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CDFI loans for startups
85 certified CDFIs whose websites say they lend to startups or new businesses, as read 29 Oct 2026–4 Nov 2026.
- Lenders
- 85
- States and territories
- 35
- Verified
- 85
Each lender page quotes the sentence where the lender says it funds startups. Requirements (time in business, collateral, training) vary; check the lender page and site.
Alabama (2)
Alaska (2)
- Cook Inlet Lending Center, Inc.Loan fund · Anchorage, AK · Native CDFICredit-builder loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Home mortgages, Personal / consumer loans…Verified
- Spruce Root, Inc.Loan fund · Juneau, AK · Native CDFIEnergy / solar / efficiency loans, Microloans, Small-business loansVerified
Arkansas (1)
California (9)
- AccessityLoan fund · San Diego, CASmall-business loansVerified
- Accion Opportunity Fund Community DevelopmentLoan fund · San Jose, CAEquipment loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- California Capital Small Business Financial Development CorporationLoan fund · Sacramento, CAMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
- First Community Capital, Inc.Loan fund · Riverside, CASmall-dollar / emergency loans, Microloans, Nonprofit / community facility loans, Personal / consumer loans…Verified
- PACE Finance CorporationLoan fund · Los Angeles, CAMicroloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- Pacific Coast Regional, Small Business Development CorporationLoan fund · Los Angeles, CAMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Santa Cruz Community Credit UnionCredit union · Santa Cruz, CAAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans…Verified
- Valley Strong Credit UnionCredit union · Bakersfield, CAAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Home mortgages…Verified
- Working Solutions CDFILoan fund · San Francisco, CASmall-business loansVerified
Colorado (3)
- Colorado Enterprise Fund, Inc.Loan fund · Denver, COChild-care facility financing, Microloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- Community Enterprise Development ServicesLoan fund · Aurora, COSmall-business loansVerified
- First Southwest BankBank or thrift · Durango, COAgriculture / farm loans, Credit-builder loans, Microloans, Personal / consumer loans…Verified
Georgia (3)
- Albany Community Together, Inc.Loan fund · Albany, GAMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
- NewTown Loans, LLCLoan fund · Macon, GACommercial real estate loans, Home mortgages, Small-business loansVerified
- Small Business Assistance CorporationLoan fund · Savannah, GACommercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Microloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage)…Verified
Illinois (1)
Indiana (2)
- CANI’s Center for Community and Economic Development, Inc. dba Brightpoint Development FundLoan fund · Fort Wayne, INSmall-dollar / emergency loans, Microloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Flagship Enterprise Capital, Inc.Loan fund · Anderson, INMicroloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
Kentucky (1)
Louisiana (1)
Maine (1)
Maryland (2)
Massachusetts (2)
- Cape & Islands Community Development Inc.Loan fund · Centerville, MASBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- Nectar Community Investments, Inc.Loan fund · Lawrence, MAEnergy / solar / efficiency loans, Equipment loans, Equity / venture investment, Home repair / improvement loans…Verified
Michigan (7)
- Financial Plus Credit UnionCredit union · Flint, MIAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Equipment loans…Verified
- Grand Rapids Opportunities for WomenLoan fund · Grand Rapids, MIMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Great Lakes Womens Business CouncilLoan fund · Livonia, MIMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Michigan Women's Foundation, TheLoan fund · Detroit, MIMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Northern Great Lakes InitiativesLoan fund · Marquette, MIEnergy / solar / efficiency loans, Equipment loans, Small-business loansVerified
- Rende Progress CapitalLoan fund · East Lansing, MISmall-business loansVerified
- Venture North Funding & DevelopmentLoan fund · Traverse City, MIMicroloans, Small-business loansVerified
Minnesota (5)
- First Children's FinanceLoan fund · Minneapolis, MNChild-care facility financing, Small-business loansVerified
- Mni Sota FundLoan fund · Minneapolis, MN · Native CDFICredit-builder loans, Personal / consumer loans, Small-business loansVerified
- NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERLoan fund · Saint Paul, MNCommercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Energy / solar / efficiency loans, Microloans…Verified
- Northland FoundationLoan fund · Duluth, MNCommercial real estate loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- WomenventureLoan fund · Saint Paul, MNSmall-business loansVerified
Mississippi (1)
Missouri (2)
Nebraska (2)
Nevada (1)
New Hampshire (1)
New Mexico (2)
New York (8)
- Ascendus Inc.Loan fund · New York, NYChild-care facility financing, Credit-builder loans, Small-business loansVerified
- Brooklyn Cooperative Federal Credit UnionCredit union · Brooklyn, NYCredit-builder loans, Home mortgages, Personal / consumer loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage)…Verified
- LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLES FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONCredit union · New York, NYAuto / vehicle loans, Commercial real estate loans, Home mortgages, Personal / consumer loans…Verified
- Launch New York, Inc.Venture capital fund · Buffalo, NYEquity / venture investmentVerified
- NYBDC Local Development CorporationLoan fund · Latham, NYCommercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Microloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage)…Verified
- Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit UnionCredit union · New York, NYAuto / vehicle loans, Credit-builder loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Affordable housing development loans…Verified
- Renaissance Economic Development CorporationLoan fund · New York, NYSmall-dollar / emergency loans, Microloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- Seneca Nation of Indians Economic Development CompanyLoan fund · Salamanca, NY · Native CDFIHome mortgagesVerified
North Carolina (2)
- Carolina Small Business Development Fund (The Support Center)Loan fund · Raleigh, NCMicroloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- Mountain BizCapital, Inc. d/b/a Mountain BizWorksLoan fund · Asheville, NCMicroloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
North Dakota (1)
Ohio (2)
Oklahoma (1)
Pennsylvania (4)
- ASSETS LancasterLoan fund · Lancaster, PASmall-business loansVerified
- Community First Fund dba FinantaLoan fund · Lancaster, PACommercial real estate loans, Credit-builder loans, Affordable housing development loans, Microloans…Verified
- Invest PGH Inc.Loan fund · Pittsburgh, PAChild-care facility financing, Small-business loansVerified
- Renewable Manufacturing Gateway dba Community Growth FundVenture capital fund · Pittsburgh, PAAuto / vehicle loans, Affordable housing development loans, Small-business loansVerified
South Dakota (2)
Tennessee (1)
Texas (5)
- BORDERPLEX COMMUNITY CAPITAL, INCLoan fund · El Paso, TXCommercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, Microloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Business and Community Lenders (BCL) of TexasLoan fund · Austin, TXCommercial real estate loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- Entre Capital, LLCLoan fund · Richardson, TXEquipment loans, Microloans, Small-business loansVerified
- Houston Business development, Inc.Loan fund · Houston, TXCommercial real estate loans, Equipment loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- McLennan Community Investment FundLoan fund · Waco, TXEquipment loans, Microloans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
Utah (1)
Vermont (2)
- Community Capital of Vermont, Inc.Loan fund · Barre, VTEquipment loans, SBA-backed loans (7(a)/504/Community Advantage), Small-business loansVerified
- Vermont Community Loan Fund, Inc.Loan fund · Montpelier, VTAgriculture / farm loans, Child-care facility financing, Affordable housing development loans, Nonprofit / community facility loans…Verified
Virginia (1)
Washington (3)
- Jamestown S'Klallam Tribal Capital, IncorporatedLoan fund · Sequim, WA · Native CDFICredit-builder loans, Microloans, Personal / consumer loans, Small-business loansVerified
- Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending, a Community Development Financial InstitutionLoan fund · Bellingham, WA · Native CDFISmall-business loansVerified
- Taala FundLoan fund · Taholah, WA · Native CDFIAuto / vehicle loans, Credit-builder loans, Small-dollar / emergency loans, Home repair / improvement loans…Verified
Wisconsin (1)
Source: CDFI Atlas, cdfiatlas.com/cdfi-startup-loans/. © 2026 CDFI Atlas. Quoting with a link is welcome; republishing the pages or the compiled data is not (terms of use).