Sage Creek Capital Goes Live on northteq's aurôra LOS to Speed Up Decisions and Improve Vendor Experience

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — [February 11], 2026 — Sage Creek Capital, LLC is now live on northteq's aurora Loan Origination System. The move gives Sage Creek the speed and data visibility to better serve its vendor and OEM partners, turning around decisions faster and delivering clearer answers throughout the financing process.

For Sage Creek’s evolving business, they needed to find a platform that could automate the busy work, support faster decisioning, and capture the data required for clearer reporting, regardless of how a deal is entered into the system. Getting there required updating how the team worked. Sage Creek expanded the data collected upfront and standardized workflows to ensure consistent automation whether a vendor submits an application via API, portal, embedded experience, online application, or email. These improvements now give them clearer visibility into every transaction, from application through funding.

"With these systems, the data out is only as good as the data in," said Ethan Keeler, President & CEO of Sage Creek Capital. "Our old system gave us a 30,000-foot view of transactions. Now we have the ability to get down in the details. We’re collecting better data, seeing more of what matters, and turning those insights into faster answers for our vendor and OEM partners."

Keeler highlighted the implementation experience and delivery from northteq, "Their team was great from the moment of reaching out for an introductory call to the final days of implementation. Expectations were clear on both sides, and we stayed true to the original timeline."

“The vendor and customer experience are the core to creating automation workflows that act as a competitive advantage," noted Lara Tolland, Chief Operating Officer at northteq. "Better data means better decisions. Sage Creek gets that. When you give vendor partners consistency and transparency, you process deals faster and build stronger relationships. But, understanding the different needs of vendor partners matters. The lenders that get ahead are the ones that design flexible intake and automate the workflow behind it, so vendors get speed, transparency, and a process they can trust.

”With aurora now live, Sage Creek is keeping the momentum going. The team is working to expand self-service options, streamline follow-ups, and improve how transaction data flows across the lifecycle, delivering a more consistent experience for vendor partners and their customers.

About Sage Creek Capital, LLC

Sage Creek Capital, LLC, headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, provides tailored financing solutions for businesses at every stage. Built on decades of expertise across the financial sector and private manufacturing, Sage Creek takes an advisory approach to lending and empowers businesses with accessible capital through a streamlined and automated lending process, making financing faster, simpler, and more efficient.

About northteq

Northteq, LLC is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based fintech company that has empowered over 150 lenders to provide their borrowers, vendors, and employees with automated lending solutions that increase revenue and create better lending decisions. Aurora, Northteq’s flagship product, is an automated loan origination system, vendor, and borrower portal.

Northteq carefully selects partnerships with industry-leading providers in credit, fraud detection, and other essential areas, such as Middesk, Truepic, PayNet, Mastercard Identity, FICO, Equifax, Experian, D&B, TimeValue, LexisNexis, Nintex, Ocrolus, Plaid, and more. By choosing the best partners, Northteq offers lenders partner integrations that allow them to make smarter, automated lending decisions.

Northteq is primarily owned by Arthur Ventures, a $2 billion growth equity fund, known for leading investments in B2B software companies. This partnership positions Northteq for continued growth and innovation. Since 2013, Arthur Ventures has partnered with over 75 companies across the United States and Canada. For more information, please visit northteq.com.