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Rhode Island Commerce contracted four venture firms to deploy its SSBCI venture capital, and publishes the allocations rather than the terms.
Rhode Island Commerce runs its SSBCI venture capital through four contracted venture firms rather than through a single state program with published terms. The state page names the partners and the amount allocated to each, which tells you where the capital sits and who decides. It does not publish the investment terms, so those come from the partners.
Slater Technology Fund holds the largest allocation at $12,000,000, followed by Arctaris Impact Investors at $9,000,000. Collide Capital and Rogue Venture Partners each hold $4,500,000.
The spread matters for where a company starts. These are four firms with their own strategies and their own processes, not four doors into one state committee, and the allocation sizes give a rough sense of how much room each has.
Rhode Island Commerce's SSBCI page describes a range of loan and investment programs and lists the partners with contacts. It does not set out the investment structure, the stage coverage, target transaction sizes, private capital leverage expectations, or any socially and economically disadvantaged or very small business focus for the venture route.
That absence is worth stating rather than filling. A company preparing for a Rhode Island conversation should take the terms from the partner it is approaching, because the partner is the one that sets and applies them.
As of the research date, Rhode Island Commerce describes its SSBCI programs as currently available, and gives no application deadline or sunset date. That is a statement about the programs existing rather than about any particular window being open, and it should not be read as a deadline in either direction.
Confirm current availability and terms with the relevant partner or with Rhode Island Commerce before planning a raise around this route.
Rhode Island publishes who holds its SSBCI venture capital and how much, but not the terms on which it is invested. Those come from the four contracted partners rather than from the state page.
Source check recorded: August 3, 2026.
Use this guide to prepare the conversation, then confirm current terms with the program administrator. Eligibility, investment limits and application windows can change after the recorded source date.
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