Venture debt facilities typically size at 25% to 33% of equity rounds
Brian Parks · 41 - Funding the Future: Bigfoot Capital's Brian Parks on Flexible Lending for B2B Growth · Apr 17, 2025 · at 5:20
Brian Parks, founder and CEO of Bigfoot Capital, explains how venture debt differs from recurring revenue debt financing.
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“And it's worth noting that the way they size kind of their facilities is as basically a percentage of the equity round. Again, back to 10, three, they may lend you a third, 25% to a third of your Equity round.”
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