This online event will explore Lighter Capital's entrance into the Australian market and non-dilutive alternatives that entrepreneurs can leverage to delay or even circumnavigate an equity raise. By doing so, entrepreneurs can optimize for valuation and terms, which can be especially attractive in the current market. Entrepreneurs that attend can expect to walk away with a good understanding of the following:

• Why Lighter Capital expanded from the U.S. into Australia
• What exactly venture debt is and what your options are as a pre or post-Series A company
• How to raise venture debt and when is the best time to do so
• Examples of companies that have successfully used venture debt to optimize for an equity raise and improved valuation
• How venture debt is particularly attractive during the COVID-19 pandemic and current challenging economic environment

Jon Prentice is the Investment Team Director at Seattle-based Lighter Capital, a leading early-stage technology lender providing revenue-based financing, term loans, and working capital facilities. He has primarily worked with companies in the San Francisco Bay Area and has executed over 100 plus transactions. Jon is currently responsible for Lighter Capital's international expansion into Australia as well as Canada. Jon previously worked for Siemens in its corporate venture group, where he focused on both the strategic partnership and the investment side, with an emphasis on energy and cleantech.