Colorado Startup Loan Fund
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Loans delivered through partner community lenders to Colorado start-ups and small businesses that cannot access traditional credit, with flexible underwriting. Loan sizes are set by the partner lender.
Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)
public · regional
Deadline: Open all year
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- micro enterprises
- Stage: idea stage, pre-seed and seed
- Locally registered entity required
Colorado businesses, with priority for entrepreneurs who have historically had difficulty accessing capital including women, people of colour, veterans, rural businesses and those in low-income communities.
How to apply
- Review the list of participating lenders on the OEDIT page
- Apply directly to a participating lender
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)
Source. https://oedit.colorado.gov/colorado-startup-loan-fund · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: oedit.colorado.gov
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