I am thrilled to announce that Lighter Capital is making its growth capital offerings – term loans with approval for a forward commitment and lines of credit – available in Canada. After much hard work and dedication from our fantastic team, the expansion of our startup financing solutions will provide Canadian entrepreneurs with an alternative to traditional equity sources. Given how quickly the technology industry is growing in Canada, we believe there will be a significant

As Chief Credit Officer at Lighter Capital, I work behind the scenes grappling with the data that informs all of our decision-making regarding financing deals, from revenue-based financing (RBF) to term loans and lines of credit. Similar to a venture capitalist (VC), I try to understand where startups are in their life cycles — and where they can expect to go. Recently, several VCs have asked for my perspective on how — and whether — RBF, term loans and lines of credit fit in

SaaStr Annual 2019 has come and gone, but the long-lasting energy it creates is proof that this yearly event remains the most significant gathering of SaaS entrepreneurs on the planet. For Lighter Capital, SaaStr is all about making real-world connections with SaaS entrepreneurs. There’s no place better for this than the SaaStr Annual – it’s epic! SVB’s Kevin Conway and some of Lighter Capital’s team poses with “Saasquatch” at SaaStr Annual 2019. As part of our mission, we we

Every entrepreneur has questions when starting a company. There are several sets of questions that every startup entrepreneur will face in the early days of starting a company. Typically the first question when starting a company is, “What do I do first?” Others questions include, “When do I start hiring? Who do I hire first and what do I pay them? When do I start thinking about raising money, and from whom?” While there are no standard answers to any of these questions when