WE ARE KICKFURTHER

We power product entrepreneurs' growth.
Go further, faster.

KICKFURTHER BY THE NUMBERS

Your Trusted Growth Partner

Opportunities Funded

$0M

In Inventory Funded

Funding Success

Let's grow further, together

Our Core Values

We’re building a platform and product we believe in and here are the core values that help determine every decision we make for our company, employees, clients and community.

Own It

This comes first. On Kickfurther you own the inventory, it’s why we are different from everyone else that provides funding to small business clients. On the Kickfurther team you own your role and are responsible for getting it done no matter what.

Make it Better

No business is perfect and we know as an organization that it is everyone’s responsibility to make it better, every day. Everyone at Kickfurther is encouraged to bring issues to the surface and make things better.

Be Nimble

If your next step will lead to folly, choose a different place to put your foot. Being empowered to be nimble across the organization allows us to make it better faster.

Be A Trustworthy Partner

Trust is a key currency for a marketplace. A team must trust both the team members and the leaders to be able to function effectively. Being trustworthy means you are accountable to yourself and others.

Focus on Collaboration

Business is a team endeavor. We need multiple departments to work together effectively to deliver the outcomes of a marketplace and we have invested in a collaborative culture from day one.

Sean, Kickfurther’s cofounder, was running a successful merchandising company, leaning on his family’s experience to source product in China. Sean wanted to scale, but cash flow was a major problem that was slowing growth. Banks weren’t lending, and factoring services were too expensive, especially in a smaller margin business.

Sean realized other growing product companies must experience these challenges as well.

He then watched his sister complete a Kickstarter campaign and something clicked.
Sean’s big idea was to create a marketplace where companies that need capital could negotiate with people who could provide it, allowing both to grow. Kickfurther was born.

Companies who work with Kickfurther access funding for new inventory from our marketplace participants. Funding goes directly to your manufacturer to cover the production of goods – and you make no payments until you receive and begin selling new inventory. Inventory now, pay later.

Our Story

Our Founders

Sean De Clercq

Chief Executive Officer/Co-founder

Sean is the CEO and Co-founder of Kickfurther. Throughout his entrepreneurial career, Sean’s driving goal has been to create a solution to one of the most difficult problems that growing businesses face: overcoming funding the production of their inventory.

Fittingly, Sean created Kickfurther to fund inventory for direct-to-consumer and major store brands such as Target, Amazon, Aldi, and more.

Erik Straub

Vice President of Product/Co-founder

Erik is Kickfurther’s Head of Product and one of our Co-founders. He works closely with our customers, business and engineering teams to facilitate the development and implementation of Kickfurther’s product. He’s an integrator who likes to work with talented people with diverse talents to achieve real world results.

Erik’s background is in project management, product leadership and process development. Prior to becoming Kickfurther’s Head of Product, Erik worked as our Head of Sales and Marketing. Before Co-founding Kickfurther, he worked at New Brunswick Today, Follow the Prince and New Jersey’s Center for Nonprofits.