🍽️ Restaurants & Food Service · New York

Funding for women-owned restaurants in New York.

From food trucks to fine dining — flexible capital that matches your seasonal cash flow. Built by a female-led team that understands the underwriting bias you've been navigating.

Woman chef in restaurant kitchen in New York
Built by women For New York restaurant owners
$10K+
Monthly revenue minimum
24hr
Decision time on every application
$0
Collateral or personal guarantees
New York Market

Why New York Restaurant Owners choose us.

New York is a top-3 state nationally for women-owned business volume, anchored by the NYC metro. Whether you're operating in New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester or anywhere across New York, we underwrite based on your business's revenue and trajectory — not your zip code, your gender, or who's on your bank statements.

Woman chef in restaurant kitchen
Built for the women who built New York's restaurants & food service economy.
🍽️ Restaurants & Food Service · New York
Why Lady's First

Built for restaurants — built by women.

Female-led underwriting

You're not explaining your business to someone who's never run one. We've walked in your shoes — and we underwrite accordingly.

Industry-specific structures

Daily or weekly payments structured around how restaurants actually take in revenue — not flat bank-loan installments.

No collateral required

We fund based on your business's revenue and trajectory. You don't pledge your home, your car, or your future.

What We Fund

Capital that solves real restaurant problems.

New York restaurant owners face thin margins, seasonal swings, equipment breakdowns, and the constant pressure to staff up before peak season. Our funding is built for that — fast capital you can deploy for kitchen upgrades, opening a second location, staffing for catering contracts, or surviving a slow off-season.

OvensRefrigerationPos systemsKitchen build-outs

After two banks said no, Lady's First funded my restaurant expansion in New York in 48 hours. They asked about my customers, my margins, my growth plan — not my husband. That alone made me a lifelong client.

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Maria R.Founder · Restaurants & Food Service · New York City, New York
How It Works

Three steps. Zero runaround.

01

Apply in 2 minutes

Tell us about your restaurant and how much capital you need. Soft-pull only — no impact on your credit to apply.

02

Decision in 24 hours

Our underwriting team reviews same-day. We say yes fast — or tell you exactly what we'd need to get there.

03

Funded in 24–72 hours

Sign your term sheet, send your bank statements, and capital lands in your New York business account.

Ready to grow?

New York-based capital that moves at your speed.

Apply in about 2 minutes. No collateral. No credit impact to apply. Decision in 24 hours.

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$10K–$900K/month in food sales · No collateral · Funds in 24–72 hrs