate goal of a business plan is to obtain funding, we have compiled several lists of lenders, angels, crowd funding services, private equity investors, and venture capitalists to aid you in your journey. The listings incorporate market participants of various sizes, as well as industry focus and breadth.
Our objective is to provide the best advice and information we have at our disposal. Given the vast scope of the investing world, we acknowledge that these are in no way complete listings. Exclusion of any specific market participant is unintentional. With that in mind, please contact us should you come across a service that we have omitted or one you believe should be included. Note: we do not intend to list every local or regional bank where one might procure business or SBA loans.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, we are not affiliated and we do not endorse any of the services listed. We have provided this resource for information purposes only. Furthermore, we do not receive any compensation or click-thru fees for redirection to these sites. The content that is linked from this page is the exclusive property of the respective owners.
Lending/Business Loans
ABC Biz Loans – https://www.abcbizloans.com/startups/
Able Lending – https://www.ablelending.com/
Accion – http://us.accion.org/who-we-lend-to/startup-business-loans
Advance Capital, Inc. – http://advance-capital.com/our_products.php
American Business Lending – http://www.ablsba.com/
Avant Credit – https://www.avant.com/
Balboa Capital – http://www.balboacapital.com/direct-lender/
Behalf – https://www.behalf.com/
Benetrends – https://www.benetrends.com/new-business-loans-online/start-up-business-loans
BoeFly – https://www.boefly.com/start-up-business-funding
BusinessFinance.com – http://www.businessfinance.com/
Business Loan Price Quotes – http://www.businessloanpricequotes.com/
CAN Capital – https://www.cancapital.com/
Central Business Funding – http://centralbusinessfunding.com/d/
Community Investment Corporation – http://www.ciclending.com/sba-lending-programs/
Connect to Capital – https://www.connect2capital.com/
Crestmark – http://www.crestmark.com/lending-options/start-up-funding/
Direct Business Lending – http://www.directbusinesslending.com/
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Lending Guide – http://www.jobhero.com/entrepreneurship-small-business-guide/
Flex Business Loans – http://www.flexbusinessloans.com/apply/
Fundbox – https://fundbox.com/
Fundera – https://www.fundera.com/#homepage-content
Funding Circle – https://www.fundingcircle.com/us/
Indivisble – http://www.indivisible.co/
IOU Financial – http://ioufinancial.com/
Jump Start – https://www.jumpstartinc.org/funding/lending/
Kabbage – https://www.kabbage.com/
LendEDU – https://www.lendedu.com/blog/peer-to-peer-small-business-loans
Lending Club – https://www.lendingclub.com/
Lending Tree – https://www.lendingtree.com/small-business-loans-index
Lendio – http://www.lendio.com/business-loans/startup-loans/
Lendoor – https://www.lendoor.com/
LendUp – https://www.lendup.com/
Life House Funding – http://www.lifehousefunding.com/Startup-Business-Loans.html
LiftFund – http://www.liftfund.com/
Lighter Capital – https://www.lightercapital.com
Loankin – http://loankin.com/
Mirador Financial – http://miradorfin.com/
Nerd Wallet – http://www.nerdwallet.com/
OnDeck Capital – https://www.ondeck.com/
PawnGo – https://pawngo.com/
Prosper – https://www.prosper.com/
Smart Business Lending – http://www.smartbusinesslendingllc.com/
Swift Capital – https://www.swiftcapital.com/
Start Up Loans – http://www.startuploans.org/
U.S. Small Business Administration – https://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/loans-grants
U.S. Small Business Administration – Small Business Investment Companies Program – https://www.sba.gov/content/sbic-program-overview
World Business Lenders – http://www.wbl.com/
Zimple Money – http://www.zimplemoney.com/
Angel Investing
Active Capital – http://www.activecapital.org/
Alliance of Angels – http://www.allianceofangels.com/
America’s SBDC Angel Investor Groups (list) – http://www.nhsbdc.org/angel-investor-groups
Angel Capital Association (ACA) – http://www.angelcapitalassociation.org/directory/
Angel Capital Group – http://theangelcapitalgroup.com/
Angel Investment Groups (list) – https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/top-angel-groups-mosaic/
Angel Investment Groups – Boston (list) – http://www.xconomy.com/boston/resources/angel-investing-groups/
Angel Investment Groups – New Jersey (list) – http://americanentrepreneurship.com/nj/directory/browse/angel-investor-groups-21.html
Angel Investment Groups in California (list) – http://www.calstartuplawfirm.com/angel-investors.html
Angel Investor Management Group – http://aimgr.com/
Angel Investor News – http://www.angelinvestornews.com/index.htm
Angel Investors of Chicago – http://angelinvestorschicago.com/
Angel Resource Institute – http://www.angelresourceinstitute.org/
Angel Venture Forum – http://angelventureforum.com/index.html
Angel Vision Investors – http://www.angelvisioninvestors.com/about-us
Atlanta Technology Angels – http://angelatlanta.com/
Baltimore Angels – http://baltimoreangels.com/
Band of Angels – http://www.bandangels.com/
Bellingham Angel Investors – http://www.bellinghamangelinvestors.com/
BlueTree Allied Angels – https://www.bluetreealliedangels.com/investors.aspx
BoogarLists (list) – http://www.boogar.com/resources/venturecapital/angels.htm
Chicago Angel Investors (list) – https://angel.co/chicago/investors
Dallas Angel Network – http://dallasangelnetwork.com/
DC I-Corps – http://www.dcicorps.org/investmentgroups/
Founders Co-op – http://www.founderscoop.com/
FundersClub – https://fundersclub.com/
FundingPost – http://fundingpost.com/
Gaebler.com (list) – http://www.gaebler.com/angel-investor-networks.htm
Grand Angels – http://grandangels.org/
Gulf Coast Angel Network – http://www.gulfcoastangelnetwork.com/
Gust – https://gust.com/
Houston Angel Network – http://houstonangelnetwork.org/
Hub Angels – http://hubangels.com/
Indian Angel Network – http://indianangelnetwork.com/
Invstor.com – http://www.invstor.com/landing-f/angel-investor
Keiretsu Forum – http://www.keiretsuforum.com/
Kentucky Angels – http://www.kyangels.net/
Life Science Angels – http://lifescienceangels.com/
Mountain Maryland Angels – http://mountainmarylandangels.com/
Nebraska Angels – http://nebraskaangels.org/
New Mexico Angels – http://www.nmangels.com/
New York Angels – http://www.newyorkangels.com/
New York Investment Network – http://www.newyorkinvestmentnetwork.com/home
North Texas Angel Network – http://www.northtexasangels.org/
Ohio Startup Angel Investors – http://www.meetup.com/Ohio-Startup-Angel-Investors/
PA Angel Network – http://www.paangelnetwork.com/
Pasadena Angels – http://pasadenaangels.com/
Piedmont Angel Network – http://piedmontangelnetwork.com/
Sacramento Angels – http://www.sacangels.com/
Seattle Angel Fund – http://www.seattleangelfund.net/
SF Angels Group – http://www.sfangelsgroup.com/
South Carolina Angel Network – http://www.scangelnetwork.com/
Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition Angel Investment Network – http://www.stoc-ny.com/angel-network.asp
Tech Coast Angels – https://www.techcoastangels.com/
Tribe of Angels – http://www.tribeofangels.com/
Upstate Carolina Angel Network – http://www.upstateangels.com/about-us/
US Angel Investors – http://usangelinvestors.com/
VA Angels – http://www.vaangels.com/
Vegas Valley Angels – http://vegasvalleyangels.weebly.com/
Virginia Active Angel Network – http://www.virginiaactiveangelnetwork.com/
Zino Society – http://zinosociety.com/
Crowd Funding
AngelList (list) – https://angel.co/
appbackr – http://index.appbackr.com/
CentUp – https://www.centup.org/
CircleUp – https://circleup.com/
CoFolio – http://mycofolio.com/
Crowd for Angels – http://crowdforangels.com/
CrowdFunder – https://www.crowdfunder.com/
Crowd Funding Bank – http://crowdfundingbank.com
Crowdrise – https://www.crowdrise.com/
EarlyShares – https://www.earlyshares.com/
EquityNet – https://www.equitynet.com/
Foodstart – http://www.foodstart.com/
Fundable – http://www.fundable.com/
Fund Anything – http://fundanything.com/en
Funded.com – https://www.funded.com/
FundedFlow – http://fundedflow.com/
Fundly – https://fundly.com/
GoGetFunding – http://gogetfunding.com/
Ignite Agency – http://ignitecfp.com/
Indiegogo – https://www.indiegogo.com/
Invest Next Door – https://www.investnextdoor.com/
Invested.In – http://invested.in/
Kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/
MicroVentures – https://microventures.com/
New Jelly – http://www.newjelly.com/
OneVest – http://www.onevest.com/
Peerbackers – http://peerbackers.com/
Plum Alley – https://www.plumalley.co/
Rockethub – https://www.rockethub.com/
SeedInvest – https://www.seedinvest.com/
SeedUps – https://www.seedups.com/
Start Some Good – https://www.startsomegood.com/
Startup Addict – http://www.startupaddict.com/
Startup Valley – http://www.startupvalley.com/
Sterling Funder – https://www.sterlingfunder.com/
Tilt – https://www.tilt.com/
Tru Crowd – http://www.trucrowd.com
Tube Start – https://www.tubestart.com/
Wefunder – http://www.wefunder.com/
Private Equity
ABS Capital Partners – http://www.abscapital.com/
Advent International – www.adventinternational.com/
Apollo Global Management – www.agm.com/
aPriori Capital Partners – http://aprioricapital.com/
Artic Capital – http://www.arcticcapital.com/
Avista Capital Partners – http://www.avistacap.com/
Bain Capital – www.baincapital.com/
Blackstone – https://www.blackstone.com/businesses/aam/private-equity
BoogarLists (list) – http://www.boogar.com/resources/venturecapital/private_equity.htm
Brockway Moran & Partners – http://www.brockwaymoran.com/
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. – http://www.brs.com/
The Carlyle Group – https://www.carlyle.com/
Castle Harlan – http://www.castleharlan.com/
CastleLake – http://www.castlelake.com/
CCMP Capital – http://www.ccmpcapital.com/
Cerberus Capital Management – www.cerberuscapital.com/
Charterhouse Equity Partners – http://www.charterhouseequity.com/
Chicago Growth Partners – http://cgp.com/
Clayton Dubilier & Rice – www.cdr-inc.com/
CIVC Partners – http://www.civc.com/
Court Square Capital Partners – http://www.courtsquare.com/
Cypress Group – http://www.cypressgp.com/
CVC Capital Partners – http://www.cvc.com/
Deal Maker Portal (List) – http://www.dealmakerportal.com/private-equity-firms.php
Diamond Castle Holdings – http://www.dchold.com/
Dolphin Capital Group – http://www.dolphincapitalgroup.com/
First Reserve Corporation – www.firstreserve.com/
General Atlantic – www.generalatlantic.com/
GHJ&M – http://ghjm.com/
GTCR – http://www.gtcr.com/
Graylight Partners – http://www.graylightpartners.com/
GrowthFire – http://www.growthfire.com/
Hellman & Friedman – http://hf.com/
Hunter Trust – http://www.huntertrust.com/
Irving Place Capital – http://www.irvingplacecapital.com/
KKR – http://www.kkr.com/
Lightyear Capital – http://www.lycap.com/
Madison Deerborn Capital Partners – http://www.mdcp.com/
MetalMark Capital – http://www.metalmarkcapital.com/
MidOcean Partners – http://www.midoceanpartners.com/
Oaktree Capital Management – https://www.oaktreecapital.com/
One Equity Partners – http://www.oneequity.com/
Pamlico Capital – http://www.pamlicocapital.com/
Permira – www.permira.com/
Providence Equity Partners – www.provequity.com/
Shoreview Industries – http://www.shoreviewindustries.com/
Stone Arch Capital – http://www.stonearchcapital.com/
Tonka Bay Equity Partners – http://www.tonkabayequity.com/
Trilantic Capital Partners – http://trilantic.com/
Trillium Group – http://www.trillium-group.com/about-venture-capital.htm
Trimaran Capital Partners – http://www.trimarancapital.com/
TPG Capital – https://tpg.com/
Warburg Pincus – www.warburgpincus.com/
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe – http://www.welshcarson.com/
Willis Stein & Partners – http://www.willisstein.com/
Venture Capital
500 Startups – http://500.co/
5AM Ventures – http://5amventures.com/
Accel Partners – http://www.accel.com/
Aisling Capital – http://www.aislingcapital.com/
Alexandria Venture Investments – http://www.are.com/
AME Cloud Ventures – http://www.amecloudventures.com/
Andreessen Horowitz – http://a16z.com/
ARCH Venture Partners – http://www.archventure.com/
Atlas Venture – http://atlasventure.com/
Autotech Ventures – http://autotechvc.com/
Bain Capital Ventures – http://www.baincapitalventures.com/
Battery Ventures – https://www.battery.com/
Benchmark Capital – http://www.benchmark.com/
Bessemer Venture Partners – http://www.bvp.com/
Bezos Expeditions – http://www.bezosexpeditions.com/
BoogarLists (list) – http://www.boogar.com/resources/venturecapital/us.htm
Box Group – http://www.boxgroup.com/
BrightEdge – http://www.brightedge.com/
Canaan Partners – http://www.canaanpartners.com/
Charles River Ventures – http://www.crv.com/
Chicago Ventures – https://nexusvp.com/
Cisco Investments – http://www.ciscoinvestments.com/
Collaborative Fund – http://www.collaborativefund.com/
Comcast Ventures – http://www.comcastventures.com/
Correlation Ventures – http://www.correlationvc.com/
Crestline Investors – https://www.crestlineinvestors.com/users/sign_in
Crosslink Capital – http://www.crosslinkcapital.com/
CrunchFund – https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/crunchfund#/entity
Data Collective – http://www.dcvc.com/
DCM – https://www.dcm.com/
Deerfield Management – http://www.deerfield.com/
Designer Fund – http://designerfund.com/
Draper Fisher Jurvetson – http://dfj.com/
Earlybird Venture Capital – https://www.earlybird.com/
Elevate Ventures – http://www.elevateventures.com/
EquityZen – https://equityzen.com/
E.Ventures – http://www.eventures.vc/
Felicis Ventures – http://www.felicis.com/
Fenox Venture Capital – http://www.fenoxvc.com/
FF Venture Capital – http://ffvc.com/
Fiedler Capital – http://www.fiedlercapital.com/
F-Prime Capital – http://fprimecapital.com/
FindTheCompany (list) – http://venture-capital-firms.findthecompany.com/
FirstMark Capital – http://firstmarkcap.com/
First Round Capital – http://firstround.com/
Flagship Ventures – http://www.flagshipventures.com/
Floodgate Fund – http://www.floodgate.com/
Forerunner Ventures – http://forerunnerventures.com/
Formation 8 – http://formation8.com/
Foundation Capital – https://foundationcapital.com/
Founders Fund – http://foundersfund.com/
Franklin Square Capital Partners – http://www.franklinsquare.com/
FundingPost – http://fundingpost.com/
General Catalyst Partners – http://www.generalcatalyst.com/
Google Ventures – http://www.gv.com/
Greycroft Partners – http://greycroft.com/
Greylock Partners – http://www.greylock.com/
Grow Utah Ventures – http://growutahventures.com/utah-investors
Grow VC Group – http://group.growvc.com/
Harrison Metal Capital – https://www.harrisonmetal.com/
Homebrew – http://homebrew.co/
IA Ventures – http://www.iaventures.com/
IDG Ventures USA – http://www.idgvusa.com/
Inflexion Partners – http://www.inflexionvc.com/
iNovia Capital – http://inovia.vc/
Insight Venture Partners – http://www.insightpartners.com/
Institutional Venture Partners – http://www.ivp.com/
Intel Capital – http://www.intelcapital.com/
Interwest Partners – http://www.interwest.com/
Iridium Communications – https://www.iridium.com/
Jump Start – https://www.jumpstartinc.org/funding/investments/
Khosla Ventures – http://www.khoslaventures.com/
Kleiner Perkins Caufield – http://www.kpcb.com/
Learn Capital – http://learncapital.com/
Lerer Hippeau Ventures – http://lererhippeau.com/
Lightspeed Venture Partners – http://lsvp.com/
Madrona Venture Group – http://www.madrona.com/
Mass Ventures – http://www.mass-ventures.com/
Matrix Partners – http://www.matrixpartners.com/
Maveron – http://www.maveron.com/
Menlo Partners – https://www.menlovc.com/
Mercury Fund – http://mercuryfund.com/
Monk’s Hill Ventures – http://www.monkshill.com/
MPM Capital – http://www.mpmcapital.com/
New Enterprise Associates – http://www.nea.com/
Nexus Venture Partners – https://nexusvp.com/
North Carolina Biotechnology Center – http://www.ncbiotech.org/business-commercialization/business-loans-support/venture-capital
Norwest Venture Partners – http://www.nvp.com/
Orbimed Partners – http://www.orbimed.com/
Polaris Partners – http://www.polarispartners.com/
Puget Sound Venture Club – http://www.pugetsoundvc.com/
QED Investors – http://qedinvestors.com/
Qualcomm Ventures – https://www.qualcommventures.com/
RA Capital – http://www.racap.com/
Redpoint Ventures – http://www.redpoint.com/
Renaissance Venture Capital Fund – http://www.renvcf.com/
Revolution – http://www.revolution.com/
Robin Hood Ventures – http://www.robinhoodventures.com/
Rock Springs Capital – http://www.rockspringscapital.com/
RRE Ventures – http://www.rre.com/
San Diego Venture Group – http://www.sdvg.org/
Second Market – https://www.secondmarket.com/solutions/primary-capital-raise
Sequoia Capital – https://www.sequoiacap.com/
Seraph Capital – http://www.seraphcapital.com/
Shasta Ventures – http://www.shastaventures.com/
Sherpa Ventures – http://sherpa.com/
Silicon Valley Bank – http://www.svb.com/
Social Capital – http://socialcapital.com/
Sofinnova Ventures – http://www.sofinnova.com/
SoftBank Group – http://www.softbank.com/
Spark Capital – http://sparkcapital.com/
Summit Partners – http://www.summitpartners.com/
SV Angel – http://svangel.com/
SV Life Sciences Advisers – http://www.svlsa.com/
Third Rock Ventures – http://www.thirdrockventures.com/
Thrive Capital – http://www.thrivecap.com/
Tiger Global Management – http://www.tiger-global.co.uk/
T-Rex Capital – http://downtowntrex.com/capital/
Triangle Peak Partners – http://www.trianglepeakpartners.com/
Trinity Ventures – http://www.trinityventures.com/
True Ventures – https://trueventures.com/
Union Square Ventures – https://www.usv.com/
Vegas Tech Fund – http://www.vegastechfund.com/
Velocity Venture Capital – http://www.velocityvc.com/
Venrock – http://www.venrock.com/
Venture Den – http://www.ventureden.com/
Virgin Startup – http://www.virginstartup.org/about/
Western Technology Investment – http://www.westerntech.com/
WilmerHale – https://www.wilmerhale.com/energy_cleantech/startups_venture_capital_investing/
WRF Capital – http://www.wrfseattle.org/wrf-capital.php
