Startup funding that fits your journey

Startup funding that fits your journey

Get fast, founder-friendly capital without giving up equity. Designed for tech startups ready to grow on their own terms.

Get fast, founder-friendly capital without giving up equity. Designed for tech startups ready to grow on their own terms.

Over €100m deployed capital
To startups across europe

Over €100m deployed capital
To startups across europe

Over €100m deployed capital
To startups across europe

Our funding

We back early-stage companies with both long-term and short-term funding. We strive to craft the most attractive non-dilutive terms that founders can rely on outside of equity raises.

Our funding

We back early-stage companies with both long-term and short-term funding. We strive to craft the most attractive non-dilutive terms that founders can rely on outside of equity raises.

Our funding

We back early-stage companies with both long-term and short-term funding. We strive to craft the most attractive non-dilutive terms that founders can rely on outside of equity raises.

Big ticket sizes – €0,5-5m

Borrow up to 100% of your ARR growth, where others commonly stretch to 40%.

Big ticket sizes – €0,5-5m

Borrow up to 100% of your ARR growth, where others commonly stretch to 40%.

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.

Uniquely longterm

For the first 2 years you pay interest only - and then slowly repay the loan over the following 4 years.

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.

Truly non-dilutive

No warrants, no equity kickers, no board seats. You use the money how you like without our involvement.

Truly non-dilutive

No warrants, no equity kickers, no board seats. You use the money how you like without our involvement.

We can follow you as you grow

We want to build growth with our founders, and today half of our clients extend their funding with Gilion as they scale.

We can follow you as you grow

We want to build growth with our founders, and today half of our clients extend their funding with Gilion as they scale.

We can follow you as you grow

We want to build growth with our founders, and today half of our clients extend their funding with Gilion as they scale.

We act fast

We take pride in matching the energy and speed of founders. When dealing with Gilion you can expect high-touch communication and responsiveness throughout.

We act fast

We take pride in matching the energy and speed of founders. When dealing with Gilion you can expect high-touch communication and responsiveness throughout.

We act fast

We take pride in matching the energy and speed of founders. When dealing with Gilion you can expect high-touch communication and responsiveness throughout.

Focus on the things that matter

We don't follow the strict guidelines of a bank, instead we tend to look at companies through the same lens as entrepeneurs. Together we narrow down on the things that matter fast.

Focus on the things that matter

We don't follow the strict guidelines of a bank, instead we tend to look at companies through the same lens as entrepeneurs. Together we narrow down on the things that matter fast.

Focus on the things that matter

We don't follow the strict guidelines of a bank, instead we tend to look at companies through the same lens as entrepeneurs. Together we narrow down on the things that matter fast.

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:

  • Raised €1.3m with Gilion

    Tom Kedor

    CEO and Co-Founder, Autovio

    “Gilion sticks out in two ways: their entrepreneurial thinking and their depth in details. Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur - to see if this is something that can really work. 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."

    Raised €6.4m with Gilion

    Henrik Jacobsson

    Founder & CEO, HaileyHR

  • “Others ask for a lot, in order to give you a loan. But Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. Secondly they are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”. My leadership style is all about building sustainably and finally times are catching up.”


    Raised €0.7m with Gilion

    Malene Madsen

    Founder & CEO, Woba

  • "We as a company are past the first startup phase and can plan and control when we want to raise equity after reaching certain milestones. Then it’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”



    Raised €0.9m with Gilion

    Philip van den Heuvel

    CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze

  • “What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favourable if you're a growing company… it’s much easier to pay back the cost of the loan. Secondly, and I can imagine it's the same for most founders; it’s not just the value of capital, but that it's a long-term partnership.”




    Raised €2.8m with Gilion

    Nils Erik Mattison

    CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze

  • “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.”



    Raised €0.9m with Gilion

    Tim Bjelkstam

    CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp

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:

  • Raised €1.3m with Gilion

    Tom Kedor

    CEO and Co-Founder, Autovio

    “Gilion sticks out in two ways: their entrepreneurial thinking and their depth in details. Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur - to see if this is something that can really work. 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."

    Raised €6.4m with Gilion

    Henrik Jacobsson

    Founder & CEO, HaileyHR

  • “Others ask for a lot, in order to give you a loan. But Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. Secondly they are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”. My leadership style is all about building sustainably and finally times are catching up.”


    Raised €0.7m with Gilion

    Malene Madsen

    Founder & CEO, Woba

  • "We as a company are past the first startup phase and can plan and control when we want to raise equity after reaching certain milestones. Then it’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”



    Raised €0.9m with Gilion

    Philip van den Heuvel

    CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze

  • “What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favourable if you're a growing company… it’s much easier to pay back the cost of the loan. Secondly, and I can imagine it's the same for most founders; it’s not just the value of capital, but that it's a long-term partnership.”




    Raised €2.8m with Gilion

    Nils Erik Mattison

    CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze

  • “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.”



    Raised €0.9m with Gilion

    Tim Bjelkstam

    CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp

What founders say about us

We have worked with hundreds of founders across Europe. Here are their own words.

  • Raised €1.3m with Gilion

    Tom Kedor

    CEO and Co-Founder, Autovio

    “Gilion sticks out in two ways: their entrepreneurial thinking and their depth in details. Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur - to see if this is something that can really work. 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."

    Raised €6.4m with Gilion

    Henrik Jacobsson

    Founder & CEO, HaileyHR

  • “Others ask for a lot, in order to give you a loan. But Gilion makes a deep assessment and asks for less, which is a much better model. Secondly they are very aligned with our strategy - “scale it when you nail it”. My leadership style is all about building sustainably and finally times are catching up.”


    Raised €0.7m with Gilion

    Malene Madsen

    Founder & CEO, Woba

  • "We as a company are past the first startup phase and can plan and control when we want to raise equity after reaching certain milestones. Then it’s very good to have such a longterm loan, cause you can plan not just 12 months, but several years ahead.”



    Raised €0.9m with Gilion

    Philip van den Heuvel

    CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze

  • “What made Gilion the most interesting was, first of all, the long period for paying back the loan. That is heavily favourable if you're a growing company… it’s much easier to pay back the cost of the loan. Secondly, and I can imagine it's the same for most founders; it’s not just the value of capital, but that it's a long-term partnership.”




    Raised €2.8m with Gilion

    Nils Erik Mattison

    CFO & Co-Founder, Breeze

  • “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.”



    Raised €0.9m with Gilion

    Tim Bjelkstam

    CFO & Co-Founder, TipTapp

Our products

We’re always ready to back new businesses across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Growth Loan

Get the ability to plan several years ahead

Seasonal Credit

Cover your high and low seasons

Our products

We’re always ready to back new businesses across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Growth Loan

Get the ability to plan several years ahead

Seasonal Credit

Cover your high and low seasons

Our products

We’re always ready to back new businesses across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Growth Loan

Get the ability to plan several years ahead

Seasonal Credit

Cover your high and low seasons

Enabled by a perfect understanding

Enabled by a perfect understanding

We use a unique AI-powered approach to know startups and scaleups better than other funders. By understanding your growth model, and the micro and macro contexts you operate in, we're able to craft better terms and be a better partner to you.

A fully data-driven process

We connect straight to yout data for an automated and quick dues dilligence process.

A fully data-driven process

We connect straight to yout data for an automated and quick dues dilligence process.

A fully data-driven process

We connect straight to yout data for an automated and quick dues dilligence process.

We structure your data and financials

Minimal effort and work explaining your business. Drop your data and relevant documents with us and we will make fast sense of it.

We structure your data and financials

Minimal effort and work explaining your business. Drop your data and relevant documents with us and we will make fast sense of it.

We structure your data and financials

Minimal effort and work explaining your business. Drop your data and relevant documents with us and we will make fast sense of it.

We’ve seen it all

We track 700+ companies on the platform and our team has funded scaleups over every cycle over the last 2 decades. We’re prepared for whatever turn the market takes.

We’ve seen it all

We track 700+ companies on the platform and our team has funded scaleups over every cycle over the last 2 decades. We’re prepared for whatever turn the market takes.

We’ve seen it all

We track 700+ companies on the platform and our team has funded scaleups over every cycle over the last 2 decades. We’re prepared for whatever turn the market takes.

Fits companies like this

Fits companies like this

We look for business that have recurring revenue, a business model that are B2B SaaS, B2C subscription or a marketplace with €1-10M ARR.

Recurring Revenues

Have a reccurring revenue element in your business.

Recurring Revenues

Have a reccurring revenue element in your business.

Recurring Revenues

Have a reccurring revenue element in your business.

€1-10m in Revenue

Your business is having €1-10m in yearly revenues.

€1-10m in Revenue

Your business is having €1-10m in yearly revenues.

€1-10m in Revenue

Your business is having €1-10m in yearly revenues.

In our active markets

Currently we're providing funding in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, UK & The Netherlands.

In our active markets

Currently we're providing funding in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, UK & The Netherlands.

In our active markets

Currently we're providing funding in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, UK & The Netherlands.

Ready to get started?

Predictable throughout

We’re always ready to back new businesses across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.