We provide lender-ready capital raise packaging and debt or equity placement support for business owners and buyers looking to secure serious term sheets and close funding on a defined timeline.
For business owners and acquirers pursuing private debt or equity, submit your deal for review. We revert within one working day with next steps and either a quote for our services.
Startups are told the same story over and over: “no track record, no bank debt.” That is true for corporate lending. Project finance is different. In project finance, lenders underwrite the project through its contracts, cash flows, and controls. A first-time sponsor can qualify when the underlying project is bankable and the documentation stack is built properly. If you want the short definition first, see what a project finance transaction is.
A startup sponsor can be new. The project cannot be vague. Lenders look for predictable cash flows and enforceable controls, not a founder pitch deck. When you present a project through a lender-ready structure, you are not asking a lender to believe. You are showing them how they get repaid, what protects them if something breaks, and which counterparties carry which risks. If you want the structural view, read how project finance is structured and the steps in a project finance process.
“Bankable” is not a compliment. It is a standard. It means the project is financeable at terms that can close, because the risk map has been engineered and the evidence is in the file. If your internal team is mixing up corporate finance and project finance, this quick read helps: project finance vs investment banking.
Startups tend to approach project finance when they want scale without giving away the company. The asset can be physical infrastructure, industrial capacity, or contracted services tied to project cash flows. Common categories include renewable energy, storage, grid services, waste-to-value, industrial processing, logistics infrastructure, and contracted technology deployments with measurable service revenues. If your use case is energy, see project finance for renewable energy and examples like mini grid solar project financing or solar project financing for developers.
Project finance is often pursued because it can be non-dilutive at the sponsor level and it can scale alongside a portfolio of assets. Lenders focus on the project company and its cash flows, not on the sponsor’s entire balance sheet. If your broader objective is non-dilutive capital beyond project structures, read private credit advisory services and, for IP-heavy startups, consider IP-backed financing.
Financely provides full-scope advisory: structuring, underwriting, packaging, and placement support. We do not lend directly. Where regulated execution is required, we work through appropriately licensed partners. For our dedicated coverage page, see Project Finance Consulting. You can also review our platform scope on What We Do and commercial terms on Pricing.
Some startups need short-term capital to secure a site, place long-lead equipment, or cover timing mismatch before a larger facility is ready. That is a different tool. If that is your situation, see bridge loan mechanics and closeability logic and come back to the project finance file once contracts and diligence are ready.
Submit your project outline, target capex, site and permits status, and your current contract position. We will revert with a scoped quote and a bankability action plan.
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All mandates start with an RFQ. We review submissions, issue a brief Go/No-Go memo, and where bankable, release a Term Sheet that leads to funding. We arrange capital across Senior Secured, Unitranche, Second Lien/Mezzanine, Preferred Equity, and Gap Solutions. We do not process deals by email or chat.
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Limited or non-recourse structures for energy and infrastructure with lender-ready materials.
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