Decoding Venture Debt – What Every Founder Must Know About Debt Financing

The ASYMMETRIC Crew today:

Revant: Founder, Mosaic Wellness

Shantanu: Founder, Bombay Shaving Company

Chirag: Founder, GoKwik

Ankit Agarwal: Managing Partner at Alteria Capital

00:00 Coming Up

01:10 Intro and Welcome, Ankit!

03:07 Debt vs. Equity

07:08 Startup Funding Journeys

09:04 How Founders Think About Debt

14:40 Venture Debt Provider Portfolio Allocation

17:25 Debt vs. Equity - The Trade-Off

21:07 Lessons from Failed Startups & Over-Leverage

28:44 Venture Debt: How Do LPs Get Comfort?

35:19 Growth Runways & Cash Flow

41:20 Managing Debt While Chasing Growth

42:02 Case Study: Using Debt to Scale

54:59 Risk and Reward for LPs

01:00:18 Operations of Venture Debt Funds

01:06:32 Risks in Acquisition Deals

01:08:22 Challenges in Indian Banking for Startups

01:15:58 Venture Debt vs. Traditional Lenders

01:18:24 Competition in Venture Debt

01:20:34 Concluding Thoughts