Australia’s Newest Research & Development Finance Specialists for Founders & Innovators
Advance amount
90-100%
Loans from
15%
Settlement in
7 days
Advance amount
90-100%
Loans from
15%
Settlement in
7 days
What We Do
Strategic funding for innovators backed by experience, delivered when it matters most
At Rockford Equity, we understand that timely access to capital is crucial for driving innovation and maintaining a competitive edge.
Our R&D Tax Incentive Financing solutions are designed to provide immediate, non-dilutive funding, enabling your business to focus on what it does best — accelerating innovating and growth.
Why Rockford
Founder-Friendly R&D Funding Backed by Experience
We know that funding early-stage innovation in Australia is difficult and timing is everything.
Rockford R&D finance helps you achieve your goals on your terms.
Immediate Access to Non-Dilutive funding
Once approved, we move quickly to accelerate your project’s timeline, extend runway and delay dilutive capital raising.
Expertise in R&D Financing
Efficiently navigate and streamline the process, allowing you to focus on your core business activities.
Proven Track Record:
Successfully partnered with numerous companies, providing tailored financing solutions that meet their unique needs.
Business Builders
As entrepreneurs who have previously utilized the R&D Tax Incentive, our solution is shaped by our own journeys in building businesses.
Why Rockford
Founder-Friendly R&D Funding Backed by Experience
We know that funding early-stage innovation in Australia is difficult and timing is everything.
Rockford R&D finance helps you achieve your goals on your terms.
Immediate Access to Non-Dilutive funding
Once approved, we move quickly to accelerate your project’s timeline, extend runway and delay dilutive capital raising.
Expertise in R&D Financing
Efficiently navigate and streamline the process, allowing you to focus on your core business activities.
Proven Track Record:
Successfully partnered with numerous companies, providing tailored financing solutions that meet their unique needs.
Business Builders
As entrepreneurs who have previously utilized the R&D Tax Incentive, our solution is shaped by our own journeys in building businesses.
Our Approach
Multiple Approaches to optimise R&D spend
Our flexible and tailored approach can optimise and maximise your approach to the R&D tax incentive as well as help extend runway and delay dilutive capital raising .
Our team can simplify and demonstrate alternate funding structures to suit your business needs.
Our options include:
Single Tranche Loans
Financing either prior year or current year R&D incurred expenditure.
Hybrid Quarterly Drawdowns
For a company with previous successful R&D claims, forward quarterly advances based on forecasted R&D expenditure are available.
Reinvest your accrued or projected R&D spend earlier, ultimately maximising your end of year rebate
Our Approach
Multiple Approaches to optimise R&D spend
Our flexible and tailored approach can optimise and maximise your approach to the R&D tax incentive as well as help extend runway and delay dilutive capital raising .
Our team can simplify and demonstrate alternate funding structures to suit your business needs.
Our options include:
Single Tranche Loans
Financing either prior year or current year R&D incurred expenditure.
Hybrid Quarterly Drawdowns
For a company with previous successful R&D claims, forward quarterly advances based on forecasted R&D expenditure are available.
Reinvest your accrued or projected R&D spend earlier, ultimately maximising your end of year rebate
Rockford’s Lending Process
01 Initial Discovery Meeting (+1 Day)
Outline of project overview, finance requirements & process. Understanding current position with R&D tax advisor and comfort letter.
02 Issuance of Term Sheet (+1 Day)
Upon satisfaction of initial discovery meeting, Rockford will supply a high-level Term Sheet outlining key terms and conditions for review.
03 Due Dilligence (+2 Days)
Once a term sheet is executed, due diligence documents will be requested, including a comfort letter from your Tax advisor.
04 Definitive Loan Documentation (+1 Day)
Definitive loan documents will be supplied upon approval and full satisfaction of Due Dilligence review process.
05 Funding Released
Once legal documents are executed, funding is delivered within 72 hours.
Rockford’s Lending Process
01 Initial Discovery Meeting (+1 Day)
Outline of project overview, finance requirements & process. Understanding current position with R&D tax advisor and comfort letter.
02 Issuance of Term Sheet (+1 Day)
Upon satisfaction of initial discovery meeting, Rockford will supply a high-level Term Sheet outlining key terms and conditions for review.
03 Due Dilligence (+2 Days)
Once a term sheet is executed, due diligence documents will be requested, including a comfort letter from your Tax advisor.
04 Definitive Loan Documentation (+1 Day)
Definitive loan documents will be supplied upon approval and full satisfaction of Due Dilligence review process.
05 Funding Released
Once legal documents are executed, funding is delivered within 72 hours.
Post Funding Support
Not Just Lenders, we’ve been in the trenches.
We understand the challenges and opportunities that come with scaling an innovative business. Our firsthand experience allows us to provide more than just funding—we offer strategic advice to help you navigate what is a complex path towards commercialisation.
Our multidisciplinary team has established networks both domestically and internationally that can provide a range of support services, including:
- Business and corporate structuring
- Managing on-going funding requirements,
- Capital raisings; and
- Strategic Advisory Services.
Post Funding Support
Not Just Lenders, we’ve been in the trenches.
We understand the challenges and opportunities that come with scaling an innovative business. Our firsthand experience allows us to provide more than just funding—we offer strategic advice to help you navigate what is a complex path towards commercialisation.
Our multidisciplinary team has established networks both domestically and internationally that can provide a range of support services, including:
- Business and corporate structuring
- Managing on-going funding requirements,
- Capital raisings; and
- Strategic Advisory Services.
