News and press

LeasePoint news and announcements.

Announcements issued by LeasePoint and independent coverage of the company, its capital partners, and its people. Every item links to the original publication so dates, quotations, and details remain verifiable.

Press release

LeasePoint Secures $40 Million Incremental Funding

Issued October 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. The original release remains the source for the announcement and quotations.

October 16, 2024

Capital partner: Altriarch Asset Management
Advisor: Westlake Securities
Company: LeasePoint Funding Group

LeasePoint announced $40 million of incremental funding from Altriarch Asset Management, with Westlake Securities orchestrating the raise. The facility was described as supporting LeasePoint’s expansion in equipment financing and its ability to meet demand from device manufacturers and business owners seeking equipment capital solutions.

“Demand for structured vendor finance programs with LeasePoint has never been higher.”
Jeff Markim, Founder and CEO

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Independent coverage

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Coverage is listed as published. Quotations, characterizations, and article availability belong to the original publisher.

Pulse 2.0 · October 2024

LeasePoint: $40 Million Incremental Funding Raised From Altriarch Asset Management

The article covers the financing announcement and LeasePoint’s equipment-finance platform.

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Monitor Daily · June 5, 2025

2025 Monitor NextGen: Christian Nichols

Rita Garwood profiles Nichols’ path from LeasePoint’s second employee to a leadership role spanning Funding, Customer Service, and Portfolio Management.

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Christian Nichols, Head of Funding at LeasePoint

Recognition

2025 Monitor NextGen

Christian Nichols · Head of Funding

Monitor Daily’s profile describes Nichols joining LeasePoint as its second employee and helping the business evolve from a startup into a larger equipment-finance enterprise. The article covers his work across Funding, Customer Service, Portfolio Management, credit, underwriting, and strategic initiatives.

“My passion for fostering growth, both for the company and the people I work with, is what drives my leadership style.”
Christian Nichols, quoted by Monitor Daily

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Third-party recognition

LeasePoint ranked No. 180 on the 2023 Inc. 5000.

Inc.’s company profile identifies LeasePoint Funding Group as a 2023 honoree and lists the company as founded in 2016, based in Austin, Texas, and led by Jeff Markim.

Recognition is dated and source-specific. The publisher’s record controls the ranking, year, company facts, and any later corrections.

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For editors

Approved company language and fast facts.

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Company boilerplate

LeasePoint Funding Group is an equipment finance company based in Austin, Texas. LeasePoint combines direct lending, finance technology, and human support for equipment vendors and qualified business buyers.

The brand name is LeasePoint, one word, capital L and capital P. The legal entity is LeasePoint Funding Group, LLC.

Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Austin, Texas
Focus: Equipment finance
Founder and CEO: Jeff Markim
Media contact: Douglas Vigliano

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