venture debt

ARR has always been a key metric, but with valuations down across the board and new money too tight to mention, it’s now a lodestar.

Venture debt, in many ways, used to be an afterthought. But in the post-SVB world, raising this kind of debt is going to look very different.

VCs don't think venture debt is going away anytime soon, but five investors said getting it now will look different than before.

Capital markets are changing, which means financing options for companies are changing as well.

Silicon Valley Bank was synonymous with venture debt to many but even if credit is harder to find, startups still have options.

Its equity, growth and existing relationships with banks and financial institutions, gave Socure firm footing to kick off credit facility discussions.

For many startup founders, a "founder-friendly" investor is one who stays relatively hands off. But in today's climate, we need the opposite.

Despite many thinking that venture debt would grow amid this year's equity pullback, that has not been the case.

While cash from Uncle Sam may not be top of mind for startups, SBA loans can provide low-cost capital.

CIBC's Mark McQueen says the bank's non-dilutive capital can be "unicorn fuel" as startups wait for VC funding spigot to flow faster.

Mercury, a well-funded, three-year-old startup that offers a host of banking services to startups, is today rolling out a new offering for its customers: venture debt. The idea is to loan out $200 mil

For our business model, raising a credit facility to fund all of the spend for our customers made the most sense.

Planet42, a South Africa-based car subscription company that buys used cars from dealerships and rents to customers via a subscription model, has raised $30 million in equity and debt. The investment

Venture capital is a popular source of capital for early-stage startups, but it's not the only one. Debt is an increasingly popular alternative, as is non-dilutive, revenue-based financing.

The capital market for startups has perhaps never been more attractive than it is today. Not only are venture capitalists raising more capital than ever, but new methods of financing startup activity

Given the surplus of liquidity, entrepreneurs have access to more funding options than ever. Venture banks, venture debt funds and venture capitalists are jockeying to prove their money is greener.

How can debt be stable and reliable? Seems like an oxymoron, but the reality is that while equity investors are looking for growth, debt investors just want to get paid back with interest.

Early-stage startups are increasingly looking for alternative ways to access capital, meaning not every company wants to raise money from VCs or take on debt. In recent years, a flurry of startups hav

For many early startups, debt financing is not an option. If companies want to preserve equity, however, debt can be an advantageous choice.

A new category of investors has emerged offering a hybrid between VC and revenue-based investment (RBI), which we call “flexible VC."