Utilizing Venture Debt during a downturn: Risks & Opportunities

Jake Moseley is the Senior Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank's National FinTech Practice and Northern California region. He is responsible for the leadership, client relationships, sales and risk management for SVB’s core constituency of venture-backed and independent technology companies in the region, as well as FinTech companies nationally. SVB is the largest venture debt provider to venture-backed companies. Jake and his team work closely with them as they navigate the process of applying for and getting a line of venture debt with SVB.

Mark Smith is a partner in Goodwin Law’s Debt Finance and Private Equity Group. Mr. Smith concentrates on complex lending, leasing and commercial transactions for commercial banks, lease finance companies, government agencies, and other financial institutions and businesses. He also concentrates on venture capital financing including debt private placements and loans for venture capital funds, lease finance companies, insurance companies, and businesses. Mr. Smith also has considerable experience with derivatives, letters of credit and UCC matters. Prior to joining Goodwin, Mr. Smith was a partner at Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault in Boston, where he chaired the Business Practice Group.

A seasoned entrepreneur, Thejo is the founder and CEO of Airbase, the cloud-based spend management platform for growing companies. Prior to Airbase, Thejo co-founded Automatic which was acquired by SiriusXM in 2017.