What is the state of venture capital funding for female founders in Australia? Lighter Capital's CEO, Melissa Widner, recently presented her research at Innovation Bay's "Inspire" event and uncovered some compelling information. You can now view these exclusive insights by reading the article below 👇 #venturecapital #femalefounders #startups #LighterCapital
Lighter Capital
Financial Services
Seattle, Washington 18,347 followers
The leader in Revenue-Based Financing. Non-dilutive, quick, and easy financing to empower your startup’s growth.
About us
Lighter Capital provides tech entrepreneurs access to non-dilutive financing to help grow their companies without giving up equity, board seats, or personal guarantees. As the leader in Revenue-Based Financing, Lighter Capital has provided over $350+ million in more than 1,000+ financing rounds to over 500+ companies. Beyond financing, founders have access to invaluable connections within the Lighter Capital Community, free startup resources in our Founders' Hub, and more than $100,000 in partner product and service discounts.
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http://www.lightercapital.com
External link for Lighter Capital
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Entrepreneurship, Startup Fundraising, SaaS Startups, Revenue Based Financing, Growth Capital, Debt Financing, Non-Dilutive Funding, Partnerships, CEO Community, Investing, Tech Founders, SaaS, Growth Funding, Alternative Financing, Startup Financing, Working Capital, Founders, Early Stage, and Growth Stage
Locations
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Primary
719 2nd Ave
Suite 1000
Seattle, Washington 98104, US
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Sydney and Melbourne, AU
Employees at Lighter Capital
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Pete Jarvis
Technology Innovation, Startup Creation, Operation and much fun, laughter and learning along the way. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦
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Ian Gardiner
Investment Partner at Jelix Ventures. Co-founder at Innovation Bay
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Kevin Fink
Chief Technology Officer at Lighter Capital
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Ranit Jan Efron
Chief Product Officer @ Lighter Capital | Product Management, Ad-Tech, E-Commerce, Fin-Tech, Real Estate
Updates
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Every business needs cash — not only to keep the lights on, but to make strategic investments for growth. However, a SaaS startup that grows too quickly risks burning all of its cash. Read on to learn more on finding that perfect balance, as well as: • What cash flow is and what it isn’t • Types of cash flows • How to prepare a cash flow statement • Cash flow analysis. ⬇ ⬇ ⬇ https://lnkd.in/gfGVUt7T
Cash Flow Basics for SaaS Startups
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If you had 50,000 customers would you sell your business? We always try to find inspiration from outside of the Lighter Capital network, and this time, Greg Head's podcast episode featuring Todd Watson really stuck out to us. Give it a listen ➡ https://lnkd.in/g4jwKXMu #bootstrapped #founder #startup
#101: Bootstrapped Founder Has No Intention of Selling Even as They Grow Big - Todd Watson
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Are you a startup founder overwhelmed by HR tasks and looking for a simpler solution? Look no further! We are excited to announce that we just added Justworks to Lighter Capital's partner network! Thank you to Nick Contrino for making this happen 🎉 Justworks provides its customers with simple HR software, human support, help with payroll and employee benefits. Check them out below 👇 https://www.justworks.com/ #SaaS #Startups #LighterCapital
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Throwback to SaaStr Annual 2023 with Tanner Kovacevich, Lighter Capital customer Kevin Brown, and Lighter Capital CEO Melissa Widner! We are excited to announce that we will be attending SaaStr Annual 2024 🎉 If you're interested in connecting or learning more about Lighter Capital's founder-friendly capital, shoot Tanner Kovacevich, Anne Gilbert, or Caitlin Goetze a message! #founders #startups #SaaStr
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You don’t have to be cash flow positive, but you should have a clear path to get there... It takes the average SaaS company six years to reach a true cash flow positive status, here are 2 of the 5 strategies to help you get there sooner: 💪 Keep it lean: Build an MVP, get it to market, get feedback, and iterate until you find product-market fit. 📊 Adjust your pricing strategy: Getting revenue in larger chunks less often can significantly improve your cash flow. Click the link below to read more on finding your path to positive cash flow ⬇ https://lnkd.in/g7ZQmSpS #revenue #startups #founders #LighterCapital
How to Improve SaaS Cash Flow
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If you had to do it over again, would you raise more or less venture capital? Check out the surprising answer to a recent poll in our newsletter below. Plus, explore our newest client spotlight featuring Tavis Schriefer ( CEO of teleCalm), as well as an updated SaaS index, founder resources, and upcoming events! #startups #venturecapital #bootstrapped #LighterCapital
Lighter Capital Newsletter: A Bootstrapping Boom
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Thanks to our partnership with Blossom Street Ventures, we just updated our quarterly Benchmarks Report, a list of metrics for 62 public SaaS companies. Here is what we found...👇 📉 YOY growth has slowed 💪 Quarterly revenue has stayed consistent with last quarter 📉 Operating income has decreased Take a look at the full report here ➡ https://lnkd.in/gCQUgJ6p
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New Partner Announcement 🎉 ScalePoynt Solutions is a tight knit group of ex-Founders and ex-Executives with a portfolio of ventures that they help build through to exit with their multiple offerings: Cloud and DevOps, CISO & Security, and Executive CTO. We’re excited to collaborate with ScalePoynt Solutions and its founder, Steve Henry, to support the growth of more B2B SaaS companies through non-dilutive funding. Check them out here ➡ https://www.scalepoynt.io/ #SaaS #Startups #Exit #LighterCapital
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Interested in alternative funding for your climate-tech startup? Join Lighter Capital's CEO, Melissa Widner, at "Alternative Funding for Climate & Impact Startups," which includes panelists Fred Medlicott, Casey Dilloway, Angelo Liao, David Kenney, and is moderated by Ty Wolfe-Jones. Make sure to register! More details below. 🗓 July 9th, 4:00-5:30 PM 📍 Labour Temple - Seattle, Belltown, Seattle 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g2CsTnCn
Alternative Funding and Business Models for Climate & Impact Businesses
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