$25k–$500k · No equity left behind

Growth capital for bootstrapped SaaS, repaid from profit.

For founders with a chip on their shoulder.

We invest in profitable indie software and take a share of monthly profit until a fixed cap. Then we’re gone. No board seat, no personal guarantee. Get your estimate in about a minute.

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What we look at

Clear the signals. Climb your heat.

These update live with the estimate above. Push a number to the right to climb a stage — your heat rises as you clear the marks.

0/6Play with the estimate to start clearing marks.

Recurring revenue

Solid

The base of the check. We size up to about 6× MRR.

Not yet

Growth

Solid

Faster growth means the check can do more work.

Net margin

Solid

Repayment comes from profit, so margin sets the pace.

Not yet

Team

Solid

A team is a plus — solo founders are still in range.

Paying customers

Solid

Breadth matters. Fewer eggs per basket.

Not yet

Retention

Solid

Customers who stay make every other number trustworthy.

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Track record

Solid

A year of revenue tells us more than any forecast.

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Traffic

Solid

People finding you on their own is a moat.

Not yet
Built for founders

Capital to grow. Equity stays yours.

This isn’t a loan payment and it isn’t a fundraise. You get working capital, we take a sliver of profit until a cap, and then we leave.

$25k–$500kKeep your companyWorking capital up to 6× MRR, with no dilution and no board seat.
15–25%A sliver of the growthWe only share in profit — never a cut of revenue. No profit, no payment.
1.35–1.5×Then we’re goneA hard cap you can see from day one. At that number, the relationship ends.
10 daysNot a fundraiseApplication to term sheet, using the numbers you already have.
How it works

You keep the growth. We take a sliver.

The check in the estimate above is working capital — the gold line is the growth it can help create. We only take a share of profit along the way, never a cut of revenue, and only until a cap.

You keep this month
Out of profit on revenue Salsa’s sliver: · %

Tied to your estimate above — % of profit stays with you. Payments stop for good once we’ve received 1.4× the check. When profit dips, so does the sliver. When there’s no profit, there’s no payment.

Additional MRR in a year
extra monthly growth from this check in a year versus on your current path

That’s more ARR in a year. After our % sliver, you keep about of the extra profit.

How it compares

Not a revenue loan. Not a VC.

Keep the company. Keep the upside. We only share in the profit the capital helps create — then we leave.

Sales-based advance

A cut of every sale, with minimum payments, whether or not you made a profit.

Takes from sales

Bank loan

Fixed payments every month, and usually your personal guarantee.

Fixed payments

SAFE

No payments, but a permanent piece of the company you built.

Equity forever
The founder path

Salsa

A sliver of profit until a fixed cap. Then we leave, and you keep everything — the company, the growth, the upside.

Profit only · then gone
Timeline

From estimate to funded in about two weeks.

No deck, no warm intro, no partner meetings. We read the numbers you already have and give you a straight answer, fast.

60 sec

Estimate

Play with the numbers, then leave your email. See your heat and a range.

10 min

Apply

Connect Stripe or Paddle read-only and share last year’s P&L.

48 hrs

First answer

A yes, a no, or one clear question. Never radio silence.

10 days

Term sheet

One page, plain English, the numbers you saw in your estimate.

Day 14

Funded

Sign, and the money lands in your company’s account.

Typical VC round: 3–6 monthsTypical bank loan: 4–8 weeksSalsa: about 2 weeks

You went independent for freedom. We’re here to protect it.

  • We wait when profit dips.No profit in a month means no payment that month.
  • We never take a board seat.A short quarterly P&L. That’s the relationship.
  • No personal guarantee.The company carries the agreement. Your house stays your house.
  • We leave the day we’re paid.At the cap, our shares retire. It’s all yours again.
Two weeks from now

Ready when you are.

Play with the estimate, then request a term sheet. We’ll be in touch within 48 hours.

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