CB Insights - venture debt vs. VC

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Here are this week's top research briefs.

Venture debt is heating up as more entrepreneurs look for alternative ways to access capital. We explain what it is, how it stacks up against venture capital, and why a private company might consider it.

Who Benefits — And Who Doesn’t — From A SPAC
The SPAC IPO is booming in popularity given its upsides for companies, investors, and sponsors, but there are risks and challenges too. We take a look at the pros and cons of SPACs.

Major finance players are using distributed ledger technology to reshape the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. We look at where corporates are deploying the tech. This research was done in partnership with Blockdata.