Perl Street

Financing the next-generation of infrastructure projects

Y CombinatorWinter 2022ActiveFintechCredit and LendingClimate

What they do

Problem

Sustainable infrastructure and next-generation hardware projects struggle to access scalable, institutional-grade debt financing.

Solution

A platform that democratizes structured finance by connecting infrastructure and hardware companies with structured debt financing offers from major institutions.

Who it's for

Hardware startups and infrastructure project developers seeking debt financing.

Founders

Tooraj Arvajeh

Founder

Tooraj Arvajeh has 20+ years of experience in developing, financing, and operating $1B+ new infrastructure and climate-tech projects across the world. Tooraj has worked in senior engineering, project origination, and research roles at Arup, Hatch, and the Building Performance Lab. Tooraj holds degrees in mechanical engineering and business from the University of Waterloo, Columbia Business School, London Business School, and the University of Hong Kong.