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In part 11 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores the critical importance of evaluating leadership teams when lending to early-stage, high-growth companies.

Pro rata participation rights (otherwise known as pro rata rights) are a venture capital investor’s one true superpower, says Steve Brotman of Alpha Partners.

In part 10 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores fundamental analysis, emphasizing the most important aspects in lending to earlier-stage, high-growth companies.

In part nine of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores market and industry analysis, emphasizing their importance in evaluating nascent and high-growth industries for venture lending.

In part eight of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence dispels five common myths about venture debt.

Venture debt expert Zack Ellison explains the critical role of operational due diligence when lending to venture-backed start-ups.

In part six of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence delves deeper into the nuanced strategies lenders use to mitigate the risk of lending to venture-backed start-ups.

In part five of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence digs into the strategies lenders use to mitigate the risk of lending to venture-backed start-ups.

Without additional deep tech growth capital, Europe risks standing on the sidelines as other countries harvest its fruits of innovation, writes Krish Ramadurai of Harmonix Fund.

In part four of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison of Applied Real Intelligence focuses on how to mitigate risk, starting with a deep understanding of the borrower's industry, development stage and financial health.