Venture Debt

In Part 6 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence delves deeper into the nuanced strategies lenders use to mitigate the risk of lending to venture-backed start-ups.

In Part 5 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence digs into the strategies lenders use to mitigate the risk of lending to venture-backed start-ups.

In Part 4 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence focuses on how to mitigate risk, starting with a deep understanding of the borrower's industry, development stage and financial health.

In Part 3 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence explains how to enhance equity upside through smart and creative structuring of deals.

In Part 2 his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence demystifies the intricate world of venture debt deal structures.

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.

With venture lending capacity down by as much as two-thirds since the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, revenue scale and company quality will be top of mind for both venture debt and equity capital providers.

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.

The market continues to evolve, writes Mark Donnelly, managing director at Runway Growth Capital, who says he is seeing larger debt facilities, lower cost of capital, lighter covenants and less amortization.