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Community Development Venture Capital Alliance, The
Community Development Venture Capital Alliance, The
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
Not published
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓Business located in a low-income community
✓Must create good jobs or productive wealth
✓Advances livelihoods of low-income people
✓Located in or serving distressed communities
Your real odds
Competitiveness is not publicly disclosed, and selectivity varies by which member fund you approach, since CDVCA is a network rather than a single funder.
Each member fund weighs impact alignment alongside financial returns, so your case for job creation and community economic benefit carries as much weight as your financials.
What it takes
Review the member fund directory1 to 2 hrs
Prepare a pitch showing community impact1 to 2 days
Submit inquiry to the relevant fund1 to 2 hrs
Worth knowing
CDVCA provides equity risk capital, meaning they take an ownership stake in your company, and founders who are not comfortable with that structure should sort it out before spending time on an application.
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