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And we are, we are just having trouble coming up with a fair and equitable way to reward my extra investment (we don't have experience to know what the "industry standard" would be).

You mentioned that the three of you have equal ownership in the LLC, but that you are assuming most of the financial risk. My suggestion is that you renegotiate the percent of ownership with your partners according to the financial risk taken by each partner. Such an arrangement is fair and would not only govern the percent of ownership, but also the distribution of profits. For example, if the total initial investment were $ 100,000 and your investment amounted to $ 45,000 then your percent of ownership and share of any profits would be 45%. Your partners, in turn, would also receive fair treatment according to their investment percentage. Normally, in a business arrangement, the person who takes the greatest financial risk should be in a position to exercise the greatest control and receive the greatest return on their investment simply because they have the most to lose. Lastly, such an arrangement eliminates the need for trying to figure out a fair percentage of interest to charge the other partners for the larger amount of money that you invested. I hope this helps!