Clearco cut about a quarter of staff, affecting 125 of roughly 500 employees, amid a worsening tech and credit environment.
SourcePublic company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Clearco is a Toronto-based fintech that provides non-dilutive growth capital to DTC ecommerce brands, with invoice funding, cash advances, rolling funding, and fixed funding capacity.
Primary product
Non-dilutive ecommerce funding (Invoice Funding / Cash Advance / Rolling Funding)
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Team size
51-200 employees
Work style
Remote
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Fintech / ecommerce financing / revenue-based financing
Offices
Business model
Stage
Series D
Total raised
$1.8B
Latest round
Series D · Oct 2023
Latest amount
$60M
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Nader Dabbo
Chief Legal Officer
SVP, Technology
SVP, Revenue
Remote-first, direct-communication culture that emphasizes focus, accountability, inclusivity, and knowledge sharing.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public job postings emphasize competitive salaries, and some roles list stock options plus benefits such as RRSP/401k matching, health coverage, learning stipends, and flexible time off. Public salary bands have been visible on some role pages, but they are not consistently published company-wide.
Benefits
Pricing
Typical fixed fees of about 3.5% to 12%, with capped weekly repayments and no early repayment penalties.
Differentiators
Technology
Estimated revenue
$100M-$250M
Estimated monthly visits
54.1K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Clearco cut about a quarter of staff, affecting 125 of roughly 500 employees, amid a worsening tech and credit environment.
SourceClearco retreated from international markets and laid off additional staff in the U.K., Germany, Ireland, and Australia, referring overseas business to Outfund.
SourceBusiness Wire · Sep 2025
Clearco launched a rebuilt funding suite featuring Cash Advance, Rolling Funding Capacity, improved pricing/capacity, and an early payment option, framed as a major platform refresh for ecommerce founders.
Business Wire · Jul 2025
Clearco introduced Rolling Funding, a replenishing capital product that eliminates reapplications and is designed to give ecommerce brands continuous access to capital.
Clearco blog · May 2024
Clearco moved into a new Toronto office at 33 Yonge Street and reiterated its remote-first / work-from-anywhere policy.
Clearco blog · Apr 2024
Clearco said its rebuilt platform was open for business and signaled a more stable operating phase centered on invoice funding.
38 jobs at Clearco
VP, Marketing
Dan Plotter
VP, Sales
Wiley Matteo
VP, Capital Markets & Corporate Treasury
Amanda Mitchell
Sr. Director, People
Dylan Edwards
Sr. Director, Credit & Risk
VP Operations
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Co-Founder & Board Member
Founders
Charlie Feng
Co-founder
Ivan Gritsiniak
Co-founder
Tanay Delima
Co-founder
Investors
Customers
Competitors
Clearco’s co-founder Michele Romanow stepped down as CEO and the company cut about 30% of staff, with Andrew Curtis taking over as CEO.
Clearco completed a recapitalization that converted or retired legacy debt and added a new asset-backed facility, reflecting a major balance-sheet restructuring.
SourcePR Newswire · Oct 2023
Clearco recapitalized, raised $60M in Series D equity, and added a $100M asset-backed facility to support growth capital originations after a difficult 12-month restructuring period.