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Do venture capital firms or private equity funds offer debt financing for startups?

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The direct answer to your question is NO, VC and PE funds do not provide debt financing for any companies. For venture capital, this is typically ten times the invested capital, and those returns can only be achieved through equity appreciation, not debt service. original post can be found on Quora @ [link] *.

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How do US venture capital firms view an entrepreneur who decides to go for funding to the US with a business plan, and then will need a visa?

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The most important is that venture capital firms simply do not fund business plans. But I wish you luck with your venture! Invested Interests business plan entrepreneurs startups US venture capital firms visa' The disappointing fact is that this is a highly, highly unlikely scenario, for several reasons.

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Is gust.com a difficult platform to replicate?

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As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Gust’s long-term goal is to serve as the infrastructure platform for the entire global, early stage finance industry. Instead, it is our eight years of indefatigable relationship and customer building with large segments of the world’s early stage finance industry.

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Which books would you recommend to a VC analyst-associate?

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The Business of Venture Capital. Raising Venture Capital for the Serious Entrepreneur. A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. Venture Deals. Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist. Mastering the VC Game. Term Sheets & Valuations.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part III

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Last week , we took the plunge and began dissecting an example term sheet for a convertible debt financing round piece by piece. In Part II, we looked at the mandatory conversion language that is at the heart of any convertible debt financing. Same, except at the option of the noteholders (per the term sheet example above).

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IPOs, M&As, Liquidity, & You. (the entrepreneur)

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In the “good old days,” angels invested in seed-stage startups and teed up promising companies for subsequent venture capital financing. If the company was successful, this quickly led to an IPO – a very happy ending for the entrepreneur, the angels, and the venture capitalists. My, my…how the world has changed.

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Knowledge Is Power: Convertible Note Financing Terms, Part II

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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.

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