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Venture Debt: financing tailored to your start-up
If you are an innovative startup, and you have raised your first round of capital, Venture Debt is a solution to finance your growth while minimizing dilution and maintaining control of your company.
Long-term specialist financing
Venture debt is a long-term debt financing, adapted to your business plan, and that complements the capital.
No losing control of your business
Unlike equity rounds, venture debt only incorporates a small percentage in shares or options (warrants) so it is a much less dilutive option.
Tailored to your business plan
Venture debt is a flexible financing mechanism, for multiple purposes with drawdown and repayment schedules adapted to your business plan.
Perks of Venture Debt
- Maximizes amount by minimizing dilution. You maintain control of your company.
- Increase the amount of financing, complementing capital rounds at a lower cost.
- It allows you to improve your liquidity and extend the time you have before exhausting the available cash, that is, it improves the runway of your company.
- It's flexible, tailoring to your business plan.
Who is Venture Debt for?
Venture Debt is for SMEs with a technological focus and start-ups which:
- They are still "burning cash".
- They have already raised one round of capital.
- They need to finance organic growth, M&A or complement an equity round.
Characteristics of Santander's Venture Debt
Up to
5.000.000 €
Long term
up to 48 months
Interest repayments
with a small percentage of the company's shares included in exchange for the financing
How to contract this funding solution for startups?
There are a number of ways that you can arrange Venture Debt financing:
- Contact your start-up specialists across the country.
- Go to any Work Café branch or any branch within the bank's company network.