LAGO Embraces Disruption.

We live in incredible times where legacy business models are being challenged in every corridor of the economy, and entrenched incumbents can be replaced virtually overnight. New concepts can quickly take root, suddenly becoming household names leaving us to wonder how we ever managed without them. New products emerge, delivery models change, customers’ needs and wants evolve. But regardless of how disruption is occurring, the one constant is the need for capital to support growth.

We questioned how these emerging leaders’ capital needs were being met. Equity? We questioned if it was necessary for founders to continue to relinquish significant ownership once their business model has been proven. Debt? Then we questioned how credit decisions were made and how that fit with new asset-light business paradigms such as software, eComm, and mobile gaming/eSports where significant value can be rapidly created without the presence of traditional assets such as Account Receivable, Inventory or Equipment — the cornerstones of legacy lending decisions — on the balance sheet. The answer to us was obvious: the Innovation Economy needed a more innovative financing option, and so LAGO was born.

The LAGO platform is designed to provide founders with flexibility in financing. LAGO serves as a conduit for growth capital for emerging companies and is able to provide capital in the form of debt and/or equity to meet the particular needs of each company. This flexibility makes LAGO an appealing one-stop source of early stage capital for growing companies. We are particularly interested in helping entrepreneurs in the Enterprise Software, FinTech, eCommerce, Legal Cannabis, Health + Wellness, Gaming / Blockchain / Metaverse and Consumer Tech Sectors.

At LAGO, we strive to increase a company’s ability for success by partnering with founders and providing capital according to the needs of the company at various stages of its development.