EUVC #172 Kim Lundberg, Export and Investment Fund of Denmark
Apr 18, 2023
33:08
Today we are happy to welcome Kim Lundberg, Senior Portfolio Manager at the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, formerly known as Vækstfonden, a Danish Growth Fund that he joined in 2017. Kin has been supporting numerous Danish startups with venture debt and growth loans in collaboration with both investors and other venture debt lenders, offering a great overview on tech lending.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Everything about tech lending in Europe, it’s history, role and who it’s for (and not!)
- The core terms you need to know and how to think about them
- The intricacies and nuances of Venture debt and Revenue-based financing and how to employ these services as a VC for your founders
- Kim’s take on the effect of tech lenders not having an equity reward as part of their deal structure
- Where to seek more knowledge and key resources about venture debt
In this episode you’ll learn:
- Everything about tech lending in Europe, it’s history, role and who it’s for (and not!)
- The core terms you need to know and how to think about them
- The intricacies and nuances of Venture debt and Revenue-based financing and how to employ these services as a VC for your founders
- Kim’s take on the effect of tech lenders not having an equity reward as part of their deal structure
- Where to seek more knowledge and key resources about venture debt