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Venture debt: how to fundamentally get it right

In part 10 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores fundamental analysis, emphasizing the most important aspects in lending to earlier-stage, high-growth companies.

5 min read · 18 June 2024

Venture debt: Debunking the top five myths

In Part 8 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence dispels five common myths about venture debt.

5 min read · 15 April 2024

Five ways to support underrepresented founders

Dan Conner of Ascend Venture Capital shares practical steps VC firms can take to address minority start-up funding imbalances.

4 min read · 02 November 2023

Venture debt: A lucrative path for institutional investors

In Part 1 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence notes that when it is compounded at 15% per year an investment in venture debt over 10 years produces a 4x MOIC.

4 min read · 12 September 2023

Why Alumni Ventures went all in on AI

Mike Collins, founder and CEO of Alumni Ventures, shares his vision for AV to ‘become the most AI-powered VC in the industry’ and the progress the firm has made so far.

8 min read · 21 June 2023

Is venture debt a good news story for investors?

Venture debt is coming to the forefront as start-ups confront a tightening VC market, inflation and rising interest rates., writes Nelson Chu of Percent.

4 min read · 26 October 2022

Investing in the certainty of innovation

A number of seismic shifts are underway that are transforming the global economy and presenting vast opportunity for both entrepreneurs and investors, writes Ed Knight, president of Antler.

3 min read · 11 August 2022

Is deep tech poised to take off?

With a backdrop full of pressing issues facing the world today, the space for deep tech entrepreneurs to grow their companies into transformative solutions is perhaps greater than it's ever been, writes Karthee Madasamy of MFV Partners.

7 min read · 03 August 2022

Three reasons why Latin America is a smart bet

Oliver Henry of TheVentureCity argues that there are few locations better prepared to capitalize on the benefits of Web3 than Latin America.

5 min read · 19 July 2022

Look to early stage to create a more diverse and inclusive portfolio

Making seed investments into founders from underrepresented groups would have a more material impact for diverse founders than quotas, writes Sarah Barber, CEO of Jenson Funding Partners.

3 min read · 22 March 2022

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