TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Ramp confirmed in March that it had secured $550 million in debt and $200 million in equity in a new financing that doubled its valuation to $8.1 Last week, another player in the space, Airbase, said it had secured $150 million in a debt financing led by Goldman Sachs.

accelerator 88

accelerator financing finance SaaS 88

TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Corporate management startup Ramp confirmed that it has secured $550 million in debt and $200 million in equity in a new financing that doubles its valuation to $8.1 Notably, Founders Fund led the latest equity financing, marking the firm’s fourth time leading a round for Ramp. It then raised $300 million at a $3.9

financing 99

financing finance capital founder 99

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

That impressed investors, evidently, who pledged $20 million in the startup as a part of an all-debt funding round that closed today. Why opt for debt as opposed to equity? It’s definitely true that equity is harder to come by these days, with valuations dropping and debt financing slowly gaining in popularity.

real estate 91

real estate construction investing investment 91

TechCrunch

JULY 17, 2022

Last week, I talked with Airbase founder and CEO Thejo Kote about the fact that the company just secured $150 million in debt financing led by Goldman Sachs. Companies close credit lines all the time, but the reasons behind the moves are often more interesting than the financings in and of themselves. We are not a lender.

pitching 101

pitching financing finance ventures 101

Gust

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

It should therefore come as no surprise that an asymmetry of information exists, mostly gleaned from experience, between founders and investors in a venture financing deal. Experienced investors often don’t feel the need to involve legal counsel in most typical convertible debt seed or angel round investments.

financing 178

financing finance VC entrepreneurs 178

TechCrunch

MARCH 25, 2021

without a debt component). This is seeing operators issue vouchers and offer sizeable discounts in a bid to acquire customers fast, while VCs are pumping huge amounts of early-stage cash into a space where unit economics aren’t yet definitively proven. Previous backer Atlantic Food Labs also followed on.

startup 104

startup accelerator financing finance 104

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The funding is coming mostly in the form of debt — money loaned to MarketFinance to in turn loan out to its customers as an approved partner of the U.K. The funding is coming mostly in the form of debt — money loaned to MarketFinance to in turn loan out to its customers as an approved partner of the U.K.

financing 84

financing finance sustainability opportunity 84

Andreessen Horowitz

AUGUST 30, 2023

-Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, in Wall Street (1987) Leveraged Buyouts became “a thing” in the 1980s thanks to a form of financial engineering called junk debt. Released in 1979, VisiCalc was the first “killer app” of finance (on the Apple IIe!), How many small Shopify merchants might want the exact same service?

opportunity 93

opportunity incumbents financing finance 93

Feedough

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) is an investment contract used to invest in early-stage startups in return for the rights to subscribe for new shares in future, usually at the next preferred stock financing. To understand the concept better, let’s break the definition into three key-phrases –. Characteristics Of SAFE.

financing 86

financing finance investing investment 86

David Teten VC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

We’re fortunate to interview William Stringer, Founder of Chisos Capital , a structured finance company. Chisos is a structured finance company that provides startup and brand capital to entrepreneurs, athletes and creatives. My background is finance, investments and operations. Q: Please give us an overview of Chisos.

VC 59

VC financing finance peer-to-peer 59

TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2023

You’ll definitely notice this car go by : China’s MG Motor debuted what looks like a green highlighter on wheels in India. Luup has now amassed a total of $68 million in equity, debt and asset financing to date, at what sources said valued the firm at more than $100 million.

micromobility 97

micromobility incubation accelerator venture capital 97

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

To underscore the demand for solutions to address this, today a startup called Wayflyer — which has built a new kind of financing platform, using big data analytics and repayments based on a merchant’s revenue activity — is announcing a big round of funding, $150 million. Its big data approach has some other benefits, too.

financing 80

financing finance capital founder 80

TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

Today, a startup from Gothenburg, Sweden called Juni is announcing $206 million in funding — a $100 million Series B and a further $106 million in debt — to build out e-commerce-focused neobank, designed specifically to cater to that growing group of retailers with tools to help them run their business.

incumbents 89

incumbents capital investing investment 89

TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

Merchants also struggle to access finance to perform cross-border trade in the continent. “We couldn’t see ourselves doing vessel chartering for the long term because the demand for fossil fuels will definitely reduce over the next few decades. In Africa, chartering vessels and processing ocean freight can be challenging.

financing 99

financing finance disruption capital 99

Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2020

The definition of “temporarily” is yet another unknown. Consider your cash position, access to debt, investors and disaster loan assistance. As uncertainty swirls around how long the COVID-19 crisis is going to last, many businesses are temporarily shuttered. Can you make temporary pay cuts? Or suspend their pay?

education 294

education disruption entrepreneurs financing 294

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

For example, the Fed has the authority to buy foreign government debt, as well as domestic government debt. government debt. Debt, Maths, and Exponents As a species, homo sapiens aren’t particularly strong, fast, or agile. B) Outright cancelling debt via some sort of jubilee. I need to tread carefully here.

energy 135

energy peer-to-peer culture real estate 135

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Targeting “Gen Z” and with a rather lofty sounding mission to “fight for the world’s financial health,” Cleo’s AI/machine learning-powered app connects to your bank accounts and gives you proactive advice and information on your finances, including timely nudges, to help you stay on top of your spending.

ventures 119

ventures health financing finance 119

Entrepreneur's Handbook

JULY 22, 2022

They would only be risk-free if the European Central Bank (ECB) fully commits to printing Euros to pay back member states’ government debts in any and all circumstances. An EU member entering technical default and leaving the EU to resolve its debt problems is the ECB’s worst nightmare?—?and It’s 2.20%.” Is that the case?”

energy 133

energy support real estate investing 133

TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Founders Fund led the latest round, which brings the fintech’s total equity and debt raised to date to over $625 million since its March 2019 inception. Looking ahead, the company plans to use its new capital to speed up the development of its finance automation platform.

SaaS 104

SaaS financing finance capital 104

TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

He has been raising money for some time, and in spite of his pedigree and the success of the company to this point, he said fundraising in the current climate was definitely more challenging. The round breaks down to $175 million in equity and $55 million in debt financing.

culture 98

culture development ventures capital 98

Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 28, 2022

A country can do one of three things to finance its deficit: Sell debt to domestic entities. The central bank can print money and purchase debt issued by the government. Sell debt to foreigners. Without foreign demand, a combination of options 1 and 2 must be employed to finance the national deficit.

energy 134

energy mix-use financing finance 134

TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

Challenger banks continue to make significant waves in the world of finance, with smaller outfits luring customers away from incumbents by providing an easier way for them to not only engage with basic banking services, but to tap into a wave of technology that brings more personalization and often better deals into the equation.

incumbents 102

incumbents financing finance strategy 102

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I’m no great scholar on bubbles – I have more interesting things to spend my time worrying about than the exact definition , but having been around a few I have at least given them intellectual consideration. Or worse yet they may never get financed. Why I believe we’re in a bubble. Have a cushion. Feels good.

real estate 309

real estate entrepreneurs financing finance 309

TechCrunch

MAY 24, 2022

One source told us that it was estimated that in recent weeks the company had about $300 million left in the bank, but it has run into trouble because it has significant outstanding debts owed to suppliers and others, and it has been (prior to the cuts announced today) operating on a monthly burn rate of between $50 million and $75 million/month.

financing 100

financing finance opportunity health 100

TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

Fasanara Capital is providing the debt. The mix of debt and equity is typical for a company building, effectively, a leasing business: it is the same approach Grover took when it raised $71 million for its Series B a year ago.

sustainability 86

sustainability mix-use energy financing 86

TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2022

Early-stage founders, it’s definitely a stressful time to be in your seat – but also clearly a pivotal one. For now, that means no net new Backstage companies, even though the firm is growing assets under management. Also, we’re hearing that Unusual Ventures’ new $485 million fund comes with an impressive promise of full-time help.

advice 97

advice ventures capital education 97

TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2021

Large amounts of financing will be needed to build stores and run loss leading customer acquisitions campaigns, something that is already ramping up in London. Backed by Blossom, Creandum and Index, grocery delivery and dark store startup Dija launches in London.

financing 112

financing finance capital venture capital 112

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Online grocery delivery, a booming business at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, has definitely come down to earth with the shifts in the economy, public health and technology investing. million) in equity through debt conversion. To give some balance to Oda’s picture, things are not all dark.

startup 87

startup sustainability investing investment 87

TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

Because the company was unable to fundraise from traditional VC, it took on debt financing and began looking for private equity and strategic partners. It’s definitely something in my DNA. Enter Constellation Brands, the producer and marketer of beer brands such as Corona Light, Modelo Especial and Pacifico.

VC 93

VC startup ventures venture capital 93

TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but it definitely caught my attention for a few reasons. As reported by Life Insurance International: “Level has created a tech-driven underwriting process for early-stage fintech startups that is claimed to have brought new efficiency and speed to the debt-raising process. I did, too.

incumbents 117

incumbents energy board investing 117

Angel Capital Association

OCTOBER 30, 2023

by Joe Wallin , leader of the Angel Capital Association Legal Advisory Council and Pricipal at the law firm of Carney Badley Spellman, P.S. Big Picture The CTA is intended to assist law enforcement in combatting money laundering, tax fraud, financing of terrorism, and other illicit activity through anonymous shell and front companies.

angel capital 98

angel capital investing investment board 98

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The round, which is a combination of equity and debt financing, lists investors from the Middle East, including DisruptAD and (the VC arm of ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund), and SHUAA (a major UAE asset management and investment banking firm). So this was definitely a big change.” .

transportation 87

transportation health VC development 87

Gust

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Last week , we gave some attention to the “why” behind convertible note financing for early stage startups. As with so many subjects in law and finance, mastering the jargon is half the battle. This may seem like a no-brainer now that you understand the basic structure of a convertible debt financing.

financing 79

financing finance angel investing investing 79

Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 8, 2023

Instead, three nuclear superpowers (USA, Russia, and China) are sparring against each other on the physical battlefield through proxies (Ukraine), in cyberspace , in finance via sanctions , in semiconductors via virtual embargos, in space via satellites , and in mental health (largely via social media).

energy 96

energy financing finance disruption 96

Entrepreneur's Handbook

AUGUST 6, 2022

The realm of finance is no different than a heated squash match. To support growth and a return to form in a fiat, debt-backed, financialised economy, the Fed must reduce the price of money and expand its quantity. Financing the purchase of a house or apartment is one of the largest activities of any financial institution.

financing 143

financing finance real estate mix-use 143

TechCrunch

MARCH 10, 2023

Co-founder and CEO Immad Akhund told TechCrunch that Thursday and Friday “have definitely been busy days” and that the company is “focused on onboarding clients quickly and giving them the best customer experience.” The company last year began offering venture debt in a direct swing at Silicon Valley Bank.

startup 84

startup founder startup ecosystem ventures 84

TechCrunch

JULY 10, 2022

Steve McLaughlin, managing partner at Financial Technology Partners (also known as FT Partners) posted on LinkedIn that “financing activity slowed notably compared to Q1 and the year ago period, but activity remained quite robust when compared to any other period besides 2021; activity did appear to wane as the quarter progressed.”

startup 97

startup transportation real estate venture capital 97