Business Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Startup traction, burn & capital efficiency · Core

Asset-light

Also called: capital-light

ELI5

The company grows without owning many expensive assets.

Used in conversation

“Asset-light does not mean cost-free.”

Definition

A model requiring relatively little owned physical capital to operate or grow.

Here “Asset-light” means: A model requiring relatively little owned physical capital to operate or grow.

Pitch context

You will see “Asset-light” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches startup traction, burn & capital efficiency.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret startup traction, burn & capital efficiency without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 5

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