The longer payback alternative to Pipe

Pipe sells your contracts off to strangers and doesn't allow you to payoff early. Founderpath offers:

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YesUnder 48 hours to wire
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Joel Ohman

Joel Ohman

United States

Switched from Pipe because Founderpath offers longer payback periods, tools specific for SaaS founders

We have used Founderpath as an ongoing source of non-dilutive growth capital for our fast-growing B2B SaaS company, Exercise.com, and have been very impressed with the ease of use, quick response times, and flexibility. Nathan and Kevin are great to work with and I look forward to partnering with them in the future. If you are a growing SaaS company that needs capital to fund future growth I would strongly recommend working with Founderpath.

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Why choose Founderpath over Pipe?

Use SaaS Financing Software that scales with you. See why SaaS founders are taking money from Founderpath and using our valuation and reporting tools to make it the #1 Pipe alternative.

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Payback over 24 months
No
Yes
SaaS Valuation Calculator
No
Yes
Using their own money?
Nopass your contracts to random investor
Yes
8% discount rate
Yes
Yes
Money wired under 24 hours
Yes
Yes
Payoff early without fees or penalties
No
Yes
Free CAC calculator
No
Yes
Free cash flow/profit and loss reporting tool
No
Yes
Free Lifetime value calculator
No
Yes
Free Churn calculator
No
Yes
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Troy Noll

United States

No strings attached non-dilutive debt

We recently worked with Founderpath to draw down a loan with zero dilution. Nathan and the team at Founderpath where easy to work with and the process was extremely straightforward and we received the funds very quickly once agreed.

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What is Pipe?

Pipe is a revenue-based financing marketplace founded in 2019 that allows SaaS and subscription companies to sell their future annual recurring revenue upfront. Unlike lenders that hold financing on their own balance sheet, Pipe operates as a trading platform where institutional investors purchase your contracts at a discount. This means your customer contracts are effectively passed to third-party investors rather than remaining in a direct relationship with Pipe.

Pipe charges an 8% discount rate on a 12-month term, and the marketplace model typically means you cannot pay off early without penalty — the contracts have already been sold to investors. Pipe also only serves companies headquartered in the US and Canada.

Founderpath is the most commonly cited Pipe alternative for founders who want to keep their customer relationships private, pay off early without penalties, access longer terms up to 48 months, and serve customers worldwide. Founderpath uses its own capital — your contracts stay between you and Founderpath.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pipe is a revenue-based financing platform that allows SaaS and subscription companies to sell their future recurring revenue upfront. Rather than lending from its own balance sheet, Pipe operates as a marketplace where institutional investors purchase your annual contracts at a discount. This means your customer contracts are passed to third-party investors, not held by Pipe.
Yes, Pipe is a legitimate financing platform founded in 2019 and backed by significant institutional investors. However, many founders find the marketplace model uncomfortable — your contracts are effectively sold to third-party investors you don't know. Founderpath uses its own capital, meaning your business relationship stays directly with Founderpath.
Pipe's marketplace model typically does not allow penalty-free early payoff because the contracts have already been sold to investors. Founderpath allows you to pay off your balance early without penalties on its Term Loan product, which can reduce your total cost of capital if your business grows faster than expected.
The main Pipe alternatives for SaaS founders are Founderpath, Capchase, Clearco, and Novel Capital. Founderpath is often preferred because it uses its own capital (not a marketplace model), offers longer payback terms up to 48 months, allows early payoff without penalties, and funds worldwide.
Founderpath holds your financing on its own balance sheet rather than selling contracts to third-party investors. This gives you more predictable terms, an 8% discount rate, payback terms up to 48 months versus Pipe's shorter terms, and no early payoff penalties. Founderpath also provides free SaaS tools (ARR calculator, valuation tool, reporting) that Pipe does not offer.
Founderpath launched in 2021 by investing non-dilutive capital in B2B SaaS companies. Today, Founderpath funds a variety of business models including SaaS, ecommerce, and agency's. Connect your billing, bank, and accounting tools, and within 24 hours you can unlock capital based on your business performance.
Founderpath works with founders running B2B SaaS companies with at least $500k in last year revenue, healthy retention, and recurring subscription contracts. Founderpath also funds ecommerce brands with at least $500k of last year sales and agencies who do more than $1m per year in revenue.
With Founderpath you keep 100% of your equity — no board seats, no dilution, and no long fundraising cycles. Unlike banks, we move fast, don't require personal guarantees, and understand recurring revenue models.
We offer Revenue Financing, Term Loans, and Merchant Cash Advances. All are non-dilutive (we get no equity) and are designed specifically to help founders and business owners keep equity and keep control of their business.
Most founders see funds in their account within 24–48 hours after connecting their data.
No. Founderpath is 100% non-dilutive. You never give up equity, control, or board seats.
Founderpath's revenue financing product offers discount rates on future revenues as low as 7%. Founderpath's term loan product offers interest rates as low as 15%. Founderpath's Merchant Cash Advances offers repayment rates as low as 5% of your monthly revenue. All funding offers are contingent on underwriting.
We look at key SaaS metrics like ARR, churn, gross margins, and retention. The stronger your metrics, the more capital you can unlock at better rates. For ecommerce brands, we look at margins, unit economics around customer acquisition, and your ability to scale sustainably.
Founderpath has funded $220m to 550 software founders. Founderpath's average deal size is about $600,000. The strongest companies raise $5m+ from Founderpath.
No full personal guarantees and no warrants. Founderpath takes a lien on business assets only.
Founderpath generally works with founders, within reason, if the business declines or hits trouble.
Yes. Founderpath uses bank-level security and encryption. Your data is private, never sold, and only used to underwrite your capital offer. Visit Founderpath's trust center and view security certificates in the footer of founderpath.com
Yes. You can repay early at any time, and generally save on any future fees or interest.
Founderpath has funded 550+ SaaS Founders including Bettercomp, Kissflow, Reply.io, BadgerMaps, DearDoc, Cybersmart, MobileMonkey, and many more. These founders have scaled faster, extended runway, or avoided dilution by keeping full control of their companies.
Yes. We're available in most countries and have already done deals with founders in Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia.
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