76 How venture debt works with David Hayers of Hambro Perks

<p>Venture debt is a niche within the venture capital market that has been growing in importance. In this episode we get David Hayers, who is Head of Venture Debt at Hambro Perks, to explain what venture debt is and how it works.</p><p>We start off by going through the basics. David talks about what types of companies venture debt is suitable for, what they look for when doing diligence and how the loans get repaid. We also dig into the typical terms that borrowers get and how those are seen in the market.</p><p>After this, we move on to the wider market. We discuss the growth in venture debt and how other market participants are increasingly more accepting of it. We then look at demand in the current environment and how there are good and bad sides to recent market evolution. We also chat about other market participants, including events at Silicon Valley Bank and how David sees the market evolving in the near future. </p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Hambro Perks website - <a href="https://www.hambroperks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hambroperks.com/</a></p><p>David Hayers - LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hayers-44280240/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hayers-44280240/</a> or email david.hayers@hambroperks.com</p><p>Subscribe to the EIS Navigator podcast on most services here: <a href="https://the-eis-navigator.captivate.fm/listen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://the-eis-navigator.captivate.fm/listen</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Suggested books</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Affluenza-Oliver-James/dp/0091900115/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=affluenza&amp;qid=1683649304&amp;sprefix=afflue%2Caps%2C101&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Affluenza</a> by Oliver James</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tuesdays-Morrie-young-greatest-lesson/dp/0751569577/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tuesdays+with+morrie&amp;qid=1683649717&amp;sprefix=tues%2Caps%2C105&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener no