$1 Million to Invest in Nebraska Growth
Your next stage could start here.
FOUNDER-FRIENDLY GROWTH CAPITAL FOR NEBRASKA BUSINESSES
Grow your business without giving away the future you are building.
Proven Ventures invests $50,000 to $1 million in revenue-generating Nebraska companies ready to scale. Our flexible debt-equity model helps founders access capital without fixed monthly payments and creates a pathway to regain more ownership as the business grows.
Built for businesses with traction and founders with a plan
WHO WE INVEST IN
Proven Ventures looks for Nebraska businesses with customers, revenue, strong fundamentals, and a clear opportunity to grow.
Our best fit is often a primarily B2B or asset-light company seeking capital to make a strategic hire, expand sales, develop a product, enter a market, or move more quickly on a proven opportunity.
Nebraska-based
Revenue-generating, generally $250,000+ annually
Demonstrated customer traction
Strong margins or a credible path to profitability
Scalable business model
Seeking approximately $50,000-$1 million
Capital should create more options — not fewer.
HOW PROVEN IS DIFFERENT
Traditional debt and traditional equity each have a role. Proven Ventures offers another way to think about financing growth: a debt-equity investment designed to align repayment with revenue and allow founders to redeem a meaningful portion of the equity over time.
The result is flexible capital, aligned incentives, and more control over what comes next.
Questions worth asking before you take outside capital
FOUNDER QUESTIONS
You do not need a perfect pitch. Start with a real conversation.
Tell us what you are building, where the business stands today, and what the next stage requires. We will help you determine whether Proven Ventures may be the right fit.
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