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A Record-Breaking Year for Venture Debt
2024 marked a record-breaking year for U.S. venture debt deals, which reached $53.3 billion in investments. According to PitchBook’s NVCA Venture Monitor, the dramatic increase in venture debt funding—up 94% from 2023—was driven by evolving venture capital (VC) dynamics.
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Navigating Startup Funding Rounds, from Early Stage to Exit
Every entrepreneur needs one thing to build their startup from idea to successful exit: money. Without a growth capital roadmap, founders on the startup journey face twists, turns, detours, and even a potential dead-end. What many don’t anticipate is the toll that repeated fundraising rounds can take on them and the business. Don’t end up like so many founders who wish they had known.
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Should Bootstrapped Startups Avoid Debt?
Bootstrapping a startup and building a sustainable business not only requires disciplined cash flow management but also careful management of expenses—you have to be laser-focused on where every dollar goes. Financial flexibility is a luxury that bootstrappers often don’t have. A little extra cash can go a long way. Is debt right for you?
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Short-Term Debt: Can Fast Financing Help Your Startup Grow?
Short-term financing—a loan that's paid back in 12 months or less—often attracts startup founders looking for lower capital costs and quick access to cash, but those benefits can fade quickly if the loan terms don’t line up with what the business needs. How do you know if short-term debt can help your SaaS business grow without adding unnecessary risk and costs? Start here.
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5 Tips for Managing Debt at a Growing Startup
As SaaS startups strive to win market share, debt can be a powerful asset for fueling growth. Though acquiring and managing debt can be a risky endeavor, structured planning and tracking goes a long way to help founders minimize those risks. Learn to manage startup debt wisely and maintain fiscal stability.
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SaaS Financing Options to Fund Your Startup in 2025
Don't let opportunities pass you by! Check out these SaaS-friendly funding solutions to extend your runway and help your startup grow.
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How to Prep Your Startup's Financial Documents for Investors
You’ll need to present your financials to prospective investors to get funding for your startup. Here's how to prepare.
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The SaaS Startup's Guide to Cash Flow Forecasting
Want make smarter decisions and secure your financial future? Master cash flow forecasting for your SaaS startup.
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Cash Flow Basics for SaaS Startups
Learn how to manage cash flow for your SaaS startup with our comprehensive guide that covers all the cash flow fundamentals.
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How to Improve SaaS Cash Flow
Learn strategies for improving cash flow in your growing SaaS business and circumnavigate the challenges of startup funding.
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What Is A Personal Guarantee On A Business Loan?
Don't risk your life's savings for a startup business loan! Learn about personal guarantees, and whether or not you have to agree to them.
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Creating Realistic Financial Projections for Your Startup
Follow these principles for building aggressive, yet realistic financial projections for your startup when raising capital from investors.
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What Is Non-Dilutive Funding, and How Do You Get It?
Explore non-dilutive funding for your SaaS startup, find out how to get it, and learn to evaluate its cost and value.
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10 Ways Founders Can Minimize Share Dilution
Want to preserve ownership while growing your startup? Learn 10 tactics, from organic growth to negotiation strategies.
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The Founder’s Guide to Startup Equity Dilution
Learn to navigate startup equity dilution with our easy-to-follow guide. We show you how equity dilution works and how to assess its costs.
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Why Don't All Startups Pursue Venture Funding?
Though VC funding can be the right fit for some startups, it’s important to ask yourself whether it’s the right fit for your startup.
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Good Debt vs. Bad Debt: Know the Difference to Fund Your Startup Wisely
We’ve seen how debt can help and hurt a young startup. Learn how to recognize and avoid bad debt that could sink your startup.
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What Is Revenue-Based Financing and How Does It Work?
Our guide to revenue-based financing explores pros, cons, use cases, funding requirements & more. Find out if RBF is right for your startup.
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Accounting for Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) in SaaS
SaaS startup financials often report cost of goods sold wrong, or don't account for it at all! Here's how to get it right.
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The Bootstrapped Startup’s Guide to Debt Financing
If you’re looking for an alternative to venture capital to grow your startup, our debt financing guide is a great place to start!
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