The Startup Finance Blog | Lighter Capital

[Partner Article] How to 10x your business intelligence with finance automation

By Geoff Charles, Head of Product, Ramp Time is the only asset a business can never fully recoup. For companies looking to become leaders...

A New Environment for Venture Capital and Startup Fundraising

The chasm between 2021 and 2022 involves much more than our collective response to Covid. In their quest to secure financing, burgeoning...

How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a Risk Perspective

You’ve seen the staggering inflation rates. You’ve almost certainly been hit by them – at the gas pump, at the supermarket checkout, even...

How to Navigate a Shifting Funding Market: Tips from a VC

As you are aware, the startup funding landscape has been changing over the past several months. Rather than funding growth at any cost,...

Navigating the Great Resignation

Navigating “The Great Resignation” and Lessons from a Lighter Capital portfolio company, by Melissa Widner, CEO Lighter Capital Nothing...

What Is Lead Velocity Rate (LVR) and How to Calculate Velocity

The world of SaaS metrics is complex — you could spend every day measuring a different metric and quickly become overwhelmed with data...

What is a Product Innovation Strategy? (Definition and Examples)

Your startup is humming along nicely. You’ve established your positioning and product market fit, have a happy and growing customer base,...

2021 Deal Roundup

2021 has been a very exciting year for Lighter Capital. We are proud and privileged to assist all of the companies that we provided...

Lighter Capital + Modern Logic 2022 Webinar Series Scaling and Accelerating SaaS Startups

Modern Logic and Lighter Capital Partnership Lighter Capital and Modern Logic, a digital product studio, have teamed up for another...

What is TTV (Time to Value) in SaaS? What it Means and Why it Matters.

If your business has a SaaS model, you’ll know all too well that the customer journey between the initial point of subscription to...

Benefits to Securing Funding Prior to the End of the Year

Congrats! You’ve validated that your startup solves a problem and has growing demand for your solution through increasing revenue and...

What is Product Development Strategy (Definition and Examples)

At a certain point in your business, a growth plateau will be reached. This may happen due to changing market trends, new competitors, or...

[Partner Blog] How to Forecast Recurring Revenue

By: Our partners at Clockwork Recurring revenue seems pretty simple on the surface, but just because recurring revenue is “predictable,”...

Inaugural Founder and CEO Summit 2021: More Than Money

With over 10 years of providing revenue-based financing to our clients, we’ve built an impressive portfolio network of SaaS businesses....

What Startups Need to Know About Seeking Financing During the Pandemic

In the midst of this global pandemic, startups are working tirelessly to keep their business running. For many, that means securing...

7 Ways Your Startup Can Thrive In A Tough Economy

In the span of a few short months, the entire global economy has changed. The way we work has changed. Even the way we live our daily...

Know and Maximize Your Runway

It’s a difficult and confusing time to be an entrepreneur. People are relying on you. Investors may be pressuring you or showering you...

SaaS Revenues: Every Founder’s Accounting Nightmare

Only in your wildest dreams did you think you’d be booking customers left and right, but already within the first few months of your...

What Is Partner Relationship Management (PRM) and Why Is it Important for SaaS Startups?

SaaS startups can gain tremendous benefit from forming relationships with other companies in their industries. These relationships might...

What is ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)? Definition, Formula, Examples

Recurring revenue is the beating heart of your SaaS company. As a metric, known as ARR, this revenue helps you work towards increasing...