Revenue-based financing (RBF) is the leading alternative to equity financing for early stage startups, and in recent years has become the choice of thousands of startups each year in the U.S. market. In RBF, instead of giving equity for funding, you give a percentage of your monthly revenue stream (single digit rev-share). Unlike equity transaction where your investors become your partners for a lifetime, in RBF the rev-share agreement is limited by time and by a return cap.