Find Venture Debt Description
We believe that venture debt is a broad term that covers many types of debt available for startups and other fast-growing companies. We have identified more that 20 types of venture loans. These loans can be used to fund working capital or as synthetic royalty loans. Most venture lenders offer more than one type of loan. Each case is different and requires a determination of the type of debt that is best suited for a startup or other fast growing business. The following table provides guidance for pre-revenue, SaaS and life science businesses. It should be used as a starting point. We refer to an "equity sponsor" in the examples as institutional shareholders, such as a venture capital firm or private equity fund. Companies that are sponsored generally have more options for financing their debt. Pre-revenue startups require either collateral or venture capital sponsorship to obtain debt capital.