Crowdfunding Resources
Funding your business through the power of community
CIC partners with Kiva and Wefunder to expand access to community-funded capital for Arizona small business owners.
Kiva Southern Arizona Hub
Kiva provides alternative financing through community-backed loans focused on character, not credit score.
CIC’s Kiva Southern Arizona Hub helps financially excluded entrepreneurs in Arizona gain access to capital by providing no-interest, no-fee community-backed business loans on its global online platform. Kiva loans range from $1,000 to $15,000 for up to three years. Kiva can be the first rung on an otherwise inaccessible capital ladder for some small businesses.
Have a question about Kiva? Please contact our lending team at lending@cictucson.org
Wefunder
In 2019 CIC formed a partnership with the equity crowdfunding platform, Wefunder, to support early-stage businesses with equity funding. That partnership has been handed off to Startup Tucson to help businesses launch and market their campaign.
Wefunder is an equity financing platform set up like a marketplace where entrepreneurs and founders can pitch their business ideas to a network of over 300,000 online investors in order to raise money for their businesses. In the simplest terms, the investors get part ownership of the businesses they choose to invest in.
To learn more, visit wefunder.com or contact Keneshia Raymond, Program Director, Startup Tucson, Keneshia@startuptucson.com
