Project description:

Challenge: Millions of small businesses advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals lack access to affordable capital. Traditional financing excludes early-stage and community-based founders, limiting innovation and local growth. FundingHope addresses this gap by creating a transparent, regulated investment crowdfunding ecosystem that connects impact-driven investors with entrepreneurs building sustainable communities.

Solution: FundingHope created a regulated and globally scalable investment crowdfunding platform that bridges investors and entrepreneurs, advancing the UN SDGs. By combining compliance, technology, and education, it enables small businesses to raise capital transparently while empowering communities to invest locally, create jobs, and scale sustainable growth through a partnership-driven ecosystem.

Result: FundingHope has built a national ecosystem of impact-driven founders and investors advancing the UN SDGs. Over 245,000 individuals are engaged through its community network, helping small businesses prepare or launch regulated crowdfunding campaigns collectively targeting more than $10 million in sustainable capital. This strengthens inclusive investment participation across the U.S.

Partners:

The SuperCrowd, Innovation DuPage, Issuers on FundingHope, Legal and Accounting Advisors, Peachscore Accelerator, UN Global Compact Network USA, and Chicago Innovation.

Category: Sustainable Economy & Growth

Company: FundingHope, LLC

About the company: 

FundingHope, LLC is an SEC-registered, FINRA-affiliated crowdfunding platform that connects investors and entrepreneurs working to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The platform provides transparent Reg CF investments, expanding access to capital for founders who create solutions to grow local economies, create jobs, and drive social and environmental progress, while engaging communities to invest in their own futures.