{"id":23117,"date":"2025-05-12T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T10:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barcelonafinanceschool.com\/podcast-venture-debt-financiamiento-alternativo-para-startups-en-crecimiento\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:08:09","slug":"podcast-venture-debt-alternative-financing-for-growing-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barcelonafinanceschool.com\/en\/podcast-venture-debt-alternative-financing-for-growing-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast | Venture debt: Alternative financing for growing startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, we explore the world of <strong>venture debt, a lesser-known but key financing model for many startups<\/strong>. We analyze its origin, its evolution in the US and Europe, and the differences with bank financing and venture capital.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We explain how it works, what type of companies seek it, and the key criteria for selecting investments. We also discuss the associated risks and the relationship between venture debt and venture capital, exploring whether they are complementary or competitors.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, we delve into how these operations are carried out from the experience of our guest, <strong>Jaime de Olaortua.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can now listen to us and follow us on:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5fXy0ht9Xse5pNIRAWcUWN?si=Ezx4ovAISLyHJFvU5X1L8g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.ivoox.com\/rf\/146493670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ivoox<\/a>\u00a0y\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/38-venture-debt-financiamiento-alternativo-para-startups\/id1706305435?i=1000708051590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/p><iframe style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/5fXy0ht9Xse5pNIRAWcUWN?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><br\/><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for listening to Be finance! 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