Upstart - Your Alternative to SME Quick Loan

Upstart - Your Alternative to SME Quick Loan

We understand that businesses need space to grow, so we've created different funding options to help. With Upstart, small businesses and SMEs can get up to $100,000 to level up. Use the funds to expand your reach, finance a new project, stock up, or cover unexpected costs as needed.

As a powerful alternative to SME quick loans, our revenue-based financing model makes it easy for small business owners to get the funding they need, without diluting their ownership.

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Benefits

Why choose Upstart as your SME loan alternative?

Level Up Your Business

Upstart's $100,000 funding injects new life into your small business, giving you the boost you need to reach the next level.

Flexible Repayment

With Choco Up, you're not tied to a fixed repayment schedule like with traditional funding sources.We know that business can be unpredictable, and so can your cash flow. That's why we offer the flexibility to repay as you earn.

Stress-Free Funding

Focus on growing your business without financial worries or payment constraints.

Benefits

Who can Benefit from Upstart

E-commerce

E-commerce businesses seeking flexible SME quick loan payment options.

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Service Providers

Service providers looking to invest in tools or resources to enhance their offerings.

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Online and offline retailers

Online and offline retailers aiming to expand their operations or scale their SME business.

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Food & Beverage organisations

Food and Beverage organisations seeking funding options to enhance their operations.

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Repayment plan

Choco Up Upstart vs Traditional SME Loans

Traditional SME Loans: Pay a fixed sum of $2,000 monthly.

Choco Up Upstart: Flexible payment of 10% of your revenue monthly.

Choco Up

Bank loans

Application
100% online
Offline
Approval time
As fast  as 24 hour
~ 3-6 months
Collateral required
No
Yes
Cost
One-time flat fee only
Interest rate
Repayment
% of revenue
Fixed
Use of Funds
No restrictions
With restrictions
Choco Up
Traditional funding sources
$2000
$2000
$2000
$2000
$2000
$300
$350
$100
$600
$300
Monthly revenue
May
$3000
April
$6000
March
$1000
February
$3500
January
$3000
Choco Up Flexible Repayment
Fixed Repayment
Success Stories

Don't just take our word for it.

Choco Up Upstart Success Story Example
How Choco Up Helped Accelerate Primo Fightwear’s Mission to Grow Combat Sports Community

Primo is a lifestyle brand that blends streetwear, fashion, and the passion for Muay Thai. It crafts equipment and apparel by blending modern design with premium materials, and on a mission to enrich the Thai boxing community with distinctive products and meaningful partnerships.

Primo Fightwear was able to grow rapidly without burning out its resources. The funding allowed the team to focus on executing their vision while having the financial backing to support their expansion efforts.

US$2.2M
Received Funding
2X
Gross Monthly Revenue
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why choose Upstart as your SME quick loan alternative?

‍Similar to SME quick Loans, Upstart could also fuel SMEs’ business growth with optimal financing models with quicker processes to other funding options. By funding up to $100,000, we are dedicated to injecting new life into your small business, giving you the boost you need to reach the next level.Besides, Upstart supports small and medium-sized enterprises with higher flexibility than that SME quick loans could offer. With Choco Up, you're not tied to a fixed repayment schedule. We know that business can be unpredictable, and so can your cash flow. That's why we offer the flexibility to repay as you earn. Last but not least, it allows you to focus on growing your business without financial worries or payment constraints.

What are the biggest differences between Choco Up Upstart and traditional SME Quick Loans?

The first huge difference is the non-dilution characteristics, as Choco Up Upstart does not take equity and collateral. The second difference is the repayment arrangement. While the traditional SME Quick Loans require the businesses to repay a fixed amount on a monthly basis, Choco Up Upstart's repayment arrangement is flexible as it is growth-based, which means the arrangement would change depending on the revenue of your business. The traditional SME Quick Loans have higher risk in putting the business in danger, as it would have a great impact on the cash flow management, while Choco Up Upstart is more like a growth partner with your business, allowing ups and downs that fit the business needs of SMEs more.

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