VentureHabitat

Funded The Capital Pathway Forum

The day the pathway goes public. Founders, lending partners, support organisations and growth capital meet in one room, with one purpose: moving Caribbean businesses from trading to bankable to investible.

Take the fit check to get your seat

Founder seats go through the fit check. Lenders and sponsors, get in touch here.

The details

Date
To be announced
Time
To be announced
Venue
To be announced
Cost for founders
To be announced
Seats
Through the fit check

Good businesses and the capital they need have been missing each other.

Funded brings the whole pathway into view in a single day. Founders see the road from where they are to their first loan and beyond. Lenders meet businesses preparing to borrow. Support organisations see where their work leads next. And the first cohort begins.

What you’ll get from Funded.

  • Meet the lenders

    Sit down with our lending partners and hear, plainly, what they look for in a small business loan.

  • See the whole path

    Follow the journey from trading to bankable to investible, and see where growth capital fits.

  • Know where you stand

    Talk through your fit check result with our team and leave with one clear next step.

  • Join the first cohort

    Founders who are a fit are invited into Venture Habitat’s first cohort. Start date to be announced

The whole ecosystem, in one room.

Funded works because every side of the pathway is there, talking about real businesses.

Founders

Business owners who are trading and ready to grow. Each one got their seat through the fit check.

Lending partners

Ready to meet prepared applicants. Names to be announced

Support organisations

Connecting the founders they serve to what comes next.

Growth capital

Showing where the path leads as businesses scale.

How to get your seat

Founder seats start with the fit check. It’s free, and it’s about your business as it is today.

Take the fit check

  1. Take the fit check

    About four minutes. You’ll see where your business stands on the pathway straight away.

  2. Request your seat

    Your seat request goes in with your answers. We confirm it by WhatsApp or a call.

  3. Come to Funded

    Meet the lenders, talk through your result, and see your path.

  4. Start your journey

    Founders who are a fit are invited into the first cohort, alongside their lending partner.

Who Funded is for

  • Already trading

    Business owners with real customers and real income.

  • Looking ahead

    Owners who want finance, or room to grow, within the next year.

  • Ready to work from evidence

    Anyone ready to open their books and build a track record.

Made possible by

  • Presenting partner to be announced
  • Partners to be announced
  • Lending partners to be announced

Funded is the start, not the whole story.

The pathway runs all year. Missed the day? Take the fit check any time and we’ll tell you how to join the next cohort.

See the pathway

After Funded

  1. FundedThe pathway launches and the first cohort begins.
  2. Get clear · Get readyYour peer group meets every two weeks with a trained facilitator.
  3. Bankable · Get fundedYour evidence-backed application goes to your lending partner.
  4. Investible · GrowSupport continues after the loan, as you build toward growth capital.

Your seat starts with the fit check.

Take the fit check
Get a seat: take the fit check