The inspiration for Slope came from Lawrence’s parents having spent the past three decades in the wholesale business, importing products and selling them to small businesses across Brazil.

From having worked with them, we realized small mom and pop stores are limited by their working capital and that business loans are complicated to navigate.

At Slope, our goal is to empower growing businesses by making access to capital easy. The Slope team's underwriting expertise lies in data science, machine learning, and data cleaning - the focus of both founders' previous experience.