About this episode

David Spreng discusses the role of debt in financing unconventional businesses.

David Spreng has spent a career in the gap between venture capital and the bank down the street. As founder of Runway Growth Capital, he writes $40 million loans to companies that are too established to be called startups and too unconventional to get a traditional bank loan.

People in this episode

Guest: David Spreng

Topics covered

• venture capital
• debt financing
• business loans
• startup funding
• financial services

Keywords

• debt
• venture capital
• loans
• business financing
• Runway Growth Capital

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Runway Growth Capital

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