Lighter Capital

Have you ever wished for an easy way to compare your startup’s financial metrics to benchmarks from businesses that are similar to yours? 🧞 Wish granted 🧞 Try our new SaaS Benchmarks Calculator! lightercapital.com/compare-saas-b…

Congrats to Tracy Saunders, founder of BossmakeHer, on being named one of MSN’s Top 10 Inspiring Women Leaders of 2026 👏 Bossmakeher is redefining the job search as a leadership skill. And we're proud to support them. 🚀

Most startups don’t fail because of bad ideas. They fail because they use the wrong playbook at the wrong stage. $0–$1M ≠ $10M–$50M Here’s how the strategy shifts 👇 lightercapital.com/blog/startup-b…

Working Capital ≠ Cash Flow. As an entrepreneur, you’ll use these two critical financial metrics to drive all of your business decisions, so it’s important you understand how they relate to one another. Full breakdown 👇 lightercapital.com/blog/working-c…

The question isn't whether debt is right for startups. It's whether you're using the right kind of debt. Learn the truth behind the common debt financing myths and how to use debt to your advantage 👇 lightercapital.com/blog/should-bo…

ICYMI 👀 The 2025 State of Australian Startup Funding report by @cutthroughvc is live! Check out Pg. 141 for insights from our own Kylie Little👇 australianstartupfunding.com

Thinking about joining a startup accelerator? Remember: #B2B #SaaS isn’t every accelerator’s strength, and the equity trade-off can be significant. Our full guide breaks down what to know before you apply 👇 lightercapital.com/blog/5-things-…

Big congrats to James Han & Evan Wong on @CheckboxAI Series A $23M raised! 🚀 — a huge milestone, nearly a decade in the making. Their AI Legal Front Door is changing how in-house legal teams work. Well deserved, and just the beginning.

Sharon Nouh bootstrapped ProSpend for nearly a decade — scaled it to millions in revenue, and exited without raising equity. On the latest episode of Bootstrapped: The Lighter Side, she shares how she did it. 🎧 Listen to the episode 👇 lightercapital.com/podcast/episod…

🚨 Heads up — @UTtechweek is next week! 📍 Founder-focused events across Utah covering capital, finance, and growth — plus a $200K pitch competition kicking off Monday 🎤 Our VP of Sales, Tanner Kovacevich will be on the ground all week 🚀

Media headlines love unicorns. Reality: most great founders build quietly and exit proudly. We created the Grit & Growth Award to elevate the entrepreneurs who grind it out and never give up. Our first 🏆winner: Sharon Nouh, CEO & Founder of ProSpend… lightercapital.com/grit-and-growt…

How much ownership are you really giving up when you raise capital? We built a free Equity Dilution Calculator to help founders model ownership, comparing equity vs non-dilutive capital. Explore the numbers before your next raise: lightercapital.com/dilution-calcu…

We've updated the Public SaaS Index 📊with refreshed data, giving you better insight into how public SaaS companies are performing. Transparent, audited benchmarks for real outcomes. Thanks to our partners @yourfaveVC Explore the data here👇 lightercapital.com/public-saas-in…

Happy Holidays from the Lighter team ✨ Wishing all the founders and operators a season of rest, reflection, and momentum going into the new year. Thanks for building alongside us - we’re excited for what’s ahead in 2026 🎄🚀

Looking for some light holiday reading? 🎄 Cash flow strategy matters just as much as demand generation. Learn how to raise more intentionally, extend runway, and keep the engine running. Get the playbook 👇 lightercapital.com/guides/startup…

On LinkedIn, we’ve started a series called “In Lighter Terms” where we unpack commonly used phrases and explain them in a way founders can actually use. Check out our glossary to see the terms every founder should know before fundraising. 👇 lightercapital.com/founders-hub?u…

Raising capital can fuel growth...but equity dilution has a real cost. Before defaulting to VC, it’s worth seeing what that ownership is actually worth👇 lightercapital.com/dilution-calcu…

Two weeks ago we wrapped our 4th annual Lighter Summit in Australia. 🥳 Huge thanks to Macquarie Group for hosting!

B2B startups know the pain of slow payments. Net-30 quickly turns into net-60. Invoice financing and factoring can help: borrow against an invoice or sell it for cash now. Not perfect, but a useful tool to smooth cash flow when receivables lag. lightercapital.com/blog/how-to-fu…

Founders hit cash-crunch moments - bills piling up, revenue lagging. A working-capital loan bridges the gap: smooths cash flow, buys time before a round, preserves equity, and offers fast, predictable funding. lightercapital.com/blog/how-to-fu…

“What You Should Know Before Borrowing Capital to Grow a Startup” is still one of our most replayed episodes heading into 2026. 🎧 In Part 1, our experts break down hidden costs and risks founders miss when taking on debt. Perfect holiday listening. 🚀 lightercapital.com/podcast/episod…