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.
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.
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.
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:
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
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.
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.
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.
€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.
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.
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.