by Zack Ellison | Mar 31, 2025 | Columns
Venture Debt: How Lenders Can Evaluate VCs to Mitigate Risks in Sponsor-Backed Deals In part 19 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares how lenders can evaluate VC sponsors to mitigate risk and maximize upside. The magic of...
by Zack Ellison | Feb 27, 2025 | Columns, Editor's Picks
Venture Debt: Evaluating the Strengths and Weaknesses of VC-Backed Deals In part 18 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares the strengths and weaknesses of lending to VC-backed early-stage companies. When institutional...
by Zack Ellison | Jan 30, 2025 | Columns, Editor's Picks
Venture Debt: Key Aspects of Legal Diligence In part 17 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence examines the key areas of legal diligence in venture debt and growth credit transactions. Legal diligence is one of the most...
by Zack Ellison | Dec 30, 2024 | Columns, Editor's Picks
Venture Debt: Key Lessons Learned In part 16 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence reflects on key investment lessons he has learned. While anyone with a large checkbook can invest in venture debt, consistently generating returns...
by Zack Ellison | Nov 29, 2024 | Columns
Venture Debt: Valuation Methods, Challenges, and Best Practices In part 15 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence examines the methodologies and challenges of valuing early-stage companies in venture lending. In previous articles,...
by Zack Ellison | Oct 29, 2024 | Columns, Editor's Picks
Venture Debt: Advanced Deal Sourcing Strategies to Maximize Returns In part 14 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence shares advanced concepts for sourcing high-return venture debt deals. In venture debt, the quality of your deals...
