Grow without giving away your company.
Our funding helps entrepreneurs get to the next level without
equity dilution, board control, or personal guarantees.
Entrepreneur-friendly
When you grow with Lighter Capital, you remain in full control of your company. We don’t take equity or ask you to make personal guarantees. And we don’t take a seat on your board or make you write a fat check if you’re having a down month.
It’s your company.
We’re here to help accelerate your growth – on your terms.
A community of entrepreneurs
When you become part of the Lighter Capital portfolio, you have access to a deep bench of entrepreneurs just like you.
- 110 SaaS company CEOs
- 47 Additional Co-Founders
- 96 VPs – Sales & Marketing
- 129 Expert Mentors
At key times during our growth, Lighter Capital got us the funding we needed fast, allowing us to invest in the business, and not be distracted by fundraising.
John Stewart, CEO
MapAnything
A side-by-side comparison
| Bank | Lighter Capital | VC & Angels |
|---|---|---|
| 10% |
Expected Annual Return15-30% |
25-100% |
| Required |
Personal GuaranteesNone |
None |
| 2-6 months |
Fundraising Period2 weeks or less |
3-9 months |
| Warrants / None |
EquityNone |
Own 20-40% of your company + board seat |
| 675+ |
Personal Credit ScoreDoes not affect credit |
Does not affect credit |
We work with
Salesforce
SaaStr
AWS
500 Startups
The funding choice of 110+ technology startups
“I tried to get money from banks, but there were no hard assets to lend against or they wanted too much control. That’s when Lighter Capital came in.”
Rupert Mayer, IPfolio
“We were used to bootstrapping, and I liked that this type of financing would allow us to bootstrap our way out of any difficulty. If we had done a normal debt—with a fixed repayment amount—financing would have been more risky.”
David Lischner, Valant
“The more cash receipts we had, the faster we could pay. So the incentives were completely aligned. The better we did, the better Lighter Capital did.”
Max Rudman, SteelBrick