Seeding Ventures
Equity fund
The Seeding Ventures Equity Fund provides
flexible, patient capital
to minority-, women-, and LGBTQ-owned businesses, ensuring they can
scale, secure contracts, and drive economic transformation
in undercapitalized communities.
Equitable Capital Access:
Providing MWBEs with flexible financing solutions, including revenue-based loans, forgivable capital, and procurement funding.
Bridging the Missing Middle:
Filling the
$50K-$500K financing gap that traditional banks and microloans fail to serve, ensuring MWBEs can
scale and compete.
Scaling Economic Power:
Strengthening undercapitalized communities by investing in MWBEs, creating jobs, and driving long-term wealth generation.
Seeding Capital, Scaling MWBEs, Strengthening Communities.
We are building a new financial system for MWBEs, ensuring they have the capital, business infrastructure, and procurement access needed to own and lead in the clean energy and broader economy. By deploying flexible capital solutions, scaling BIPOC-owned businesses, and ensuring equitable access to contracts and financial resources, we are transforming economic power structures and creating long-term wealth in undercapitalized communities.
Seeding Ventures Equity Fund
Bridging the Capital Gap. Scaling MWBEs.
Strengthening Communities.
The Seeding Ventures Equity Fund builds on the success of the Micro-SEED Program, expanding access to larger, long-term capital solutions for minority-, women-, and LGBTQ-owned businesses. Designed to fill the "missing middle" financing gap ($50K-$500K) that traditional lenders ignore, this fund provides patient, flexible capital to help MWBEs scale, secure contracts, and build lasting economic power.
With a blended public-private approach, Seeding Ventures Equity Fund ensures that MWBEs in Massachusetts—particularly in Pioneer Valley and other underserved regions—have the capital, infrastructure, and procurement access needed to thrive.
We're Seeding Ventures in order to invest in community resilience and economic diversity.
Flexible Capital
Providing revenue-based financing, forgivable loans, and flexible capital solutions tailored to businesses that traditional lenders overlook. Our blended capital approach ensures MWBEs can scale without burdensome debt.
Business Growth & Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurs need more than funding, they need financial education, contract readiness, and operational support. We provide tools and resources to strengthen financial literacy, procurement strategies, and long-term success.
Community-Based
Economic Development
We’re not just funding businesses; we’re building an economic infrastructure that allows MWBEs to compete and thrive. Through procurement access, business mentorship, and community-driven investment, we ensure MWBEs play a central role in shaping a stronger, more resilient economy.
Seeding Ventures Equity Fund
Closing the Capital Gap. Scaling MWBEs. Driving Economic Power.
Closing the Capital Gap. Scaling MWBEs. Driving Economic Power.
Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) in Massachusetts face $574M+ in unmet capital demand every year, limiting their ability to secure contracts, scale operations, and create jobs. Traditional banks and venture capital firms overlook them, while microloans are too small to meet their needs. This has created a “missing middle” financing gap, where businesses needing $50K-$500K are left without access to sustainable capital.
The Seeding Ventures Equity Fund is raising $10 million to fill this financing gap and create a long-term financial infrastructure for MWBEs.
We provide:
- Revenue-Based Financing – Flexible capital that scales with business performance.
- Forgivable Loans – Rewards for MWBEs meeting job creation and impact benchmarks.
- Character-Based Underwriting – Expanding access beyond traditional credit models.
- Business Infrastructure & Procurement Support – Ensuring MWBEs can win contracts and scale sustainably.
By leveraging philanthropic investments, public-sector funding, and private capital, we are building a financial system that empowers MWBEs to lead, not just participate, in the economy.
Seeding Ventures is more than funding—it’s economic transformation. Join us in raising $10 million to scale MWBEs, create jobs, and build generational wealth in undercapitalized communities.
Seeding Ventures Equity Fund
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