Equipment Finance · Los Angeles, CA

Always moving
Onward.

Onward Equipment Finance provides creative finance and lease solutions for businesses that depend on productive equipment — from heavy construction and yellow iron to industrial and manufacturing assets. We structure deals that work.

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Process

Four steps.
No surprises.

From first conversation to funded deal. We move on your timeline.

01
Apply
One page. Basic business details and the equipment you need. We don't require mountains of documentation to start a conversation.
02
Underwrite
We evaluate the business and the asset. Credit decision in 24–48 hours. We look at the full picture — not just what a bank scorecard would see.
03
Execute
Lease documents signed digitally. Funds wired directly to the equipment seller within days of approval. Simple, clean, and fast.
04
Operate
Make monthly lease payments and run your business. At term end — purchase at fair market value, return the equipment, or extend.
For Businesses

Equipment financing built for the way you actually operate.

We work with businesses across a wide range of industries and credit profiles. Whether you need a straightforward lease or a more creative structure, we find a path forward.

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Asset-First Underwriting
We start with the collateral. Strong equipment residual values can offset the credit profile gaps that get you declined at a bank.
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Decisions in 24–48 Hours
No loan committee. No waiting on approvals from another region. We make decisions and communicate clearly — because equipment deals don't wait.
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Flexible Lease Structures
From Fair Market Value leases to finance leases and everything in between — we structure deals around your business goals, not a one-size-fits-all product.
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$100K Minimum · Nationwide
We finance transactions from $100,000 and serve lessees across the United States. Headquartered in Los Angeles.
Asset Classes We Finance
Heavy Construction
Excavators & Earthmoving
Cranes & Lifting Equipment
Bulldozers & Motor Graders
Wheel Loaders & Scrapers
Class 8 Commercial Trucks
Industrial & Manufacturing
CNC Machines & Machining Centers
Forklifts & Material Handling
Industrial Compressors
Laser Cutters & Fabrication
Welding & Metalworking Equipment
Don't see your equipment? Contact us. If it has a strong secondary market, we want to hear about it.
For Investors

Hard asset-backed.
Private credit.

Onward deploys accredited investor capital into a portfolio of equipment leases — each one collateralized by physical assets with active secondary markets and quantifiable residual values.

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Asset-Backed Security
Every transaction is collateralized by physical equipment with a UCC-1 lien filed in the lessee's jurisdiction. Investor principal is prioritized in the default waterfall before any operator return.
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No Public Market Correlation
Returns are driven by lease performance and equipment residual values — not stock market cycles, rate spreads, or macro sentiment.
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Operator Alignment
The manager earns only after investor preferred returns are met. Our economic interest is in deal performance — not fee extraction.
Investments are available to accredited investors only. Any offering of securities will be made pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum under Regulation D, Rule 506(b). This does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any security.
Investor Inquiry
Submit your information and we will be in touch within one business day.

By submitting you agree to be contacted by Onward Equipment Finance LLC. This is not a commitment to invest or an offer of securities.

Contact

Ready to talk
about your deal?

Tell us about the equipment you need and your business. We respond within one business day.

Email
info@onwardef.com
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California Serving businesses nationwide
Minimum Transaction
$100,000
Equipment Financing Inquiry
Tell us about the equipment you need and we'll be in touch.