Banks as they exist today are a non option for most business financing. This is sad, and a big change from the peak of us civilization (18xx to maybe 1969)
Specialist banks like svb and square can use debt to let you stretch an angel round (equipment financing, maybe invoices on enterprise sales, maybe an a to b bridge loan) but are not a replacement for equity risk capital in seed or series a.
Specialist banks like svb and square can use debt to let you stretch an angel round (equipment financing, maybe invoices on enterprise sales, maybe an a to b bridge loan) but are not a replacement for equity risk capital in seed or series a.