Exploring Venture Debt: Benefits, Risks, and Tradeoffs
What is venture debt and how does it work? Learn the basics so you can avoid bad funding deals that put your business at risk.
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- Jan 27
- 2 min
Care Solace Raises $4 Million In Non-Dilutive Growth Funding From Lighter Capital
Care Solace has secured $4 million in non-dilutive capital to expand headcount in sales and marketing so it can drive growth, and to build o
- Jan 10
- 5 min
Debt Covenants Explained: A Guide for Startups
What are loan or debt covenants and how do they work? Learn to steer clear of overly-restrictive covenants and avoid costly violations.
- Dec 17, 2022
- 5 min
8 Principles for Building Realistic Financial Projections for Your Startup
Follow these principles for building aggressive, yet realistic financial projections for your startup when raising capital from investors.
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Inaugural Australia Lighter Summit
Founders, CEOs, and other startup leaders from Australia's tech community gathered in Sydney for our first regional Lighter Summit.
- Nov 17, 2022
- 8 min
How to Value a Startup: A Quick Guide for SaaS Founders
Raising funds? Just want to know how valuation works? Learn how to value your startup with our Quick Guide for SaaS founders.
- Oct 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Lighter Summit Returns!
Ask any founder who chooses Lighter Capital, and they will share that we're committed to their success. Access to flexible non-dilutive...
- Sep 21, 2022
- 7 min
How To Get Funding from Angel Investors
Who are angel investors? How do you find them? We explain how angel investments work and offer tips to help pre-revenue startups get funded.
- Sep 19, 2022
- 6 min
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...
- Aug 6, 2022
- 4 min
Net Revenue Retention vs. Gross Revenue Retention
SaaS and subscription-based businesses rely on retaining and expanding customer accounts in order to achieve healthy, sustainable revenue...
- Aug 3, 2022
- 4 min
Venture Capital and Startup Fundraising in 2022: A New Environment
Venture capital investments changed dramatically in 2022, as did startup valuations. We explore what's different and the new opportunities a
- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
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...
- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min
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,...
- Mar 28, 2022
- 3 min
Navigating the Great Resignation
Navigating “The Great Resignation” and Lessons from a Lighter Capital portfolio company, by Melissa Widner, CEO Lighter Capital Nothing...
- Feb 18, 2022
- 6 min
Customer Acquisition vs. Retention: Which Is More Important for SaaS Startups?
Customers are the lifeblood of every SaaS business. Customer acquisition, monetization, customer lifetime value…these are the things that...
- Jan 25, 2022
- 3 min
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...
- Jan 19, 2022
- 5 min
How to Calculate LTV to CAC Ratio for Your SaaS Business
The LTV to CAC Ratio shows how efficiently you're spending money to acquire and retain customers. Learn to calculate this key SaaS metric.
- Jan 17, 2022
- 4 min
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,...
- Jan 11, 2022
- 5 min
What are Debt Warrants and How Do They Work for Startups?
We answer frequently asked questions about stock warrants, a common feature of venture debt deals with startups.
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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