Built by Lenders. Designed for Entrepreneurs.

BUILT FOR SCALEUPS BY LEADERS WHO’VE BEEN THERE

Our Founders

Bankable was built by a founding team that brings together three essential elements of every successful scaleup: access to capital, the technology that enables it, and the education that helps entrepreneurs use it well.

Deepak Lodhia leads capital strategy and the Bankable ecosystem
Jeff Achal architects the technology platform powering the network
Alex Bruton drives the education, insights, and brand that support entrepreneurs across Canada

Together, they built Bankable to help growth-stage businesses access capital, strengthen their foundations, and scale with confidence.

Deepak Lodhia

PRESIDENT & FOUNDER

Commercial finance strategist helping growth-stage businesses access the capital they need to scale.

Deepak Lodhia founded Bankable to bridge the gap between capital and capability for growing businesses. After years working alongside entrepreneurs and lenders, he saw firsthand how fragmented advice, unclear financing pathways, and disconnected service providers often slow down companies ready to grow.

Bankable was built to change that. By bringing together capital access, trusted advisors, and practical guidance in one coordinated platform, Deepak’s vision is to help scale-up businesses move faster, make clearer decisions, and build stronger, more resilient companies.

Jeff Achal

VP TECHNOLOGY & CO-FOUNDER

Architecting the technology and automation that powers Bankable’s platform and broker network.

Jeff Achal brings more than 15 years of experience in IT strategy, cloud systems, cybersecurity, and AI automation. At Bankable, he leads the development of the technology and systems that power the platform’s broker and client experience.

Through modern cloud architecture, secure digital workflows, and automation, Jeff helps simplify complex financing processes while enabling Bankable’s network of advisors and lenders to collaborate more efficiently.

Alex Bruton, PhD, MBA

VP MARKETING AND EDUCATION & CO-FOUNDER

Transforming financial insight through education, marketing, and AI experiences that drive Bankable’s partner network and community.

An award-winning educator, corporate innovator, and strategist, Alex brings decades of experience helping leaders and organizations unlock growth through learning. At Bankable, he leads marketing and the firm’s Value Through Education initiative.

Through education and strategic communication, he translates financial and strategic insight into practical guidance — helping entrepreneurs better understand how lenders think, make smarter decisions, and build businesses that are truly bankable.

Our mission is to give Alberta’s scaleup businesses the capital, clarity, and connections they need to grow without limits.

— Deepak Lodhia, President & Founder

WHY BANKABLE EXISTS

To Make Scaleups Bankable

Growing businesses often face a frustrating reality when seeking financing: the capital exists, but the path to accessing it is rarely clear.

Entrepreneurs are left navigating fragmented advice, slow-moving institutions, and disconnected service providers. One advisor focuses on financing. Another on legal structure. Another on operations. Rarely does anyone bring everything together in a way that truly supports a company in growth mode.

Bankable was created to change that.

We believe growing companies need more than access to capital — they need clarity, capability, and the right connections around them. That’s why we combine commercial lending expertise, strategic advisory, and a curated professional network to help businesses become stronger, more fundable, and better prepared for the next stage of growth.

At the center of Bankable is a simple belief: education drives better businesses and better financing outcomes.

When entrepreneurs understand how lenders evaluate risk, how capital structures work, and how operational decisions impact financing, they make stronger decisions and grow with greater confidence.

Through the Bankable Network, we connect business owners with trusted professionals across finance, legal, technology, insurance, and operations — creating an ecosystem designed to support companies long before they seek financing and long after a deal closes.

Our goal is simple: to help businesses become truly bankable.