We Secure What Is Yours

The Problem We See

For too long, freelancers—the creators, designers, consultants, and builders shaping the modern economy—have been treated as an afterthought in the financial system. While they power innovation and drive $1.5 trillion in annual U.S. earnings alone, they face a broken reality:

• 72% have outstanding unpaid invoices from clients

• 59% are owed $50,000 or more for completed work

• 40% struggle to pay rent because clients don't pay on time

• 85% experience late payments at least sometimes

This isn't just inconvenient—it's catastrophic. Late and unpaid invoices cost the global economy nearly $1 trillion annually. In the EU, 1 in 4 bankruptcies are linked to late payments. In the UK, £11 billion evaporates each year, forcing 14,000 businesses to close. In the U.S., $825 billion sits trapped in unpaid invoices while freelancers wait, stress, and wonder if they'll make rent.

This is not normal. This is not acceptable. And we refuse to let it continue.

What We Believe

We believe that getting paid for your work should never be uncertain.

We believe freelancers deserve the same financial security, predictability, and respect afforded to traditional employees.

We believe that self-determination includes getting paid—on time, every time, without compromise.

We believe that financial freedom isn't a privilege reserved for the few—it's a right that belongs to the 1.57 billion freelancers who are building the future.

We believe the platforms and payment systems that exist today were not built for freelancers. They were retrofitted, patched together, and repurposed. Freelancers deserve something built specifically for them—from the ground up.

Our Mission

SecureFunds exists to eliminate payment uncertainty for freelancers worldwide.

We are building the trusted intermediary between freelancers and their clients—a financial infrastructure that guarantees timely payments, protects cash flow, and restores dignity to independent work.

Our mission is simple but profound: ensure that every freelancer can focus on their craft, not their cash flow.

How We Do It

SecureFunds uses smart escrow technology to create certainty where chaos once lived:

1. The freelancer shares a secure payment link with their client, detailing the amount and release date

2. The client deposits funds upfront, confirming their commitment

3. Funds are held securely in escrow and automatically released on the agreed date

No chasing. No stress. No broken promises.

This is payment security as infrastructure—transparent, automated, and built for international collaboration.

Who We Serve

We serve the 26+ million gig workers reshaping the economy across the U.S. and Europe:

• 5.5 million influencers and creators in the creator economy

• 3.8 million consultants and strategists

• 2.3 million designers and visual artists

• 10+ million writers, developers, coaches, and specialists

We start narrow—winning one use case so completely that customers can't imagine going back. Then we expand, community by community, until every freelancer has access to the financial certainty they deserve.

Why Now

The freelance economy is exploding:

• 76.4 million Americans freelance today

• 86.5 million are expected to freelance by 2027

• 52% of Gen Z already freelances

• 4.7 million freelancers earn over $100K annually

But while the workforce shifts, the financial infrastructure remains stuck in the past. 91% of freelance deals happen off-platform, through referrals and personal networks—outside the reach of existing payment protections.

This is our moment. The market is massive, underserved, and desperate for a solution.

What Makes Us Different

We are not another invoicing tool. We are not a freelance marketplace. We are a financial security platform designed exclusively for freelancers.

• Guaranteed payments—no more unpaid invoices

• Freelancer-specific risk protection—built for your reality

• Focus on financial independence and inclusion—not just business accounts

• Simplified automation—recovery without the stress

• Built for international collaboration—because borders shouldn't block payments

We don't ask freelancers to adapt to our system. We adapt to them.

Our Vision for the Future

We see a world where:

• Freelancers never lose sleep over whether a client will pay

• Financial insecurity doesn't force talented people out of independent work

• Cash flow gaps no longer drive 38% of small business failures

• Mental health and burnout caused by payment uncertainty become relics of the past

We see a world where financial freedom is the foundation, not the finish line.

How We'll Get There

With discipline, focus, and a bootstrapped mindset:

• Affiliate and creator-led growth via performance-based partnerships

• Advertorials and case studies that build trust before the sale

• Efficient distribution through high-intent search and niche communities

• Measurable, profitable channels protected by strict ROI gates

• Lean operations—every euro and dollar accountable, every tool justified

We build only what works. We scale only what converts. We protect our runway like it's sacred—because it is.

Join Us

We are Julia Prus and Felix John—a Stanford-educated fintech strategist who built payment systems for giants, and an influencer marketing leader who watched creators get burned by broken promises.

We've been in the press. We've earned trust. And we're just getting started.

SecureFunds is more than a product. It's a movement.

A movement toward financial dignity. Toward certainty. Toward a world where doing great work means getting paid—every time, on time, without question.