Why startups are raising more venture debt as VC dollars near all-time records

Why startups are raising more venture debt as VC dollars near all-time records

4 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/14/why-startups-are-raising-more-venture-debt-as-vc-dollars-near-all-time-records/

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.

As I write to you, SaaS and cloud stocks are busy setting fresh all-time highs and as we’ve seen, venture interest in modern software companies is pushing more money into the sector. But despite it appearing to be an incredibly good time to raise equity funding, venture debt and revenue-based financing appear to be having a moment.