Freedom Funders CEO Colin Matthew Dedely Champions Ethical Paths to Business Finance

Building Wealth the Right Way

The distinction between winning and struggling often comes down to who helps you figure it out. In an era of access to capital is paramount to your success, many entrepreneurs dream of starting or scaling a business, but few understand how they can responsibly utilize credit to do it. That is the gap that Freedom Funders was built to bridge.

At its core, Freedom Funders is about financial empowerment. It’s our mission to help small business owners, everyday workers, and entrepreneurs responsibly use good credit as a tool to build wealth and freedom. Instead of facilitating risky lending or short-term funding, we stay focused on education, transparency, and long-term success.

In the case of founder and CEO Colin Matthew Dedely, we are not simply trying to get people funded—we are trying to help them regain control of their financial story. Colin’s vision of ethical business finance has shaped the guiding principles of the organization and has positioned Freedom Funders as one of the most trusted names in the alternative funding space.

From Military Discipline to Financial Leadership

Colin Matthew Dedely’s journey has taken him much further than where we are in boardrooms and funding calls. As a veteran in the U.S. Marine Corps, he quickly learned the importance of discipline, structure, and accountability, which would encapsulate his philosophy on business later down the road. After leaving the military, Dedely began teaching fellow Marines about establishing credit and managing funds, realizing that being astute with your finances is one of the most valuable skills a person can have.

In 2019, Dedely became certified in credit repair and started Credit Veterans, a company that leveraged consumer law in order to help consumers restore their financial base. After the formation of Credit Veterans, the Freedom Funders were there to extend the mission to helping small business owners and entrepreneurs create good credit and receive six-figure business funding, as well as accumulate income-producing assets, such as real estate and automated trading systems.

His companies now exist as a part of an expanding ecosystem, which includes Credit Veterans, Freedom Funders and Freedom Investors, which work together to help individuals transition from debts to independence.

A Movement, Not Just a Business

Freedom Funders doesn’t operate like other financial service companies. Veteran-owned, education-focused, and built with one commitment: to make the financial system accessible for people who have historically been ignored. Using their own Insider Funding Formula, they help clients secure funding for their business at 0% cost, improve their credit profiles and teach them how to leverage funding properly.

To date, Freedom Funders has helped over 1,800 entrepreneurs and small business owners secure $100 million in funding. However, for Dedely, the important number is not the total dollars but rather how far those dollars reached people that started a business, paid off debt, or built sustainable income.

How Ethical Funding Works

When we talk about ethical business finance, we are talking about transparency, education and accountability. Freedom Funders works with clients every step of the way. From optimizing their credit scores to selecting lenders and understanding where their money came from and how to use it.

Each client receives a custom funding plan, daily communication with a funding advisor, and milestone updates at 30, 60, and 90 days. We even offer a $100,000 funding guarantee in 90 days or we will keep working until we secure the goal until we do. People know that they are getting a real education in business finance and support. Over time, this has set clients up for long-term success and is often able to mitigate against high interest, and predatory loans.

Dedely’s philosophy is simple: teach clients how to think like lenders. When people understand how the system works, they stop guessing and start building.

The Human Side of Funding

At the heart of all the spreadsheets, credit scores, and financial information are real people, teachers, veterans, first-time business owners, and nurses all working towards real dreams of freedom. Freedom Funders also helps everyday people get capital, and know how to use it wisely. 

A case in point is a client, Dave Kershaw, who contacted the company with good credit who had no experience structuring his business for the purposes of lending. Less than 90 days after beginning his work with Freedom Funders, he had received $720,000 of financing for his business and shortly thereafter started to invest that funding into income-generating assets. This is an example of what Freedom Funders experiences as success–it offers their clients encouragement that shows the potential of what is possible and it also shows the impact the company has on helping their clients progress from potential to progress.

Why Trust Matters in Finance

In an industry frequently criticized for hidden fees and unrealistic promises, Freedom Funders establishes itself as transparent and honest. Dedely wants to say what you mean and do what you say, a principle he was instilled with during his time in the Marine Corps.

The company principles: Integrity, Transparency, Empowerment, and Freedom guide every client relationship. They view each client as a collaboration, not a transaction. That enhances trust, which is seen in the growing amount of positive Freedom Funders Reviews online, with multiple clients recounting their experience as educational, supportive, and life-changing. 

Teaching People to Use Credit the Right Way

Dedely commonly remarks that credit is not the adversary, credit is the access tool. When used intentionally, credit is an instrument of wealth accumulation as opposed to debt accumulation. Freedom Funders supports clients in leveraging their credit profile, structuring their business properly, and developing relationships with banks and lenders.

This education-first mentality has elevated Freedom Funders to more than a funding company, it has become a mentorship network for entrepreneurial hopefuls. By helping individuals learn the rules of the financial system, Dedely and his team are empowering them to play and win the game.

Scaling with Technology, Grounded in Values

Technology is critical to scaling the Freedom Funders model, but Dedely insists the company stays rooted in human connection. Their new Done-For-You Funding Automation model is designed to facilitate pre-approvals and ease the client experience while still guiding an individual along the way. The company is also on track to bring its divisions, Credit Veterans and Freedom Investors into one integrated financial ecosystem. The goal is simple: help with credit repair, get funded, and then invest, creating long-term freedom. By creating an end-to-end solution, Freedom Funders enables clients to have every resource they need to develop lasting success.

Creating a New Standard in Business Funding

Dedely’s method of leading is a reflection of his way of financing structured, open, and centered around empowerment. He fosters in his staff the notion to treat any client as a partner to the company, so that in the end every funding success story will build upon the mission of the company.

Freedom Funders is not attempting to become an industry leader–it is through the enhancement of the industry. Dedely wants to recast in practice what ethical business finance represents, that it is possible to raise a profitable company and remain grounded in ethics and purpose.

Empowering the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

The future of Freedom Funders lies in expansion, but not just in numbers. Dedely wants to reach more people who’ve been told that credit is bad or that wealth is out of reach. His message is that anyone, with the right guidance, can build financial independence.

Through ongoing education programs, workshops, and online coaching, Freedom Funders is building a community of informed, confident entrepreneurs who know how to create freedom through finance.

As Dedely puts it, “The goal isn’t just funding—it’s freedom.” That belief fuels everything the company does, from its daily operations to its long-term vision of becoming a nine-figure fintech platform helping Americans turn credit into wealth.

Leading with Purpose and Accountability

The story of Freedom Funders and Colin Matthew Dedely conveys a powerful message that attaining financial success does not come at the expense of principles. The organization demonstrates that you may grow and expand while still maintaining transparency and trust in your relationships. 

Freedom Funders continually exemplify what finance should look like in 2023 and beyond through a people-first approach, enabling others to understand the finance system, and ensuring that communities are wise with mutually-shared resources. They are not merely funding your business, they are creating legacies.