Customer Story

CakeBoxx

Cakeboxx Technologies grew 6x, attained profitability and cleared their order backlog on the Klear platform.
Location
Virginia, USA
Industry
Shipping and Logistics
6x
6x growth in first year

About CakeBoxx

CakeBoxx Technologies designs and manufactures specialized cargo containers used to transport large, high-value assets for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. Each order represents a complex, capital-intensive project involving long production cycles, significant upfront costs, and extended payment terms once delivery is complete.

While demand for CakeBoxx’s solutions continued to grow, scaling production required careful coordination between operations, cash flow, and customer payments.

The Challenge: Growth Tied Up in Long Payment Cycles

Like many advanced manufacturers serving government and enterprise buyers, CakeBoxx faced a familiar challenge:

  • Large invoices with long payment terms
  • Significant upfront material and manufacturing costs
  • Multiple projects running simultaneously
  • Limited visibility into when capital would return to fund the next order

Even with strong sales, capital was often locked up in completed or in-progress work, forcing difficult tradeoffs between accepting new orders and preserving liquidity.

Traditional financing options were slow, inflexible, or required giving up control—none of which aligned with CakeBoxx’s growth goals.

The Solution: Capital Intelligence with Klear

CakeBoxx adopted Klear to bring financial and operational data into a single, connected system.

With Klear, CakeBoxx was able to:

  • Centralize invoices, purchase orders, and milestones into one timeline
  • Forecast cash flow across multiple active projects in real time
  • See exactly when capital would be constrained—and when it would return
  • Access working capital by selling eligible invoices directly through the platform

Rather than relying on static spreadsheets or reactive financing, CakeBoxx gained a dynamic view of its business—linking operations directly to funding decisions.

Unlocking Working Capital Without Slowing Down

A key advantage for CakeBoxx was the ability to access capital tied up in invoices without restructuring its business or taking on traditional debt.

Using Klear’s embedded working capital capabilities, CakeBoxx could:

  • Convert approved invoices into immediate liquidity
  • Fund materials, manufacturing, and shipping for new orders
  • Maintain momentum even while waiting on customer payments

This allowed the team to focus on execution and delivery, rather than timing cash around long receivable cycles.

The Results: Faster Execution, Greater Control

With Klear in place, CakeBoxx achieved measurable operational improvements:

  • 72% increase in production throughput and order velocity
  • Greater confidence accepting larger and more frequent orders
  • Improved visibility into project-level profitability and cash needs
  • Reduced friction between finance and operations teams

Most importantly, CakeBoxx gained the ability to grow on its own terms—without sacrificing delivery speed or financial control.

Why It Matters

For manufacturers like CakeBoxx, growth isn’t limited by demand—it’s limited by timing. Klear helps close that gap by connecting operations, cash flow, and capital access into a single system.

By turning visibility into action, CakeBoxx transformed working capital from a constraint into a growth enabler.

Looking Ahead

As CakeBoxx continues to support mission-critical supply chains, Klear remains a core part of its financial infrastructure—helping the team scale production, manage complexity, and deliver with confidence.

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