Capital Facilitation for Lebanese SMBs
Where Lebanese business
meets capital.
Silat is Lebanon's first capital facilitation platform — connecting vetted businesses with the investors who fund them. We source, structure, and facilitate every deal, from introduction to close.
The Opportunity
Lebanon has a capital problem,
not a business problem.
Ninety-five percent of businesses in Lebanon are SMBs — many profitable for decades before the crisis. When banks stopped lending and the currency collapsed, owners who had built something real were forced to shut down. Not because the business failed, but because the capital dried up.
The upside is still here: skilled people, established industries, and demand that hasn't gone anywhere. What's missing is capital moving between the people who have it and the people who can put it to work. Silat is the infrastructure in between.
of all businesses in Lebanon are SMBs — most locked out of capital since the crisis.
centralized network of investable Lebanese SMBs — Silat is building what has never existed.
About Silat
A structured bridge between two sides.
Silat sits between business clients who need capital and investor clients who want to deploy it into Lebanon's private market. We qualify both sides, protect their information, and manage every step that brings them together.
Connect the capital that already exists with the businesses that can put it to work.
Business owners need capital and don't know where to find it. Investors want exposure to Lebanon and don't know where to look. Silat connects them — so both sides can benefit from an opportunity that already exists.
The largest capital facilitator connecting investors and business owners in the region.
Lebanon is where Silat starts. The goal is to build the same process, with the same discipline, market by market — until Silat is the largest facilitator connecting investors and businesses across the region.
Why Silat
Access no one else has.
First of Its Kind
Silat is the first company in Lebanon built specifically to source, vet, and connect SMBs with investors at scale. Nothing like it exists here today.
Access No One Else Has
Businesses come to us. Every application builds the most complete, organized view of investable Lebanese SMBs anywhere — by industry, size, capital need, and situation.
Everyone Is Already Ready
Businesses apply because they want capital. Investors apply because they want deal flow. Intent is confirmed before we ever make an introduction.
There's no risk in joining Silat. Best case, you find the right match on the other side. Worst case, nothing happens.
Two Audiences. One Network.
Premium enough for investors. Warm enough for founders.
Curated, properly structured access.
Individuals, diaspora, and groups looking for vetted access to Lebanon's private SMB market — without sourcing, vetting, or structuring deals themselves. We only ever bring you what fits your mandate.
Capital, at every stage.
Lebanese SMBs across every stage — from early businesses that need preparation before they're investor-ready, to established companies raising growth capital, to owners planning a partial or full exit.
How It Works
A disciplined process on both sides.
Every step is documented, and every agreement is signed before the next begins.
Apply
Submit your business and capital need through our intake form.
Qualify & Categorize
Confirmed as a real, operating business and placed in the right bracket by size, sector, and ask.
Mandate
Agreement signed; Silat is formally engaged to find your capital.
DD & Preparation
Financials reviewed and an investor-ready profile is built.
Match & Close
Introduced to investors whose mandate fits; terms agreed and capital transferred.
Apply
Share your ticket size, sector interest, and structure preference.
Onboarding
NDA and mandate signed before any deal flow is shared.
Deal Flow
Matched to businesses that fit your mandate exactly.
Negotiation
Terms proposed, reviewed, and agreed by both sides.
Close
Capital deployed directly to the business under signed agreements.
Who We Serve
No business is turned away. Every industry, every size.
A sample of the kinds of Lebanese businesses in the Silat network — illustrative categories, not specific listings.
Regional restaurant group
Established F&B brand seeking growth capital to open two new locations.
Textile manufacturer
Export-focused manufacturer seeking a secured loan for a new order cycle.
B2B software company
Revenue-generating SaaS company raising to expand its regional sales team.
Specialty retail chain
Multi-branch retailer financing inventory ahead of peak season — no equity given up.
Diagnostics clinic network
Growing clinic network raising a larger, pooled round to open new branches.
Family-owned producer
Established producer whose owner is planning a partial exit and succession.
These are illustrative categories representing the range of businesses Silat works with, not live listings. Apply as a business to be considered, or register as an investor to see real, vetted opportunities.
The Team
A small team. A deep network.
Silat's team is growing deliberately — adding people as the business grows, rather than ahead of it.
Salah
A consultant with over ten years of experience across the GCC. A wide network and a track record of facilitating and closing deals across industries.
Zina
Founder of Tawlé, a business optimization consultancy. Over seven years working closely with Lebanese SMBs — day-to-day insight into what these businesses actually need.
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Get Involved
Ready to connect?
Tell us which side of the table you're on. There's no risk in joining — best case, you find the right match; worst case, nothing happens.
Apply for capital
Tell us about your business. Every applicant is assessed on its own terms — and if you're not investor-ready yet, we'll connect you to preparation support and bring you back to the pipeline when ready.
- Takes about 5 minutes
- Every industry, every size considered
- Equity, secured lending, and more
Register as an investor
Complete a confidential intake and we'll match you with vetted opportunities that fit your ticket size, sector, and structure — so we only ever bring you what actually fits.
- Access to pre-vetted deal flow
- Ticket sizes from $10K to $5M+
- Equity, lending, revenue share & more
Questions
Frequently asked questions.
Anywhere from $10,000 to $5 million and beyond, depending on the business and the investor's mandate. We work with every size of raise.
Direct equity, secured lending, revenue share, convertible notes, and pooled group investments. The right structure depends on what the investor wants and what the business can offer.
Capital moves directly between investor and business under agreements they sign with each other. Silat earns a commission on every deal that closes, paid by the business — whether the deal is a loan or an investment.
No business is turned away. If you're not ready yet, we connect you to preparation support and bring you back into the pipeline when the time is right.
There's no risk in joining Silat. Best case, you find the right match on the other side. Worst case, nothing happens.
All of them. Silat is industry-agnostic — every business that applies is assessed on its own terms, across every industry and every size.