Community-funded growth
Helping underserved and emerging businesses access the funding they need to start, sustain, and grow.
FirstSeed pools contributions into 6 programs and opens application cycles when funding is ready.
How it works
Contributors can follow every dollar from contribution to impact. Business owners can understand exactly when programs are funded, open, and ready for applications.
A transparent path for supporting programs and staying connected after the gift.
A guided application route that keeps requirements, timing, and decisions visible.
Programs
Six programs, each with its own fund and a new cycle every quarter. Each cycle raises its money first; the day a program is funded, applications open.
Short-term support for wages and staff costs, helping owners protect steady teams.
Raising until Dec 21 · opens the day it’s funded
Raising for Q4 · 20261% funded
Capital for tools, repairs, technology, and equipment that unlocks new capacity.
Raising until Dec 21 · opens the day it’s funded
Raising for Q4 · 20260% funded
Support for commercial space costs so local businesses can keep their place.
Raising until Dec 21 · opens the day it’s funded
Raising for Q4 · 20260% funded
A quick-response safety net for the unexpected moments that threaten stability.
Raising until Dec 21 · opens the day it’s funded
Raising for Q4 · 20260% funded
Guided funding for business tax obligations, filings, and confidence-building support.
Raising until Dec 21 · opens the day it’s funded
Raising for Q4 · 20260% funded
Flexible assistance for marketing, technology, professional services, growth expenses, and other approved operating needs.
Raising until Dec 21 · opens the day it’s funded
Raising for Q4 · 20261% funded
Recipient stories
Owners in Lincoln, Nebraska, in their own words: what an award made possible once the cycle closed.
6 programs
Each with its own fund
Every quarter
A new cycle begins
$1,000
Opens a program's cycle
Recipient impact updates are shared after each award cycle.
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