BlackSoil gives startups a three to six-month principal repayment moratorium
Ankur Bansal · Ankur Bansal, BlackSoil Capital on Venture Debt funding in the Indian Startup Ecosystem · Sep 20, 2020 · at 7:45
Ankur Bansal details BlackSoil Capital's principal repayment schedules for startup borrowers.
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“Generally it can range from a average duration of principle moratorium that we give is three to six months and post that on an EMI basis on a monthly basis we start getting a principle back.”
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