Category Archives: venture debt

Thoughts on Venture Debt from WTI

A couple of weeks ago, I published a post which posited that Venture Debt at the early stages is overused in today’s market and listed out some key considerations that companies must understand prior to taking on leverage. One consideration that I’ve opined … Continue reading

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Is Venture Debt overused?

Is Venture Debt overrated and overused for Early Stage companies? The question may sound a bit strange coming from someone who spent well over a decade advocating the benefits of Venture Debt for early stage companies. However, I cant shake … Continue reading

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Venture Debt 101 - Anatomy of a termsheet

In my last post, I compared and contrasted Venture Debt from Banks vs. Venture Debt Firms. While most Venture Debt term sheets are straightforward and fairly easy to understand, it’s important to understand what each of the terms really means … Continue reading

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Venture Debt 101 - Banks vs. Venture Debt Firms

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Venture debt 101

(Note: This will be a 2 Multi-part blog, with the next post focused on comparing and contrasting Venture debt from Venture Debt firms vs. Banks). For the uninitiated, Venture debt is simply debt financing for Venture Capital backed companies for the purpose … Continue reading

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