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The Re-emergence of Venture Debt

Ed Sim has today’s great VC post titled Don’t forget to look at venture debt when raising a new round.  Venture debt is a useful part of the capital structure of any VC-backed company and is suddenly trendy again.  Ed writes eloquently about the advantages and pitfalls.

Ed Sim has today’s great VC post titled Don’t forget to look at venture debt when raising a new round.  Venture debt is a useful part of the capital structure of any VC-backed company and is suddenly trendy again.  Ed writes eloquently about the advantages and pitfalls.

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Should I Take Money From Unaccredited Investors?

One question that we’ve gotten fairly frequently is whether or not an entrepreneur should take money from unaccredited investors.  It’s tempting – you have friends and family that want to help you out, in many cases don’t want debt and want a piece of the action. Brad and I aren’t your lawyers.  If you take […]

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Can Founders Cash Out At Time of Venture Investment?

Q: Can the founders sell off their shares to the company and get paid from the investment which has come in the company at the valuation rate of the round? A: (Jason). Most likely, not. VCs are reluctant to allow founders to cash out, as the money going into the company is normally needed to […]

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Should Companies Solicit Multiple VCs, or Just One While Fundraising?

Question: If you found out that a startup who approached you was soliciting funding from other sources, would you be less likely to invest in the opportunity? Would you encourage or discourage new startups to negotiate a better deal by looking for more than one VC? Our Take: As much as we’d like all our […]

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