The Capital Stack Ryan Edwards of Prospeq on Becoming an Emerging Manager and Funding Underrepresented Founders
Today, David is speaking with Ryan Edwards. Ryan Edwards has 20 years of financial experience across large and small banking institutions. He has a 14-year history of lending to emerging technology companies through his time at both Silicon Valley Bank and Comerica. He has worked with hundreds of borrowers over the years and has extensive experience in venture debt, working capital finance, specialty lending, and portfolio management. The scale of companies that Ryan has worked with over the years has ranged from pre-revenue startups to public companies. His debt fund, Prospeq, works with underserved companies across the US.
What You’ll Learn:
- Transitioning from a bank executive to an emerging manager
- Bank vs. Fund credit debt
- Fund Formation
- Current market opportunity
- LP returns
- Emerging manager challenges
- Debt vs. Equity
- Deal source strategy and mechanism
- How to set an investment decision in a new fund
Favorite Quote:
“View everything as an opportunity, opportunistic as a partnership. Add value together and be supportive of the people that you are working with. Always think about the best way to give and not the best way to gain something”
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The Capital Stack
All Things Tech Investing and Value Creation
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David Paul is the founder and general partner at DWP Capital. All opinions expressed by David and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinions of DWP capital. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for decisions. David and guests may maintain positions in the securities discussed on this podcast.