Chris Doyle: Billd targets $15 million equity raise in 2021
Chris Doyle · Billd Construction Fintech Lends $100m to Subcontractors, Makes 12%+ Spread · Jan 2, 2021 · at 22:02
Chris Doyle, founder and CEO of construction fintech Billd, discusses the company's upcoming 2021 equity fundraising targets with Nathan Latka.
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“Probably 15. I think we could put more to work. We could also take us as little as five.”
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