Venture debt lenders
Banks and funds that lend to venture-backed companies, usually alongside or just after an equity round. For founders who want more runway without selling more of the company.
- All 25, by name and place. With what each one does, in its own words or the register’s.
- From the public record. From what each organization publishes about itself, linked to the page it came from.
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25 venture debt lenders on the record
The numbers
| Where | Sources |
|---|---|
| California | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 2 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Elsewhere | 3 |
| Source | Location | On the record |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Real Intelligence | FL | Investment manager providing senior secured term loans of up to $30 million to revenue-generating North American startups. |
| Atempo Growth | United Kingdom | Growth lender providing venture debt to high-growth European technology companies from Series A to pre-IPO. |
| Avidbank | San Jose | Commercial bank whose specialty finance offering includes venture lending to high-potential startups, in the Bay Area and beyond. |
| Bootstrap Europe | London | Venture debt firm providing growth debt to technology businesses in Europe, with offices in London, Luxembourg and Zug. |
| CIBC Innovation Banking | Toronto | Bank division providing startup lending, venture debt and fund finance to innovation companies and their investors in North America and Europe. |
| Claret Capital Partners | London | Independent growth debt fund manager that has lent to more than 195 European companies in technology, life sciences and climate tech since 2013. |
| Columbia Lake Partners | London | Provides growth loans to European technology companies. |
| Eastward Capital Partners | West Newton | Provides venture debt financing and venture loans to venture capital-backed technology companies. |
| Escalate Capital Partners | TX | Private credit and growth equity firm investing $5M to $30M in fast-growing later-stage technology, software, services and healthcare companies. |
| First Citizens Innovation Banking | Santa Clara | Innovation banking arm of First Citizens Bank, continuing the Silicon Valley Bank business; provides banking, venture term loans and growth capital loans. |
| Flow Capital | Toronto | Provides growth capital structured as venture debt to high-growth companies in Canada, the US and the UK with at least $3M in revenue. |
| Hercules Capital | San Mateo | Business development company focused on venture lending to venture capital-backed technology and life sciences companies. |
| Horizon Technology Finance | Farmington | Venture lender to technology and life science companies that has provided more than $3 billion in venture debt since 2004. |
| HSBC Innovation Banking | London | HSBC's specialist bank for innovation companies and their investors, with venture debt among its financing; operates in the UK, US, Europe, Israel and Asia-Pacific. |
| K2 HealthVentures | Boston | Provides debt and equity capital to venture and growth stage companies in the life sciences and healthcare industries. |
| Kreos Capital | London | Growth and venture debt provider, now part of BlackRock, that has lent to high-growth companies in Europe and Israel since 1998. |
| Mercury | San Francisco | Financial technology company offering venture debt and working capital loans to startups, originated by Mercury Lending, alongside business accounts. |
| Multiplier Capital | Washington | Technology lending platform providing debt to growing, professionally backed technology companies, typically with revenues above $5 million. |
| River SaaS Capital | OH | Provides venture debt financing to growing US-based B2B SaaS businesses with at least $150K in monthly recurring revenue. |
| Runway Growth Capital | Menlo Park | Provides minimally dilutive debt financing to late and growth stage companies; loans range from $10 million to $150 million. |
| Trinity Capital | Phoenix | Provides senior and subordinated venture debt of up to $100M, plus equipment financing, to high-growth, venture capital-backed companies. |
| TriplePoint Capital | Menlo Park | Global financing platform providing venture debt and equity financing to venture capital-backed companies at every stage of development. |
| Viola Credit | Tel Aviv | Alternative credit manager whose growth lending strategy finances sponsor-backed companies from Series A to IPO, with ticket sizes of $5M to $50M. |
| Western Alliance Bank Innovation Banking | Phoenix | Innovation banking group of Western Alliance Bank offering venture debt term loans, revolving credit lines and asset-based lending to venture-backed companies. |
| Western Technology Investment | Portola Valley | Venture debt provider that has financed more than 1,500 startups across innovation sectors since 1980. |
Other sources of capital
Angel groups Revenue-based financing providers Corporate venture arms Sovereign wealth funds Venture studios Placement agents University venture funds Wealth platforms Corporate pension plans SBICs Union pension plans Pension master trusts Crowdfunding portals Community development lenders SBA lenders Federal R&D grant programs
About the data
Angel groups, venture debt lenders, and revenue-based financing providers. Compiled by hand from what each organization publishes about itself; every listing links the page its description comes from. Check sizes are shown only where the organization states them. Last checked October 11, 2026.
Organizations only: no individuals are listed. A listing is a public record, not a recommendation.
Data feed: every capital source as CSV.
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