Innovative Funding for Innovators
Your Partner in Grant & SR&ED Financing
Leadership
Andrew Kareckas
CEO
Andrew Kareckas, CEO at Easly, is a passionate champion of Canadian innovation, domestic economic growth and the future of our country. Andrew is dedicated to serving Easly’s clients on their journey, with the goal of investing $1 Billion annually to innovative Canadian businesses.
Under Andrew’s leadership, Easly has grown 400% since 2019. A seasoned senior executive, Andrew is a Go-to-Market and Public Policy expert with experience scaling several Canadian and internationally-owned businesses. Andrew championed the expansion of Easly’s product offering to include advances on government grants and tax incentives like SR&ED.
Alastair Nimmons
SVP, Business Development
Alastair has an extensive background in corporate strategy and finance. Previously a partner with KPMG, before serving as Chief Financial Officer of several companies at various stages of growth, he is now Easly’s Senior Vice President of Business Development.
In his current role, Alastair oversees strategic partnerships and business development and has played a key part in building Easly into the company it is today.
Joanna Zhou
Director of Sales
Joanna manages Easly’s sales team, working with innovative Canadian businesses to provide flexible, competitive, and non-dilutive financing options secured by government tax credits and grants.
Joanna leads by example; she has worked directly with many of Easly’s clients, bringing them a streamlined capital solution that helps their businesses grow. Joanna is a CFA and, previous to Easly, worked in corporate finance at various organizations, including BDC, PWC, and RBC, providing financial solutions to small tech firms and large international enterprises.
Our Story
How We Became Leaders in
SR&ED Tax Credit & Grant Financing
Easly is wholly owned and privately held by an award‑winning U.S. company. Since 2019, we have deployed over $96 million in Easly Advances that have fueled innovation in Canada. Our non-dilutive financing means our customers get early access to capital while retaining 100% of their equity.
Powering Innovation
Across Canada
The Benefits of Working
with Easly
Our customers come first
We are proud to help innovative businesses of all sizes access funding to propel their companies, industries and country forward. We’re committed to providing a painless and professional Capital-as-a-Service experience and value transparency and consistency in our process and operations. Our customer-first mindset has propelled us to the top of our industry. Learn more about our customers.
Non-dilutive financing
We want you to hold onto your company’s equity and will never ask you to give away any portion of ownership in exchange for advanced funding.
Instead, we want you to invest in what is profitable for your business and beneficial to innovation in Canada. This is the driving force behind our commitment to supporting Canadian companies.
Receive your first advance in as little as 72 hours
We have cut the red tape when it comes to ITC & Grant financing, making it possible for you to access your first advance in as little as 72 hours. Receive your government funding with efficiency so you can focus on growth and improving your company’s market position.
Without advanced funding, it could take up to 18 months from when you incurred SR&ED costs to when you receive the SR&ED tax incentive refund. For many businesses, this delay significantly impacts their progress and compromises market opportunities. Instead, take advantage of our non-dilutive financing to scale your business without delays or unreasonable financial constraints.
Similarly, grant programs payout in varying timelines, sometimes taking months from when your company wins the grant to when you see any of the funds.
Using Easly Advances ensures you get access to capital on your schedule.
Move Canadian innovation forward
With reliable, advanced funding, you’re empowered to build long-term value for your innovative company – year after year. Steady cash flow allows you to fine-tune your budget on demand. Fewer stalled or halted projects, and no more wasting valuable time while your competitors inch closer to a breakthrough.
Easly Advances promote discoveries in science and technology, which begin with your R&D teams. We’ll partner with you as you make the next big discovery, which can propel your company to the forefront of your industry.
Our Reputation and Performance Speak for Themselves
Working capital is the lifeline of any business, promoting growth and opening opportunities that fuel innovation. That is why trust is essential when it comes to R&D funding.
Easly’s reputation centers on consistent performance – getting our customers capital they can put to work today.
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Our achievements and reputation give our customers peace of mind, so they can focus on leading their companies through the next wave of growth.
"Easly provided a fast and easy solution for our financing needs. Quarterly Easly Advances are working for us."
Patricia Macleod · CEO & Cofounder, LearningBranch Inc.
"Easly has been very good to us. They give us financial options at a rate and frequency that small technology companies absolutely need. I appreciate the online process a lot - being able to just upload financial documents is really, really convenient. We now use Easly Advances as part of our financial model. It's not about survival; it's about strategy."
Dom Kwong · CTO & Cofounder, Damon Motorcycles
"The financing that Easly offers is very cost-effective from a purely opportunity cost of capital point of view. It's a very low-cost way for a small tech company to grow and sustain operations."
Hassaan Ahmad · CFO, WTFast
"I've spoken to many companies that promised quick turnarounds for approvals & funding. All of them either missed that target by weeks or came back with a ridiculous offer we could never accept. Easly was true to their word and responded quickly with a competitive offer that met our needs. The whole process was refreshing and surprisingly streamlined!"
Jaed Khan · CEO, Foodmaestro
"SR&ED is a great program, but it can take a long time to get the funds. We wanted an option that would make things more reliable so that we could count on funds coming in when expected. Easly does just that for us."
Caitlin Krapf · VP, HR & Organizational Development, Province Brands
"Easly is a customer-focused organization. The process was efficient and focused on the parts that matter, as opposed to the red tape, and delivered above and beyond our expectations. They proved to us that they are the best source of R&D financing on the market."
Sean McCann · President, MMIST Inc.
"Easly played a critical role in our ability to keep the company's finances healthy. Their funds helped bridge us from survival to product-market fit, and it's difficult to envision us having the success we're seeing today without Easly. They're definitely our first call if we choose to go down the R&D financing path again."
Martin Kratky-Katz · CEO, Blockthrough
"We initially went with Easly because they had the most competitive rates by far. Even more compelling though ended up being the transparent and streamlined process that just made sense. The communication was smooth and I always felt certain about the outcome. I’d recommend them to anyone planning to file for an SR&ED refund."
Tristan Lehari · CEO, TritonWear
News & Announcements
Op-ed: Canada’s climate tax credits focus too much on oil and gasEasly’s CEO, Andrew Kareckas, wrote an opinion piece about the new carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) tax credit and…
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Access Growth Funding While Capital Markets TightenWhile Traditional Debt Becomes More Expensive and Venture Capital Slows, Easly Advances Remain a Stable Source of Growth Funding Easly’s…
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Op-ed: Reviewing the SR&ED tax credit requires more than a cut and paste approach.Easly’s CEO, Andrew Kareckas, wrote an opinion piece about the announcement in the 2022 Federal Budget that the SR&ED program…
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