The small business lending industry consolidates constantly, and it does so quietly. Lenders get acquired, rebrand, merge, or exit a market, and the only public trace is often a press release nobody read and a website that quietly starts redirecting somewhere else.
That is a real problem if you are a business owner or a broker. You remember a lender, you go looking for them, and the trail goes cold. Or worse, you find a two-year-old article describing a company that no longer exists under that name and make a decision on it.
This page is our attempt to keep track. It is a running record of who bought whom, who changed their name, and where a given lender ended up. We maintain it because we work in this market every day and we need the answers ourselves.
Last updated: July 2026. If we have something wrong or missed a deal, tell us and we will fix it.
Where did they go? Quick lookup
| If you are looking for… | Where it went | When |
|---|---|---|
| Ampla (formerly Gourmet Growth) | Acquired by FundThrough. Brand retired. | April 2025 |
| NFS Leasing | Renamed NFS Capital, LLC | May 2025 |
| TIMIA Capital | Acquired by Round13 Capital | November 2024 |
| OnDeck Canada (formerly Evolocity, Mercantile Advance) | Rebranded Journey Capital | April 2024 |
| Thinking Capital | Rebranded Driven | March 2022 |
| Clearbanc | Rebranded Clearco | April 2021 |
| On Deck Capital (US) | Acquired by Enova International | October 2020 |
| Liquid Capital | Acquired by Garrington Group (Garrington Capital) | January 2019 |
The details
Ampla → FundThrough (April 2025)
Ampla, which started life as Gourmet Growth and lent to consumer brands, was acquired by Canadian invoice funding company FundThrough in April 2025. The Ampla brand was retired; its domain now redirects to a FundThrough page announcing the acquisition. The deal followed a difficult period for Ampla, including a New York State WARN filing in May 2024 covering 31 of 62 staff, with the stated reason recorded as economic.
If you were an Ampla customer or were researching them as an option, FundThrough is where that business went.
NFS Leasing → NFS Capital, LLC (May 2025)
A name change rather than a sale. The company also converted from a corporation to an LLC. Straightforward, but it means anything written before mid-2025 uses a legal name that no longer applies.
TIMIA Capital → Round13 Capital (November 2024)
TIMIA Capital, a venture debt lender to B2B SaaS companies, was acquired by Round13 Capital in November 2024 in a deal reported at C$6.5 million. It is no longer publicly listed, and the head office moved from Vancouver to Toronto.
One point of confusion worth clearing up: TIMIA’s former parent renamed itself Montfort Capital Corp in June 2022 and kept the stock listing. Montfort and TIMIA are not the same thing today. If you are researching either, make sure you know which one you are reading about.
OnDeck Canada → Journey Capital (April 2024)
This one has the longest trail, and two events that get conflated constantly.
The business began as Mercantile Advance in 2009, became Evolocity in 2014, and was operating as OnDeck Canada by 2019. In October 2020 the US parent, On Deck Capital, was acquired by Enova International. In May 2022 the Canadian arm completed a management buyout and separated from Enova, becoming independently Canadian owned. The rebrand to Journey Capital came in April 2024, nearly two years after the buyout.
So: the buyout and the rename are two separate events, two years apart. Plenty of sources merge them into one. Journey Capital today is an independent Canadian company headquartered in Montréal.
Thinking Capital → Driven (March 2022)
Thinking Capital, a long-established Canadian small business lender, rebranded to Driven in March 2022. The company had been acquired by Purpose Financial back in March 2018. It continues to operate.
Worth flagging because plenty of directories still list Thinking Capital and Driven as if they were two different lenders. They are one company.
Clearbanc → Clearco (April 2021), then a hard reset
Clearbanc rebranded to Clearco in April 2021 at the top of the revenue-based financing boom. What followed matters more than the name change. In August 2022 the company exited the UK, Ireland, Germany and Australia, handing its book there to Outfund. Roughly 72% of staff were cut across 2022 and 2023, and the company was recapitalized in October 2023 at approximately 90% below its peak valuation of over $2 billion.
Clearco still operates. But a description of Clearco written from 2021 sources describes a materially different company than the one that exists now, which is a good reminder to check the date on anything you read about a lender.
On Deck Capital → Enova International (October 2020)
On Deck Capital, one of the original US online small business lenders, was acquired by Enova International in October 2020 in a deal valued at roughly $90 million. OnDeck-branded lending continues in the US under Enova. The Canadian arm went its own way, as above.
Liquid Capital → Garrington Group (January 2019)
Liquid Capital, an accounts receivable factoring and asset-based lending business, was acquired by Garrington Group in January 2019 and trades as Garrington Capital. Still operating, but not independent, which is not always obvious from older listings.
Why we keep this list
Because we get burned by it too. When you match businesses to lenders for a living, a lender quietly changing hands or shutting a product line is not trivia, it is an operational problem. We verify this stuff continuously, so we may as well publish it.
It also protects borrowers. A lender’s ownership and financial position affect how they behave: how much they lend, who they will approve, whether a product line survives the year. A company that just cut most of its staff and recapitalized at a fraction of its peak is not the same counterparty it was two years ago, whatever its website says.
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Frequently asked questions
What happened to Ampla?
Ampla was acquired by FundThrough in April 2025 and the brand was retired. FundThrough is where that business now sits.
Is OnDeck Canada still around?
Yes, under a different name. It separated from Enova via a management buyout in May 2022 and rebranded to Journey Capital in April 2024. It is an independent Canadian company.
Are Thinking Capital and Driven the same company?
Yes. Thinking Capital rebranded to Driven in March 2022.
Are TIMIA Capital and Montfort Capital the same company?
No, not any more. TIMIA’s former parent renamed itself Montfort Capital Corp in 2022 and retained the listing; TIMIA itself was acquired by Round13 Capital in November 2024. They are separate entities today.
How often is this page updated?
We review it on an ongoing basis and date it at the top. If you spot something out of date or missing, let us know.
This article is for general information and is not financial, legal, or investment advice. Details are compiled from public sources including company announcements, regulatory filings, and trade press, and were accurate to the best of our knowledge as of the date above. Corporate status changes; verify anything material directly with the company. Levr.ai is an independent business loan marketplace and this record does not imply any partnership, affiliation, or endorsement between Levr.ai and the companies named.
