Sources of funding for the Entrepreneur Fund have included:
- Ford Foundation
- Mott Foundation
- Northwest Area Foundation
- US West Foundation
- Blandin Foundation
- Initiative Foundation
- John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
- Northland Foundation
- Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation
- Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation
- CDFI Fund
- Wells Fargo
- U.S. Bank
- Calvert Social Investment Foundation
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Douglas County Revolving Loan Fund
- Iron Range Resources
- Minnesota Power
- MN Department of Trade and Economic Development
- St. Louis County (Community Development Block Grant)
- City of Superior (Community Development Block Grant)
- City of Duluth (Community Development Block Grant)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development