My funding fit
CDFI loan or SBA microloan
- Grants
- Customer prepayments and deposits
- Equipment financing
Funding FitMelissa Bradley
Investor. Operator. Educator.
Hustle doesn't scale. Systems do.
I have spent more than 30 years backing founders. More than 8,000 of them, and over $1B in wealth created. The tools here are the ones I use across the table, built so you can use them on your own.
30+Years backing founders
8,000+Founders supported
$1B+In wealth created
2Exits of my own, one venture backed, one self funded
Professor of Practice, Georgetown McDonough · General Partner, BEA Venture Fund · Founder, New Majority Ventures
Free tool
Stop chasing the wrong money.
The right money is not the most money. It is the money that fits. Funding Fit asks 21 questions and shows you which of nine kinds of funding fits your business today.
- Grants, CDFI and SBA loans, lines of credit, revenue based financing, SAFEs and equity, ranked for your business
- Ten minutes on your phone, no login, answers stay private
- A clear next move for every match
How I think
Three shifts every founder has to make.
01
Founder to CEO
You stop doing all of the work and start building the company that does it.
02
Hustle to Systems
What lives in your head goes on paper, and what depends on you starts running without you.
03
Survival to Choice
The goal is not to get through the month. It is enough cash, margin and options to choose your next move.
Playbooks
Built for the money you actually qualify for.
Every Funding Fit result points to a playbook: the checklists, templates and scripts I would hand you across the table.
Grant Calendar and Application Kit
Find the grants you qualify for and apply with one reusable application.
CDFI and SBA Microloan Package
The documents lenders ask for and the plan that gets you to yes.
SAFE Starter Kit
Caps, discounts and dilution in plain language, plus outreach for your first check.
The list
Get the funding moves I share with founders.
A few emails a month. Grants with open deadlines, lender shifts worth knowing, and the plays I would run in your seat.