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Slate Milk
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June 24, 2026
Slate Milk's Triple-Digit Growth with Rolling Funding
As Sherpani scaled, Clearco helped bridge the gap between paying suppliers and generating revenue, which brought greater predictability to inventory financing and cash flow management.
“I highly recommend Clearco for any business that’s challenged by the unavoidable gap between payables and receivables”
– Ed Ruzic,
Founder & CEO, Sherpani
The Challenge
Funding Inventory Before Revenue Arrives
Sherpani faced a common challenge for inventory-driven businesses: supplier payments were due long before products generated revenue.
The company typically paid manufacturers within 30–45 days, but often didn’t realize revenue from those products until six months later. This created a significant working capital gap that put pressure on cash flow and made inventory planning more complicated.
The Solution
Non-Dilutive Invoice Funding
Sherpani turned to Clearco for Invoice Funding that bridged the gap between inventory purchases and realized sales. “We were one of the first clients in Clearco’s Invoice Funding program and it worked perfectly for us,” says Ed Ruzic, Founder & CEO, Sherpani.
Ed and his team selected repayment terms ranging from one to six months, allowing them to better match repayment schedules with expected inventory sell-through.
This approach transformed inventory financing from a cash flow challenge into a predictable planning process.
The Results
Greater Control Over Cash Flow Timing
Sherpani no longer experiences cash flow fluctuations and can confidently order their inventory, without having to plan for months of unpredictable cash flow until they sell it.
