Finding good people is harder than finding money.

Community Equity Partners invest in your success.

Funding your businesses through Community Equity Partners is about more than just money. Our team and community of investors offer decades of experience, mentorship, and access to their wider professional networks to entrepreneurs serious about growth.

Take the next step with your business by seeking investment through Community Equity Partners. We'll match you with local and regional investors with local knowledge who can see the benefit of your vision.

Community Equity Partners (CEP) is a syndicate of investor groups and funds. We have gathered hundreds of great minds, subject matter experts, successful entrepreneurs, and venture-style investors from around the network who share diligence, expertise, experience, connections, and industry insight on ventures to identify profitable opportunities.

  • Technology

  • Software / Software as a Service

  • Medical Devices

  • Biotech / Life sciences

  • Digital / web media

  • Financial Services

  • Energy

  • Green / Clean Tech

We invest in:

  • Real estate and REITs

  • Retail (fashion, etc.)

  • Restaurants, beverages, and food service

  • R&D Laboratories

  • Companies solely focused on managing government contracts

  • Service-based outside of software

  • Foreign-based Businesses

We typically do not invest in:

We typically invest in 10 companies per year between $50,000 and $250,000, but have invested as much as $1.5M in a single venture. We typically do two rounds with portfolio companies that demonstrate execution and great communication.

Criteria for Consideration

When you’re funded through Community Equity Partners, there’s more than just money on the table: Our team and investor community offers insights, experience, and professional networks to entrepreneurs who are serious about growth.

We provide you a highly efficient mechanism for raising capital. We will work with you to build a broad syndicate of investors to capture the resources necessary to execute your business plan. We want you leading your company and selling products and services, not shares.

  • Companies with unique and/or protectable products or services with large market opportunities and recurring revenue models.

  • Companies with a management team in place.

  • Companies with at least a minimal viable product or, at a minimum, a beta version of their product with beta clients/testing.

  • Companies that are within six months of the inflection point of making meaningful revenue at a minimum. Exceptions for medical devices and biotech.

  • Companies that can be cash flow positive within a maximum of two years and breakeven within 3 years. Exceptions made for medical devices and biotech.

  • Seed, Series A, or Series B offerings.

  • Companies with a clear and logical marketing plan, sales plan, and compelling exit strategy.

  • Companies from a $1.5M – $12M valuation.