Gilion provides founders with access to growth loans and always-updated insights into historical and future performance powered by its proprietary Gilion Scores. The company offers long-term, non-dilutive loans with up to two years of interest-only periods before amortization and up to six years to repay. Its platform is live in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Germany (subsidiary). Led by CEO Oscar Werner and CPTO Henrik Landgren, Gilion intends to use the new funds to expand operations and accelerate development efforts. The business reported a strong year with a 4x year-over-year revenue increase and an 8x increase in companies on the platform. Gilion is backed by investors including LocalGlobe, Creandum, former Blackstone co-head John McCormick, Annika Falkengren, Lombard Odier and several unicorn founders. ArK Kapital provides revenue-based financing (non-dilutive loans) to technology companies and uses AI to assess applicants holistically rather than relying solely on MRR/ARR. The company offers AIM, an AI-driven forecasting platform made available to founders to mitigate risk and avoid unnecessary layoffs. One co‑founder previously led Motherbrain at EQT Ventures, reflecting the team’s background in data-driven investment tools. ArK positions its loans as a new asset class for tech companies, using forward-looking, constantly updated data to design loan products. The firm is gearing up for a US-market expansion and says the expertise of its new investor will help accelerate that strategy. Financially, ArK has attracted institutional backers since 2021 including LocalGlobe and Creandum as well as multiple unicorn founders and senior finance figures; today it announced an undisclosed investment from John McCormick. The company contrasts its approach with early RBF players that focused on single data dimensions and cites market shifts that have seen some competitors change their product offerings. ArK Kapital offers non-dilutive loans to early-stage, fast-growing tech-driven companies across Europe, targeting loan sizes of €1 million–€10 million with maturities up to eight years. The product is positioned as an alternative to equity financing, designed to let founders protect ownership while accessing growth capital. The company aims to accelerate market expansion and advance its lending technology following the recent acceleration round. Financially, ArK Kapital has doubled its equity funding to €30 million in the acceleration round led by Annika Falkengren, and previously raised €165 million in March plus a €150 million debt facility from Pollen Street Capital in April. The total capital pool available to lend to founders is now €300 million. ArK Kapital was founded by Oliver Hildebrandt (CEO), Axel Bruzelius (COO) and Henrik Landgren (CPTO) and counts investors including LocalGlobe, Creandum and several angel backers. ArK Kapital is a Stockholm-based finance company offering AI-powered financial forecasts and non-dilutive loans to early-stage, fast-growing tech-driven companies. It provides longer-term loans of up to eight years and targets multi-sector European startups with financing typically ranging from €1 million to €10 million. The firm emphasizes an AI-driven approach to tailor financing options based on a company's potential and data-backed forecasts. ArK was founded by Oliver Hildebrandt (CEO), Axel Bruzelius (COO), and Henrik Landgren (CPTO), who bring entrepreneurial, banking, and analytics/EQT Ventures experience. Financially, ArK recently secured a €150 million senior secured debt facility from Pollen Street Capital to expand its non-dilutive funding offerings. In March it also raised €165 million to offer long-term alternative financing options.

Total raised

$202M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Apr 2024