Linus Eriksson Noren and Resat Ozutok, Co-founders of TechCredit Partners: TechCredit Partners helps founders raise debt to scale faster
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TechCredit Partners helps tech founders raise debt capital to fund growth without giving up more of their company. The firm has raised close to $1 billion for clients across more than 20 countries in the last three years.
Linus Eriksson Noren and Resat Ozutok are Co-founders of TechCredit Partners. Most founders don't realize how much of their business, like contracts or equipment, can be used to raise debt instead of equity, which is exactly the gap the two are trying to close.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction 0:21 - What TechCredit Partners does 0:53 - The boom in European venture debt 1:37 - Why founders turn to debt over equity 3:43 - Why more capital-intensive businesses are turning to debt 6:24 - How founders know they're ready to raise debt 9:21 - The industries TechCredit Partners works in 11:01 - How founders should balance debt and equity 13:25 - Why Linus and Resat built TechCredit Partners 16:46 - Europe's debt landscape and standing out in the market
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