About us
Contend Capital was founded by partners Jesse Klaucke, CPA, and Greg Paldino in Tampa, Florida. Through its unique private lending model, Contend Capital takes pride in extending some of the lowest rate equipment financing and longest terms to manufacturers of all sizes.
From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Contend has quickly emerged as the top-rated equipment lender for manufacturers nationwide and the vendors who support them.
A1 FACE VENEER
Paul West of A1 Face Veneer outlines the importance of working with a manufacturing specialist when financing equipment
BAY CNC
Leo of Bay CNC describes his experience when financing his machine with Contend Capital.
CENTURN MACHINE
Chad Luginbuhl, owner of Centurn Machine, describes his experience when financing equipment with Contend Capital.
A1 FACE VENEER
Maria West of A1 Face Veneer describes their company's journey from outsourcing to bringing manufacturing processes in house through the financing of new equipment.
ABLE MACHINE TOOL
Steve Gentle of ABLE Machine Tool describes why Jesse at Contend Capital has been a trustworthy and valuable resource for his customers.
ALLEGHENY MACHINE TOOL
Dale Saller, Sales Engineer for Allegheny Machine Tool, emphasizes the importance of supporting the small machine shops within American manufacturing.
CONTURO PROTOTYPING
John Conturo of Conturo Prototyping describes his experience when financing several machines with Contend Capital.
John Conturo
“It’s just so easy to work with you guys, so quick to get everything done. You guys understand the industry, so you know what we’re talking about when we’re talking about all these deals and all the nuances of them. The customer support has been amazing. It’s a huge help just having that partner that we could rely on.”
Paul West
"Most manufacturers, when we determine that we need something, we usually needed it yesterday. So the speed with which you were able to provide a “yes” for us was exciting. The other thing that was super is that you guys are experienced with dealing with all the machine companies we all deal with. There aren’t too many people that make beam saws, and there aren’t too many people that make woodworking CNCs, but you work with them all, and I think that made it easy”.
