Applepie Capital

ApplePie Capital is a San Francisco-based franchise-finance marketplace lender that connects franchisees and franchisors with the capital they need to start, refinance, and grow multi-unit franchise businesses. Founded in 2014 by Denise Thomas, the company operates an online lending platform focused exclusively on franchising, offering conventional term loans, SBA loans, refinancing, equipment financing, and accounts-receivable financing, and partnering with banks such as Fifth Third and providers like LSQ. ApplePie has provided billions in loans across 200+ franchise brand partners. It is backed by QED Investors and is tracked in the API Evangelist network as a fintech company profile; no public API or developer program has been identified as of this enrichment pass.

Applepie Capital is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Fintech, Lending, Franchise Financing, and Small Business Loans.

Applepie Capital’s developer surface includes engineering blog, support, signup flow, and 6 more developer resources.

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14.9/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyFintechLendingFranchise FinancingSmall Business LoansMarketplace Lending

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Composite quality — 14.9/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: applepie-capital
name: Applepie Capital
description: ApplePie Capital is a San Francisco-based franchise-finance marketplace lender that connects franchisees and
  franchisors with the capital they need to start, refinance, and grow multi-unit franchise businesses. Founded in 2014 by
  Denise Thomas, the company operates an online lending platform focused exclusively on franchising, offering conventional
  term loans, SBA loans, refinancing, equipment financing, and accounts-receivable financing, and partnering with banks such
  as Fifth Third and providers like LSQ. ApplePie has provided billions in loans across 200+ franchise brand partners. It
  is backed by QED Investors and is tracked in the API Evangelist network as a fintech company profile; no public API or developer
  program has been identified as of this enrichment pass.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/applepie-capital/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- qed-investors
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
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  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
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specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
tags:
- Company
- Fintech
- Lending
- Franchise Financing
- Small Business Loans
- Marketplace Lending
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.applepiecapital.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.applepiecapital.com/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://www.applepiecapital.com/team#contact
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.applepiecapital.com/get-started
- type: Login
  url: https://www.applepiecapital.com/ncino_login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.applepiecapital.com/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.applepiecapital.com/legal/privacy-notice
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/applepie-capital
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/applepie-capital-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence