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Revenue-Based Investing: A New Option for Founders who Care About Control

David Teten

As a result, we carefully choose to invest in good brands and operators that we believe can execute on their plan with the help of a reliable and flexible capital partner. That’s how we can offer competitive rates … with no prepayment penalties or warrants attached.

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Startups and VCs Should Avoid “Pier” Funding

Both Sides of the Table

The industry jargon for convertible debt is a “bridge loan&# or “bridge financing.&# It’s called a bridge loan because it’s meant to provide enough capital to bridge you from your last round of funding until your next round of funding. But piers are often counter productive.

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SEC Defines Venture Capital

Venture Chronicles

Only invests in equity securities of private operating companies to provide primarily operating or business expansion capital (not to buy out other investors), U.S. Bridge financing. The SEC fulfilled their obligation under the Frank-Dodd financial reform bill and defined what venture capital is.

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The Importance of Bridge Funding for StartUps

The Startup Magazine

If your long-term funding is already locked in, this gives you significant security to acquire another loan, and plenty of alternative loan companies offer specialized loans designed specifically to help companies maintain operations during funding gaps. For most start-ups, the first year is an absolutely critical period.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

Both Sides of the Table

Often times when companies raise “bridgefinancing (this is money from internal investors. Arnie Gullov-Singh (ex-EVP of product, technology and operations for MySpace) also joined as CEO, as Sean Rad will assume the role of President. We spoke briefly about why. Short answer: no.

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The Basics of Small Business Loans [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

Then going back and understand what it is you need to do to get the path to remove that issue and then see if you can get some type of bridge financing. These companies can get bridge year to where you need to get to until you get the financing that you need. Want to open up a franchise and be in financing.