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 was already a seasoned door-to-door sales veteran. But today, as CEO of 

, he knocks on far fewer doors and instead is focused on modernizing what he admits is an “outdated industry.”

That’s why he thinks of Brooks as a “sales company that does pest control.” 

When Eric launched Brooks Pest Control in 2018, he made “a decent amount of money”—but was also $30,000 in debt. 

Now in its fifth year, Brooks has branches in three states, generates eight figures in revenue, and is experiencing “crazy fast” growth. But getting here took a series of sharp turns—which 

The challenge: Getting capital to grow—in an "outdated" industry

Dated perceptions about pest control have flowed upstream from the general public to traditional financial services, creating a cycle of slower innovation in the industry and skepticism among institutional investors. Even though “pest control is a need for everyone,” people just don’t see the opportunities, said Eric.

As early growth started to plateau, scaling started to feel “impossible.” Eric and two business partners had poured in their own money to get started, but because they were a young company without collateral—aka few traditional assets—investors just “would[n’t] give them the time of day.”

In fact, when he started looking for funding, it didn’t seem to matter that the company was bringing in hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.

Pest control wasn’t catching anyone’s eye—except one backer who, during the company’s second year, was willing to offer financing, but wanted 40% 

 in return. It left the Brooks team in a bind. 

Despite feeling desperate to fund future growth, Eric and team turned down that very dilutive opportunity—but had no idea what they were going to do. 

The solution: Connecting with recurring revenue financing 

The magic of the internet brought Eric and Pipe together. While Eric and his Brooks partners were on a business trip, they happened upon Pipe via Twitter. Eric read everything he could about the company for the next hour—and then got in touch.

“Initially, we didn’t qualify for Pipe,” Eric says. “But we were in close contact with our revenue manager, and they told us exactly what we had to do to qualify… We made the necessary changes, and once we qualified three or four months later, it was cake.” 

Once they got set up on Pipe, the company was able to access a  $4 million limit—which means Eric and the team could pull forward the funds they needed whenever they chose, and could now grow Brooks Pest Control on their terms. 

The Results: Brooks is exterminating their growth hurdles

The explosive growth fueled by access to capital has led to new opportunities as other companies have taken note of Brooks’ momentum.

 by a 70-year-old company, Clark Pest Control, in California. Brooks’ new mission? Keep growing. They’re aiming to add 20,000 to 25,000 new customers in a six-to-eight-month period, using Pipe to fuel growth.

By partnering with Pipe, the growth potential that Eric and team had all along has been unlocked. Put simply: “Without Pipe, we’d be back to square one again.” 

The explosive growth fueled by access to capital has led to new opportunities as other companies have taken note of Brooks’ momentum.


Now in its fifth year, Brooks has branches in three states, generates eight figures in revenue, and is experiencing “crazy fast” growth. See how Pipe helped out. 

How Brooks Pest Control Financed “Crazy” Growth in an Outdated Industry

How Brooks Pest Control financed “crazy” growth in an outdated industry

Love Circular is a community-first technology course provider offering daily online classes taught by industry-leading professionals, all aimed at empowering the underserved with digital education.

The company isn’t exaggerating when it says that its mission is to take 1 million UX and UI beginners and make them eligible for in-demand careers in technology and design. And while Love Circular’s emphasis is helping motivated people join the tech talent pipeline, their bootcamp also serves as a hub to connect people.

Making tech more diverse and inclusive is a cause that founder Zaire Allen believes in deeply. “There aren’t many people that I had as reference points for what someone in tech looks like, or just to be able to even reach out to them… I thought the best thing I could do is get myself into a career first, and then teach people from there.” says Zaire.

After building an impressive resume as an award-winning designer working with Apple, Google, and Sony, 

 was ready to start his own entrepreneurial journey and start putting his long-term plan into action. Zaire began building an inclusion-minded Slack community in 2016 and in 2020 he launched 

The challenge: Traditional financing missed the mark for a unique business model

Initially, Love Circular was just Zaire and a small team of instructors. There was no money to hire initial positions in operations to help things run more smoothly, or marketers to help get the word out. Capital was the missing piece for growth—and it was hard to come by. 

“The main challenge [around funding] initially was the fact that we were a bootcamp,” Zaire says. “Logistically, bootcamps don’t scale the same way software companies do.”

That meant Love Circular needed to find new ways to access capital. Zaire says securing bank loans was “really difficult” and applying for grants was too time-consuming. It seemed like the bootcamp model was hard to scale with traditional financing.

The solution: Financing based on the health of the business

 in November 2021. He quickly signed up to trial the platform and found it to be a “breeze.” Signing up and connecting his live data “didn’t take longer than 10 minutes. I felt elated, it makes my job much easier in steering the ship not having to 

 in the time-consuming traditional way.”

“I reached out to Pipe to really understand how the platform worked,” Zaire says. And with a click of a button, “I saw the money in the bank account the next day.” Ever since, Love Circular has been charting a course to a brighter future and regularly using Pipe as a 

 partner to finance growth and operations.

“With Pipe, it really felt like someone actually believed in us in the end, especially given how difficult it was chasing banks to get a traditional loan or trying to get funds from grants.” 

“It’s a sigh of relief and a comfort knowing that we are able to maneuver through the financial obstacles that come our way,” said Allen. “It’s so much easier to get funded with Pipe. It’s unbiased capital - Pipe just looks at the hard data and makes a decision on the health of the business.”

Whether you’re looking to scale your marketing, make key hires, or launch a new product like Love Circular, or something else entirely, Pipe gives you access to the capital you need to grow on your terms.

UX/UI bootcamp Love Circular leveraged Pipe’s unbiased capital to scale to 2x revenue fast.

When bootstrapping founders hit a growth roadblock, they need to find new ways to access capital. Love Circular found success with Pipe, and you can too.

How Love Circular 2x'd revenue w/recurring revenue financing

Case Study: How Love Circular 2x’d their revenue with alternative financing

How Love Circular 2x’d their revenue with recurring revenue financing

MEET BUNGALOW—a residential real estate company and co-living platform reinventing how people live and move.

 The San Francisco-based company has been growing into major markets across the US to expand options for both tenants and landlords. They’re harnessing tech to modernize what had previously been one of the biggest low-tech gambles you could make—making real estate and roommate decisions.

The challenge: Staying focused on the business—not fundraising—while growing quickly

To deliver a truly great experience to their customer—and an app that matches you to the right housing and the right roommates—it’s crucial for CEO and co-founder 

 and team to prioritize their time and resources. 

’s people-centered value propositions hinge on decisive leadership, but in a fast-growing company, fundraising could easily pull Andrew away from the business:

“Fundraising is a distraction ultimately from running the business and doing the things and building that I think all entrepreneurs love doing best,” said Collins. “One of the most stressful parts about running an organization—and the least fun—is fundraising.”

The solution: Self-serve access to non-dilutive capital through Pipe

With Pipe, Bungalow accessed non-dilutive capital in just a few clicks.

Andrew says he was “blown away” by Pipe after trying it out. That he could see how much capital Bungalow was eligible for, and then choose how much of that limit to withdraw with a drag and a click was “nothing short of incredible.” The hustle and time spent raising capital could be diverted back to the business with growth capital suddenly at his fingertips.

“At the end of the day,” Andrew says, “if you have future cash flows, you can pull that regardless of who you are, or where you are.” 

The results: More focus, more flexibility, more growth

In the post-COVID world, Andrew stresses that flexibility in how people live, work, and move is here to stay. With flexible access to funding through Pipe’s platform, Bungalow scaled into 10 new markets over the course of 12 months.

“The best part about Pipe is the accessibility,” he says. “That democratizes the platform so you can make those growth investments… when you’re running a business, when you’re starting a business, when you’re building? 

Whatever you’re building, find out how Pipe can help you access the capital you need to grow on your terms

Bungalow CEO Andrew Collins shares how the company used Pipe to leverage their recurring revenue and grow.

In this blog post, Andrew Collins, CEO of Bungalow, an early user at Pipe, talks about his experience using the product and scaling a startup.

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