Opinion

Family offices are becoming catalytic capital providers via direct investments, co-investments and thematic platforms, writes Steven Thayer of Ice Miller.

AI-driven tech disruptions have raised questions over the sustainability of the recent pricing recovery in venture secondaries.

Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence examines how the features that make venture debt a powerful growth catalyst can also pose serious risk to borrowers when it is misunderstood, mismanaged or misaligned with the underlying business.

Chime’s success is a model for how tech-led innovation, exceptional founders and insight into overlooked segments can reshape financial services, write Emmalyn Shaw and Sarah Morgenstern of Flourish Ventures.

Healthcare services deals come with unique regulatory challenges that can materially influence valuation, deal structure and exit prospects, write Davis Mello and Marc Rigsby, attorneys with Bass, Berry & Sims.

Here’s how VCs should think about diagnosing, managing and resolving challenges of upside-down cap tables, which undermine stakeholder alignment and threaten the viability of portfolio companies, writes attorney Davis Mello of Bass, Berry & Sims.

CRV says valuations are too high to justify continued investment from its opportunity fund, but other VCs say they are still seeing plenty of good follow-on deals.

In part 13 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares fundamental principles for sourcing high-potential venture debt deals.

In part 12 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares core principles for managing venture debt portfolios focused on high-growth, innovative start-ups.

In part 11 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores the critical importance of evaluating leadership teams when lending to early-stage, high-growth companies.