In the final episode of this season, the complete guide to marketplace funding, Sharetribe CEO Juho presents three non-dilutive marketplace funding options: loans, grants, and revenue-based financing.

Article available at:
Marketplace funding: How to fund your marketplace without giving up equity. Juho Makkonen, Marketplace Academy 

Further reading on non-dilutive funding:

Aunnie Patton Power’s book Adventure Finance is a comprehensive guide to non-dilutive funding options.

Esme Verity offers an educational program for founders interested in alternative financing through her Considered Capital brand and The Considered Club newsletter.

Sources:

Understanding Venture Debt Financing. Armando A Argueta, Silicon Valley Bank

What Is the Difference Between Debt and a Loan? James Chen, Investopedia

Founder Toolkit 🧰 - Non-Dilutive Funding. Alex Macdonald, Alex’s Newsletter

What we invest in. Calm Company Fund

The Vast Majority of Venture Dollars Go to White Male Founders, Report Finds. Francesca Billington, dot.LA

Sharetribe raises EUR 1.1 million in crowdfunding. Good News from Finland

v3 terms, Indie.vc

Shared Earnings Agreement. Calm Company Fund

7 Benefits Of Income Share Agreements For Founders. William Stringer, Crunchbase News

Small business lenders:

Prosper 

Business grant foundations:

Start-up Chile

Business Finland

Revenue-based investors:

Purpose Ventures

Calm Company Fund 

Chisos

TinySeed 

Village Capital Investments

Lighter Capital

Candide Group

Deetken Impact

Collab Capital

Novel Capital

The Considered Directory: directory of investors by Esme Verity 

Founder Toolkit by Alex Macdonald is also a great resource.

The Marketplace Academy Podcast is hosted and narrated by Katri Antikainen.

You can learn more about building a marketplace at www.sharetribe.com/academy/.

Looking to build a marketplace of your own? Visit www.sharetribe.com to learn more about our marketplace software products!