Lendified, a Canadian lender that provides small business loans online, entered into an agreement with ClearFlow Commercial Finance to increase its lending capacity. Through the agreement, ClearFlow provided Lendified with a $60 million credit facility to fund loans delivered through the Lendified website. This increased Lendified’s lending capacity to $85 million.

“We have the funding to substantially increase our loan book and support for small businesses across Canada, which is right on strategy,” said Lendified CEO Troy Wright.

Alternative lenders in Canada have continued to experience explosive growth in their effort to help meet the demand for capital from small businesses, which is conservatively estimated at $2 billion and aggressively around $5 billion.

Lendified has received more than $220 million in loan requests and interest continues to increase. “More and more small businesses are learning about our fast and affordable loans,” said Lendified president, Kevin Clark. “Not only are our customers spreading the word about the benefits of using Lendified, we are additionally seeing the message being amplified by trusted advisors who have partnered with us to better serve their clients.”

As ClearFlow specializes in financing solutions for alternative lenders, this facility added to its significant business with fintech lenders.

“We are pleased to have formed a partnership with Lendified and to provide capital to support their growth strategy,” said Randy Rutherford, co-founder and director of ClearFlow. “Lendified exemplifies today’s merger of lending skillsets, quality management and technology within the fintech world of financial services. Lendified delivers great value to their customers by leveraging their industry leading advanced methodologies around credit analysis and information technology.”

Deloitte Corporate Finance advised Lendified on the financing and Wildeboer Dellelce acted as legal advisor. “It is the pedigree of Lendified’s management team and the strength of their proprietary credit engine that drove this outcome. A competitive financing process attracted strong interest and surfaced several financing options for the company from both sides of the border,” said Romit Malhotra, senior managing director at Deloitte Corporate Finance.

Lendified provides working capital loans of $5,000 to $150,000. Through a simple online application, business owners can qualify in minutes, receive an instant quote, and get funding in as fast as 48 hours.

ClearFlow Commercial Finance provides working capital solutions through a cloud-based platform that delivers fully digital, efficient, transparent services.