Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Financing sources & instruments · Working

Equity finance

Also called: equity investment

ELI5

Investment in exchange for a defined ownership or participation interest in project revenues or value.

Used in conversation

“Please flag equity finance in the next budget or deal review.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Equity finance” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • Debt financeEquity invests for ownership or participation; debt is repaid under agreed lending terms.
Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.