In development · Pilot opportunities available

Give Entrepreneurs a Clearer Path to Capital.

EdgeUp Capital gives the businesses you serve a visual funding roadmap and an artificial intelligence (AI) funding advisor — and gives your organization a clear picture of what your business community needs.

Press Play the example, or type your own funding goal and watch the roadmap build.

EdgeUp workspace · Interactive demo

AI Funding Advisor

Hi, I'm the EdgeUp funding advisor. Tell me what you're trying to fund, or press Play the example to watch a sample journey.

Talk to it like a person — describe your goal in your own words and watch the roadmap build.

Demo: example guidance only, not financial advice. EdgeUp is in development.

How it works

A List of Funding Resources Is Not a Plan.

EdgeUp turns a conversation into a clear, visual funding roadmap in four steps.

Step 1

Talk

The entrepreneur explains what they're trying to fund.

Step 2

Understand

EdgeUp asks follow-up questions to understand the business and funding situation.

Step 3

Visualize

A personalized funding roadmap is created on the whiteboard.

Step 4

Act

They see where they are and exactly what to do next.

The platform

Two Views. One Platform.

For your organization: community capital insight

Community Capital Intelligence

Example / demo data — not actual EdgeUp results

Entrepreneurs served

412

Example

Stated capital demand

$38.6M

Example

Avg. funding request

$94K

Example

Roadmaps created

356

Example

Pitch decks generated

118

Example

Monthly active

61%

Engagement

Most requested funding types

Small Business Administration (SBA) loans58%
Grants & incentives44%
Equipment financing31%
Business credit24%
Investors / equity12%

Funding amount ranges

<25K50K100K250K500K1M+

Top uses of funds

  1. 1Working capital
  2. 2Equipment
  3. 3Facility build-out
  4. 4Hiring

Common funding barriers

  1. 1Financial projections
  2. 2Limited collateral
  3. 3Credit history
  4. 4Time in business

Common questions

  1. 1Do I qualify for a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan?
  2. 2Which grants fit me?
  3. 3How much can I borrow?

Capital demand trend

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Community Insights

  • Equipment financing interest increased this quarter.
  • Working capital is the most common funding need among participating businesses.
  • Financial projections are a common preparation barrier.

Example insights

Industries seeking capital

ManufacturingFood & beverageConstructionRetailHealthLogistics

Platform engagement

Advisor conversations72%
Roadmap steps completed46%
Local programs viewed39%

Not a customer relationship management (CRM) replacement. EdgeUp adds funding guidance and aggregated insight alongside the systems you already use. Product concept and example data shown — the platform is in development.

Who EdgeUp is for

Built for the Organizations Entrepreneurs Turn To.

EdgeUp Capital is being developed now. We're talking with early partners who want to shape it and explore a pilot.

Economic Development Corporations (EDCs)

Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)

Cities and local governments

Universities

Nonprofits and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)

Where we are

Building EdgeUp With Our Partners.

We're shaping the product with the organizations who will use it.

  1. Phase 1 · Now

    Customer Discovery

    Meeting with economic development organizations to learn their needs.

  2. Phase 2

    Finalize Pilot Scope

    Using that feedback to confirm what the pilot version needs.

  3. Phase 3

    Build Pilot Version

    A fully working product for real pilot programs.

  4. Phase 4

    Pilot Programs

    Launching with participating organizations and their entrepreneurs.

  5. Phase 5

    Full Product Build-Out

    Scaling the platform based on real pilot results.

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