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The first rule of venture debt is that it follows equity; it doesn’t replace it. Venture lenders use venture capital support as a source of validation and the primary yardstick for underwriting a loan. Raising debt for an early-stage company is more efficient when you can precisely describe the performance objectives associated with the last round of equity, the intended timing and strategy for raising the next round, and how the loan you are asking for will support or supplement those plans.

Venture debt availability and terms are always contextual. Loan types and sizes vary significantly based on the scale of your business, the quality and quantity of equity raised to date, and the objective for which the debt is being raised. The amount of venture debt available is calibrated to the amount of equity the company has raised, with loan sizes varying between 25% to 35% of the amount raised in the most recent equity round. Early-stage loans to pre-revenue or product validation companies are much smaller than loans available to later-stage companies in expansion mode. And companies without VC investors face significant difficulties in attracting any venture debt.