About us

Built to close the Veteran capital gap.

Veteran Loan Fund connects Veteran and Military Spouse entrepreneurs with mission-focused lenders, education, and the digital tools built to help them start and grow.

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$115M+

Capital deployed to Veteran businesses

1,472

Veterans served

8,157

Jobs created or retained

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What we do

One platform, built for Veteran entrepreneurs.

We connect Veterans and Military Spouses with the capital, coaching, and tools to build and grow.

Capital

We fund CDFI lenders and connect Veterans and Military Spouses with mission-focused business lenders across the country.

Education and coaching

Education partners and a free accelerator help Veteran founders launch, grow, and get ready for funding.

Digital tools

Digital tools built specifically for Veteran and Military Spouse entrepreneurs, from application to growth.

Our mission

We exist to close the capital gap Veterans and Military Spouses face, connecting those who served with mission-focused lenders, education, and the tools to build and grow.

Recognized by the Dallas FedUTA VBOC partnerBorn at PeopleFund

Our story

From a $100 million gap to a national platform.

PeopleFund saw Veterans underserved, and built a way to close the gap.

2021

Born from a gap

PeopleFund launched the Veteran Collaborative after seeing Veterans face a shortfall of more than $100 million in capital.

Today

A national platform

$115M+ funded, 15 lending partners, a first accelerator cohort complete, and CRA recognition from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

2028

The goal

$250 million in Veteran lending across the USA.

Born from a gap

PeopleFund launched the Veteran Collaborative after seeing Veterans face a shortfall of more than $100 million in capital for their small businesses.

From collaborative to corporation

That effort grew into Veteran Loan Fund Corporation, funding CDFIs with capital and connecting Veterans nationwide to lenders.

Growing every year

More than $115 million funded since inception, a first accelerator cohort complete, 15 lending partners and expanding, and CRA recognition from the Dallas Fed.

Where we are headed

$250M

Our target: $250 million in Veteran lending across the USA by 2028, funded through our next rounds.

What we believe

The principles behind everything we do.

Veterans first

Everything starts with those who served, and their spouses. Their success is the whole point.

Access over obstacles

We exist to close the capital gap, not add to it. When a bank says no, we work to find a yes.

Local roots, national reach

Capital is deployed by CDFI lenders who know their communities, backed by a network that spans the country.

More than capital

Funding is the start. Coaching, tools, and a community of founders carry Veterans the rest of the way.

Who we serve

Real Veteran businesses, growing every day.

The founders behind the numbers, funded through our lending network.

Sanford Sourdough

Sourdough bakery, Round Rock, TX

The Sanfords moved to Texas with a sourdough starter they had kept alive for more than a decade. What began as loaves for their own kitchen became a favorite at the local farmers market, and in 2020, with early backing from PeopleFund, a storefront bakery in Round Rock that regulars now count on for their daily bread.

★ Funded through VLF

FourS Boarding

Pet boarding, Grandview, TX

Twenty years and fifteen moves with four dogs of their own taught this retired Army family exactly what great pet care should feel like. So they built it: a pristine kennel on a quiet 12-acre farm in Grandview, run with the same discipline and devotion they gave to a career of service.

★ Funded through VLF

Patriot Construction

Construction, Texas

A Veteran owned construction company that carries the discipline of military service onto the job site, from the first blueprint to the final build, treating every project like it matters, because it does.

★ Funded through VLF

The network