We're Built for Manufacturers Who Build America
Small and mid-sized manufacturers are the backbone of the American economy - but right now, they're getting squeezed. Raw material costs keep climbing, supply chains are unpredictable, and banks have tightened lending to the point where getting a business loan feels impossible.
Here's the frustrating part: you land a big purchase order from a Fortune 500 company that could transform your business. You should be celebrating. Instead, you're scrambling to pay for raw materials upfront when you won't see payment for 60, 90, sometimes 120 days.
We built aqeel because our founders lived this exact problem. They saw great manufacturers turning down life-changing orders simply because of cash flow timing.
How it works
With aqeel, you delay payment on raw materials until afteryou've shipped and collected from your customers. Need cash faster? We'll advance payment on your outstanding invoices.
You only use aqeel when you need it. No long-term commitments. No debt piling up. Big order coming in? We finance it. Slower month? No payments, no obligations.
Last year, an electronics manufacturer in California doubled their revenue using aqeel for just the orders they needed. No crushing debt. No giving up equity. Just flexible financing when it mattered.
Simple process
Five-minute application. Decision in 24 hours. Terms from 30 to 120 days.
You should be focused on manufacturing great products – not juggling payment schedules. That's our job.
Our Team
Our founders bring 30+ years of combined experience in corporate finance, B2B commerce, and software development. They have worked at bulge bracket investment banks and top-tier asset management firms, managing structured finance deals that collectively exceeded $10 billion.
Why We Built This
Our founders know trade finance works. From the investor side, they saw it generate strong, consistent returns. From the operator side, they lived the cash flow challenges that keep manufacturers up at night. But they also saw the problem – this financing solution was locked behind closed doors, available only to massive corporations and institutional investors.
Small manufacturers with great orders? Left scrambling for cash. Private investors looking for solid returns in private credit? Shut out of the market.
We're fixing that. aqeel makes trade finance accessible, straightforward, and available to the businesses and investors who actually need it. No complexity. No barriers. Just financing that works when you need it.