Private Equity

Venture Debt

Friday Letter: SVB collapse leaves big hole in venture debt

The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents an enormous opportunity for venture debt providers.

5 min read · 17 March 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

Venture debt is filling void for life sciences with equity markets under siege

Killu Sanborn of Oxford Finance and Louis Lehot of Foley & Lardner LLP explain the ins and outs of venture debt for life sciences companies.

5 min read · 03 October 2022

Runway Growth Capital taps Brad Pritchard as tech managing director

Pritchard was previously a managing director at BlackRock.

1 min read · 02 August 2022

Raising awareness for venture debt growth

Venture debt is a relatively unknown asset class, but recent rapid expansion signals a bright future.

5 min read · 08 September 2021

Early-stage VC Modarresi joins debt lender Runway Growth

Runway Growth Capital adds Shayna Modarresi to its roster as managing director to focus on technology investing, as debt investing continues to heat up.

2 min read · 03 May 2021

Venture debt has evolved for late-stage tech…and it looks a lot like equity

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.

3 min read · 06 April 2021

Venture debt fit to outpace wider VC market

The sector is on track to outpace the wider VC market, according to a recent PitchBook report. But as interest rates remain low, venture debt could become just as popular as equity in VC.

3 min read · 30 March 2021

Why venture debt is booming

Venture lending is seen as offering higher returns for higher risk. So why, against such a volatile backdrop, is fundraising surging ahead?

6 min read · 28 August 2020

VC firm Rokk3r Fuel unapologetic about its push for PPP loans

While some investors worried about public criticism, thousands of VC-backed companies took money from the government's loan program. Rokk3r Fuel is one of the firms that advised all portfolio companies to apply for PPP.

3 min read · 14 July 2020

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