Venture_Debt_Lenders_Flashcards
Silicon Valley Bank
Focus: Provides a variety of financial services to technology and life sciences companies.
Key Financials: Offers debt financing solutions including loans and equipment financing.
Top Funding Activities: Technology hardware, software, biotech.
Recent Deals: Multiple credit facilities to tech startups in 2020-2021.
Key People: Greg Becker (CEO).
Hercules Capital
Focus: Specializes in customized debt financing for venture-backed companies in tech and life sciences.
Key Financials: Offers growth capital loans, working capital, and equipment financing.
Top Funding Activities: Biotechnology, medical devices, technology, sustainable energy.
Recent Deals: Provided venture debt to various SaaS and biotech companies.
Key People: Scott Bluestein (CEO).
Western Technology Investment
Focus: Provides venture debt to early to mid-stage technology companies.
Key Financials: Known for flexible financing solutions including loans and leases.
Top Funding Activities: Information technology, software, hardware.
Recent Deals: Deals with companies in cloud computing and AI.
Key People: Maurice Werdegar (CEO).
TriplePoint Capital
Focus: Offers debt financing and equipment leasing to venture-backed companies.
Key Financials: Provides venture loans, leases, and direct equity investments.
Top Funding Activities: Technology, life sciences, entertainment.
Recent Deals: Extended credit facilities to various technology companies.
Key People: Jim Labe (CEO and Co-founder).
Horizon Technology Finance
Focus: Provides loan based and capital solutions to development-stage companies in the technology, life science, and healthcare information and services industries.
Key Financials: Focuses on secured loans.
Top Funding Activities: Healthcare technology, environmental technology.
Recent Deals: Funded several life sciences and healthcare tech startups.
Key People: Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr. (CEO).
Kreos Capital
Focus: Specializes in providing growth debt to high-growth companies in Europe and Israel.
Key Financials: Offers venture debt, growth debt, and working capital facilities.
Top Funding Activities: Tech, life sciences, and healthcare.
Recent Deals: Provided growth debt to several European tech firms.
Key People: Raoul Stein (CEO).
Oxford Finance
Focus: Provides specialized financial services to life sciences and healthcare services companies.
Key Financials: Offers senior debt, equipment loans, and revolving lines of credit.
Top Funding Activities: Biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices.
Recent Deals: Extended credit facilities to numerous life sciences companies.
Key People: J. Alden Philbrick (President and CEO).
Runway Growth Capital
Focus: Provides long-term growth capital to companies with proven business models.
Key Financials: Focuses on long-term loans with flexible terms.
Top Funding Activities: Technology and life sciences.
Recent Deals: Recent deals include funding for tech startups in the growth phase.
Key People: David Spreng (CEO and Founder).
Lighthouse Capital Partners
Focus: Offers structured debt products to early and expansion-stage technology and life science companies.
Key Financials: Provides loans backed by company assets.
Top Funding Activities: Enterprise software, healthcare IT, medical devices.
Recent Deals: Numerous transactions with technology-focused startups.
Key People: Dan Stein (Managing Director).
Square 1 Bank (a division of Pacific Western Bank)
Focus: Provides comprehensive financial services including venture lending to startups and growth-stage companies.
Key Financials: Offers venture loans and treasury management services.
Top Funding Activities: Technology, life sciences, energy, clean tech.
Recent Deals: Supported various startups with venture debt products.
Key People: Douglas Bowers (President and CEO).
