We provide venture loans to venture equity-backed companies that lack the assets or cash flow for traditional debt financing, or that want greater flexibility

 

Venture loans are…

•    Senior debt and may be collateralized by a company’s assets and/or intellectual     ___property, or specific equipment purchased with the loan

•    Generally structured as non-convertible term loans, which amortize (are repaid) over time, ___with warrants for company stock

•    A complement to equity financing

 

Our focus

We invest across IT, Life Sciences and Cleantech in high growth potential companies of all stages. Our typical financing to a company is $1M-$5M, but varies with the stage of the company. We provide financing for the purchase of specific equipment or assets as well as growth capital. We view our loans as “risk capital” and do not include restrictive covenants or default clauses that limit your ability to execute.

What we do

As a small firm, you will work with one team from first contact to close and can expect a short, efficient process.

 

Our typical process:

 

•    Introductory phone call with an associate or partner

 

•    In person meeting with two or more members of the investment team

 

•    Complete initial dilligence and respond within a week

 

•    Short legal and business due diligence process prior to closing

 

 

Working with us

•    Extending runway or providing a cash cushion to an early stage company

 

•    Accelerating growth of a developing company without an additional equity round

 

•    Reducing the size of an equity round to limit dilution

 

•    Financing the purchase of equipment or development of infrastructure

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•    Financing an acquisition

 

 

 

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