Fundrasing
Peace of mind
Fundrasing
Peace of mind
Fundrasing
Peace of mind
Perfect understanding of startups, the best terms for founders
Perfect understanding of startups, the best terms for founders
Over €100m deployed capital
To startups across europe
Over €100m deployed capital
To startups across europe
Over €100m deployed capital
To startups across europe
gilion funding
We fund startups with both long-term and short-term funding. We strive to craft the most attractive non-dilutive terms that founders can rely on both within and outside of equity raises.
Big ticket sizes – €0,5-5m
Borrow up to 100% of your ARR growth, where others commonly stretch to 40%.
Uniquely longterm
For the first 2 years you pay interest only - and then slowly repay the loan over the following 4 years.
Truly non-dilutive
No warrants, no equity kickers, no board seats. You use the money how you like without our involvement.
Lowest total cost of capital
When you factor in exit fees, interest, and warrant dilution, our loans are usually the lowest cost of capital on the market.
gilion funding
We fund startups with both long-term and short-term funding. We strive to craft the most attractive non-dilutive terms that founders can rely on both within and outside of equity raises.
understanding
Enabled by a deep
understanding of startups
Enabled by a deep
understanding of startups
By getting into the depth of your business and understanding it's true potential, we can give fairer terms across the board.
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Precision
A true growth partner
A true growth partner
We fund growth the way founders want it: tailored, fair, and non-dilutive.
We fund growth the way founders want it: tailored, fair, and non-dilutive.
“Gilion sticks out in two ways: their entrepreneurial thinking and their depth in details. They looked at our business as an entrepreneur - to see if this is something that can really work. That really resonated with me.”
Tom Kedor
Founder & CEO, Autovio
“Gilion sticks out in two ways: their entrepreneurial thinking and their depth in details. They looked at our business as an entrepreneur - to see if this is something that can really work. That really resonated with me.”
Tom Kedor
Founder & CEO, Autovio
We help you build and rebuild growth
Ups and downs come with the territory for startups - we get that. So, if things don't go to plan, you'll have a partner in us that's seen it all before.
We speak the same language
What we try to understand in our due diligence is simple - is this a great company? We answer this by digging deep into the underlying data, unit economics and growth forecasts.
We can follow you as you grow
We want to follow our clients as they grow and we are pleased that half of our customers upsize their funding from us.
best terms
The best non dilutive terms
The best non dilutive terms
Using AI, we make lending a product that founders can love. We look at the entire term, and customise it to favour founders and their journeys.
Using AI, we make lending a product that founders can love. We look at the entire term, and customise it to favour founders and their journeys.
Instead of asking our existing owners for a refill, this was the simple alternative. When the market is uncertain and you need to reach an agreement on valuation, it rarely plays out to the founders benefit. This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.
Tim Bjelkstam
Founder & CEO, TippTapp
Instead of asking our existing owners for a refill, this was the simple alternative. When the market is uncertain and you need to reach an agreement on valuation, it rarely plays out to the founders benefit. This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.
Tim Bjelkstam
Founder & CEO, TippTapp
Big ticket sizes – €0,5-5m
Borrow up to 100% of your ARR growth, where others commonly stretch to 40%. By covering a bigger part of your funding need, we help you keep both dilution and cap table complexity down.
Uniquely longterm
For the first 2 years you pay interest only - and then slowly repay the loan over the following 4 years. We custom these timings to make sense for your business to give you a comfortable amount of time.
Truly non-dilutive
All of our loans are fully non-dilutive. No warrants, no equity kickers, no board seats. You use the money how you like without our involvement.
What founders say about us
Over 3 years we've partnered with 50+ founders across Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In their own words, this is why they've gone with us:
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
What founders say about us
Over 3 years we've partnered with 50+ founders across Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In their own words, this is why they've gone with us:
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
What founders say about us
We have worked with hundreds of founders across Europe. Here are their own words.
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
Tom Kedor
CEO & Founder, Autovio
Raised €1.3m
"Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur. That really resonated with me.”
"We were self-funded and with angels up to the first €4 million. After that it’s been 50/50 with Gilion. And I’ve hardly spent any time on funding since."
Henrik Jacobsson
CEO & Founder, HaileyHR
Raised €6.4m
“Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. They are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”.
Malene Madsen
Founder & CEO, Woba
Raised €0.7m
"It’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”
Philip van den Heuvel
CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze
Raised €0.9m
“What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favorable if you're a growing company”
Nils Erik Mattison
CFO & Co-Founder, Minut
Raised €2.8m
“This allowed us to escape the whole dilution dilemma, at very fair terms.”
Tim Bjelkstam
CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp
Raised €0.9m
over €100m deployed
Funding Europe's startup ecosystem
Funding Europe's startup ecosystem
We've deployed over €100m across the startup ecosystem in Europe and are ready to fund the next
In Germany, Gilion operates as a loan broker. The loans are granted by a third party bank.
In Germany, Gilion operates as a loan broker. The loans are granted by a third party bank.
In Germany, Gilion operates as a loan broker. The loans are granted by a third party bank.