Funding 101 Masterclass by Managing Partner Dr. Jeremy Loh at UNICON

UNICON is the flagship event organised by National University of Singapore (NUS) Entrepreneurship Society (NES). Founded in 1992, the NES is a tertiary organisation in Singapore, dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship at NUS and empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs. 

In this Masterclass, Dr. Jeremy Loh shares the following insights on the various financing options for startups and the fundamentals of venture debt:

• Different funding sources: Personal savings, friends and family, crowdfunding, angel investments, series A-E fundings, IPO or acquisition.
• Ideal conditions for equity financing: unique and disruptive business model, high growth, have prior business success  or investor connections, and willing to give up equity.
• The relationship between venture equity and shareholder dilution 
• Venture debt can be used  to extend cash runway, supercharge growth, lower equity dilution, and increase valuation.
• How venture debt can be successfully used as a complementary financing tool to equity financing.