Tag: seed funding
Basics of venture debt financing
Bank or private debt and venture debt are separate segments in the debt financing market. In contrast to venture debt financings, which relate to start-ups, bank or private debt financings involve the financing of established companies that have already generated profits, can provide collateral and service the debt from the start.
Venture Capital & Private Equity investments – some legal insights
There is an increasing amount of investment entering the venture capital and private equity space in South Africa and abroad. In the latest SAVCA Venture Capital Industry survey, it is said that R 6.97 billion had been invested into 841 active deals, with 53.4% of the recipients being seed or start-up stage businesses.
Angel investors plugging the early-stage funding gap in sub-Saharan Africa
One of the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurial start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa is funding - particularly early-stage financial support - even though the landscape across the region has evolved over the past few years with more funders and capital deployed in this space.
