Venture Debt
For forward thinkers
Fast growth businesses in the UK are flying. Across a number of sectors from fintech to biotech, digital media, marketing and entertainment, scale-up businesses are attracting increasing interest from VC funds.
But the financing requirements of these businesses can be complex, as many are pre-profit while investing in people and building market share.
This is where we can help by providing Venture Debt: a finance solution designed to help VC-backed businesses continue to grow rapidly between funding rounds.
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Venture Debt at a glance
Debt finance for fast growth VC-backed businesses:
- Quantum: £1m - £10m limit
- Term: 3 year term
- Debt to equity: ≤ 33%
- Security: Debenture
- Initial capital repayment holiday followed by capital and interest repayments through to maturity
Key client characteristics
- Presence of existing investor (VC, PE or Family Office) in company shareholding
- Enterprise value +£10m (based on previous fund raising)
- Growth of 20%+ forecasted for next 12 months
- Minimum existing sales revenue of >£2m
- Existing contracts with diversified client base
- Working towards break-even
Key advantages of working with us
- Industry experience and understanding, enabling fast and informed decision making
- Dedicated Venture Debt team to ensure seamless execution and on-going support
- A product designed specifically to help fast growth companies:
- Continue to invest in product and infrastructure;
- Acquire users and build market share;
- Maintain focus and momentum; and
- Preserve equity by raising funds without diluting share capital
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