Kate Adams

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2,418 appearances 24 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2025 last heard 8 Sep

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Startup Success: A Podcast for Founders & Investors · Venture Debt: The Essential Guide for Founders · 10 Mar 2026 podcast

And you're obviously every founder wants to preserve as much equity as possible. voice-verified

So I mean, that's the big draw here. voice-verified

And then later stage, obviously it's probably just you wanna do something, you wanna get to that next round, you wanna get to that M and A. voice-verified

What is I mean? voice-verified

maybe maybe that would be helpful if you yeah. voice-verified

Of course. voice-verified

I mean, that makes a lot of sense. voice-verified

And then, you know, you mentioned in one of the differences, you know, with the private credit market, they're not looking to acquire you as a customer for your your other banking needs. voice-verified

So is that something that founders should be aware of? voice-verified

It's totally standard that if you're in an early round and you're going through a venture, you know, debt lender, like a bank, like an SVB, that it will be a requirement. voice-verified

Environment. voice-verified

Got it. voice-verified

Thank you for clarifying that. voice-verified

And so what is involved in the fundraising process? voice-verified

One of the things I feel like I heard in your book when I was listening to it is you don't want to cast a wide net when you've decided you're gonna pursue some venture funding. voice-verified

Cause you know, we get so many VCs on here and they're like, you know, target all these people, send but you were saying that. voice-verified

That isn't the way to go if I was if I heard that correctly or voice-verified

That's why I wanted to bring it up because it's different. voice-verified

So then what as a lender, what are you looking for when you're evaluating a startup and what should a founder expect, you know, in the diligence process? voice-verified

Got it. voice-verified

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