venture capital

Face Off: Evaluating Insured Technology Financing vs. Venture Debt

Given recent events impacting the technology sector and correlated financing, questions are understandably being raised regarding technology banking and venture debt, while many companies have begun exploring viable alternatives.  What’s Happening?  Banks, especially those with technology banking practices, have historically been a leading provider of loans to startups and growing technology companies. One such bank, …

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Insured Technology Financing Can Fill the Hole Left by Now Diminished Banking Options

Growing technology companies have historically had limited options for debt financing, but following recent events, those options have not only further decreased, they’ve become significantly less favorable. The low-cost lender in the venture space, which had dominated a large portion of the market and maintained relationships with more than 50% of all venture-backed companies in the U.S., …

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The Rise in Demand for Debt Financing

Venture capital’s down market has made it more challenging for startups and growing tech companies to access capital through VCs, causing a rise in companies seeking non-dilutive debt capital. 

When Should a Growing Technology Company Seek Debt Financing?

In many growth-stage technology companies, the question about when to raise equity or seek debt financing can raise many questions and considerations. It’s important to make the distinction that, generally, debt is not a substitute for equity, but rather they can be very complimentary.  Debt also comes in many forms and for different purposes. Typically, when …

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Webinar: Insured Technology Financing with Practising Law Institute

PIUS will join the Practising Law Institute (PLI) for a webinar on leveraging intellectual property (IP) for insured technology financing. The webinar, titled, “Insured Technology Financing: Evolving Uses of Intellectual Property to Support Lending in High-Growth Industries,” will focus on how insured technology financing can help companies access growth capital, and how to identify situations …

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Financing Options for Unsponsored Companies: Venture Debt vs. Insured Technology Financing

This post is the third in a three-part series. Read Part 1: Background and Choices and Part 2: Bank Loans vs. Insured Technology Financing.  Venture debt is  an increasingly popular option amongst entrepreneurs as many seek alternative funding opportunities, often bridging a company from one growth stage to the next. Venture debt is a form of debt financing specifically geared to …

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Webinar: Insured Alternatives to Venture Debt for Venture Capitalists

PIUS and Marsh to present “Raising Capital through Insurance” alongside industry partners PIUS, in partnership with Marsh, the world’s largest insurance broker and risk advisor, and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), will present a free webinar on how venture capitalists can lower the cost of capital for their portfolio companies by utilizing insurance. The webinar, “Raising Capital through …

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