Bj Lackland

About Bj Lackland

I have been funding and operating technology companies for 25 years. I pioneered…

Experience

1. Co-founder & Managing Partner

   Equal Capital

   Jan 2022 — Present

   Equal Capital provides $1M-$6M in growth debt to tech companies in the U.S. Equal’s funding enables entrepreneurs to grow their companies while maintaining control and ownership. Equal Capital’s partners have been leaders in alternative growth capital for the past dozen years, leading the emergence of revenue-based financing and growth debt term loans. Our goal is to equal the playing field between investors and founders via complete transparency, funding speed and fair terms. Equal Capital is a close partner of the IBI Spikes Fund and IBI Investment House.

Education

• UW Foster School of Business

  MBA

  1997 — 1999

• University of Washington

  MA International Studies

  1996 — 1999

• Claremont McKenna College

  BA

  1989 — 1993

• Taipei Language Institute

  No Degree

  1994 — 1996

Skills

• Sec Reporting
• Raising Venture Capital
• Financial Management
• Public Companies
• Raising Finance
• Energy Efficiency
• Internal Controls
• Corporate Finance
• Netsuite
• Venture Financing
• Financial Operations
• Budgeting
• Pipes
• Business in China
• Clean Energy
• Financial Accounting
• Quickbooks
• Deal Sourcing
• Renewable Energy
• HR Policies
• Startup Consulting
• Start-Ups
• Startup Financing
• Corporate Development
• Forecasting
• Sox
• Strategic Planning
• Investor Relations
• Securities Offerings
• Cost Accounting
• Deal Structuring
• Carbon Credits
• CFO
• Financial Reporting
• Contract Negotiation
• Cleantech
• Contract Manufacturing
• Strategic Partnerships
• Financial Planning
• Private Equity