Do you really want to sell 15% of your business to a VC?

VC’s take forever to pitch, make you give up 15% equity, and require board meetings. Founderpath offers:

YesKeep 100% Equity
YesNo Board Meetings
YesInstant capital offer
YesClose in 48 hours
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Do you really want to sell 15% of your business to a VC?

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Erik Pfannmöller

Erik Pfannmöller

Founder of Solvemate

Our Competitors raised VC. We kept 100% and doubled MRR w/ Founderpath

We first took Founderpath capital back in May 2021. Since then, we've nearly doubled our MRR and kept 100% equity. We're in a competitive space (customer support SaaS) with competitors who are raising tons of VC. It makes me happy inside that I'm able to compete with them, while keeping all our equity. Founderpath helps us grow faster without dilution.

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My Ugly Cap table - Loved the press. Hated the dilution.

I’m Nathan. I launched a SaaS company when I was 19 and raised a seed round from a billionaire.

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Yes15% to seed investors
Yes12% option pool set up
Yes8% for COO: Investors wanted me to hire
“parent” COO to watch over the business
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Josh LaSov

Josh LaSov

Founder of Satori Reporting

We had a 7 figure wire in our bank in under a week

After interviewing 23 lenders - it was wonderful to meet Founder Path. Their terms, process and understanding of speed was simply incomparable. Within 1 week we had completed diligence (and we aren't a small SaaS company). A few days later a seven figure wire hit our bank account and we were able to turn on the growth engine! In a nut shell, this is how lending should be done - great terms, super fast diligence and super fast to close.

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Why choose Founderpath over a VC?

Save 1-2 months of time from pitching VC’s. Keep 100% of your equity, scale without worrying about board meetings. See why SaaS founders call Founderpath the #1 alternative to a Seed Round:

VC Fund
FounderpathFounderpath
Give up equity?
Yes, 15%
Keep 100% of your equity
Cost of capital
Very expensive when you grow
Pay back 1.1x over 3 years
Board meetings
Yes (4 hours each)
No
Legal Fees
$10k
None
Time to close
4-8 weeks
Avg 34.8 hours from signup to wire
Employee stock option pool required?
Yes(10-15%)
No
Liquidation preference
Yes
No
Discount to next round (if Convertible Note)
20%
No right to invest
Interest rate (if Convertible Note)
6-8% until convert to equity
Not debt
Monthly reporting required
Yes
No
SaaS Founder Slack Group (Invite-Only, 1,987 founders)
No
Yes
Annual SaaS Bootstrapper Conference
No
Yes
SaaS Valuation Calculator
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

VC firms won’t give you free tools (others pay $2,500/mo)

Aaron Amuchastegui

Aaron Amuchastegui

United States

No other Saas Valuation tool like this

The quick valuation based on revenue trends is great. Helps to show partners, leaders, employees a 3rd party opinion on nuts and bolts..

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Frequently Asked Questions

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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