Finance capital, in every form your business might need

No single product fits every business. Below is the full range Capgrowth helps you access: what each one is, who it's genuinely built for, and how it tends to work. We'll help you narrow this down to the one or two that fit your business.

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Working capital / rotational limits

Cash credit & overdraft lines that revolve with your buying-and-selling cycle

What it is

A revolving credit line, cash credit (CC) or overdraft (OD), secured against stock, receivables, or other current assets. You draw what you need, repay as collections come in, and the limit resets so it's available again. It's built for businesses with a short, repeatable cycle: buy inventory or raw material, produce or resell, collect payment, repeat.

How it typically works

The limit is usually sized against your stock and receivables (drawing power), reviewed periodically, and renewed annually as your business grows. Interest is charged only on what's drawn, not the full sanctioned limit, which is what makes it efficient for cyclical businesses.

Best suited for

  • ✓ Manufacturers and processors with a raw-material-to-sale cycle
  • ✓ Traders and distributors carrying inventory
  • ✓ Businesses with predictable, short receivable cycles
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Term loans

Fixed-tenure funding for equipment, capacity expansion or one-time capex

What it is

A lump-sum loan disbursed upfront and repaid over a fixed tenure through scheduled instalments: the classic instrument for a defined, one-time capital need rather than a recurring operating cycle.

How it typically works

Sized against the specific need (a machine, a facility, an expansion plan) and often against the asset being funded or the business's overall cash flow and collateral. Tenure and repayment are structured around when the investment starts generating returns, rather than a short revolving cycle.

Best suited for

  • ✓ Capex-heavy and infrastructure businesses buying equipment or building capacity
  • ✓ Businesses funding a specific, one-time expansion
  • ✓ Companies with stable, predictable cash flow to service fixed EMIs
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Invoice & receivable financing

Unlock cash tied up in unpaid invoices instead of waiting out 30–90 day payment terms

What it is

Financing raised against outstanding customer invoices, letting you access most of the invoice value immediately instead of waiting for your buyer to pay. Also called invoice discounting or receivable financing.

How it typically works

You raise an invoice for goods or services delivered; a lender advances a large share of its value upfront. When your customer pays, the advance is settled and the balance (less financing cost) is released to you. The invoice itself, and your customer's payment behaviour, is central to how this gets priced.

Best suited for

  • ✓ B2B businesses billing large or institutional customers on credit terms
  • ✓ Exporters managing long international payment cycles
  • ✓ IT/services companies bridging enterprise payment timelines
  • ✓ Wholesale and distribution businesses maintaining inventory flow while waiting to get paid
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Revenue-based financing

Capital against predictable recurring revenue, repaid as a share of what comes in

What it is

Non-dilutive financing sized against your recurring or subscription revenue rather than physical assets. Common for SaaS, subscription and other tech businesses whose main "asset" is a predictable revenue stream, not inventory or property.

How it typically works

The lender looks at your MRR/ARR, churn and revenue predictability to size the facility. Repayment is usually structured as a fixed percentage of monthly revenue, or as scheduled instalments benchmarked to your revenue trend, so it flexes closer to how a subscription business actually earns.

Best suited for

  • ✓ SaaS and subscription businesses with recurring revenue
  • ✓ Tech companies that want to fund growth without giving up equity
  • ✓ Businesses with limited hard collateral but strong, predictable revenue
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Lease & asset-backed financing

Financing structured against leased-out property, equipment or other hard assets

What it is

Financing sized against the value of an asset your business owns and earns from: most commonly rental income from leased-out commercial property (lease rental discounting), or the value of owned equipment and machinery.

How it typically works

The lender assesses the underlying asset and the income it generates (e.g. rental receipts from a tenant), and structures a loan against that income stream, typically over a longer tenure aligned with the lease or the asset's useful life.

Best suited for

  • ✓ Businesses with leased-out commercial or industrial property
  • ✓ Companies with significant owned equipment or machinery
  • ✓ Asset-heavy businesses wanting to unlock capital without selling the asset
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Venture finance

Runway extension for VC-backed startups, without giving up more equity than needed

What it is

Non-dilutive finance for early- and growth-stage, typically venture-backed companies, used to extend runway between equity rounds, fund working capital, or bridge to the next milestone, without the dilution of raising more equity.

How it typically works

Usually structured alongside an existing equity round, sized against the company's funding history, burn rate and growth trajectory rather than current profitability. Terms often include a mix of interest and, in some structures, warrants; the specifics vary by lender and stage.

Best suited for

  • ✓ VC-backed startups looking to extend runway between rounds
  • ✓ High-growth companies not yet profitable but with a clear funding history
  • ✓ Founders who want to minimise additional dilution
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Structured finance

Bespoke financing for larger, more complex or one-off situations

What it is

A catch-all for financing that doesn't fit a standard product. It often blends features of term finance, mezzanine capital or asset-backed lending to match a specific, non-standard situation: an acquisition, a large one-time expansion, a special-purpose vehicle, or a business with an unusual cash flow profile.

How it typically works

Terms are negotiated case by case: tenure, security, covenants and pricing are all built around the specific transaction rather than a template. This is usually where an advisory-led approach matters most, since the right structure isn't obvious from a standard product list.

Best suited for

  • ✓ Larger businesses with complex or one-off funding requirements
  • ✓ Acquisition or special-situation financing
  • ✓ Companies whose cash flow or asset profile doesn't fit a standard product
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Trade finance

Letters of credit, bank guarantees and export credit for import/export & trading businesses

What it is

A set of instruments, including letters of credit (LCs), bank guarantees (BGs) and export/import credit, that reduce risk and bridge timing gaps in domestic and cross-border trade transactions, rather than providing cash directly.

How it typically works

An LC or BG substitutes the bank's or lender's credibility for yours in a transaction, giving your supplier or counterparty confidence to deal with you on better terms. Export credit funds the gap between shipping goods and receiving payment from an overseas buyer.

Best suited for

  • ✓ Importers and exporters transacting with new or overseas counterparties
  • ✓ Trading businesses that need to post guarantees to suppliers or clients
  • ✓ Companies bidding on tenders that require a bank guarantee
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Import & export financing

Pre- and post-shipment funding to move goods across borders without straining working capital

What it is

Financing that funds the physical movement of goods in and out of the country: from packing credit before shipment, to bridging the gap between shipping export goods and receiving payment, to funding lines that let importers pay overseas suppliers on time.

How it typically works

Export financing typically comes in two parts: pre-shipment finance, which funds procurement and production before goods ship, and post-shipment finance, which funds the receivable from the moment goods ship until the overseas buyer pays. Import financing works the other way, bridging the gap between paying an overseas supplier and converting the imported goods into sales. It's frequently used alongside a trade finance instrument such as an LC.

Best suited for

  • ✓ Exporters needing working capital to fulfil confirmed overseas orders
  • ✓ Importers who need to pay suppliers before goods are sold domestically
  • ✓ Trading businesses managing long, cross-border payment cycles
Still not sure which of these fits your business? That's exactly the conversation we're built for: talk to our team and we'll help you narrow it down.