Non-dilutive capital for startups | Ep 29 | Uncapped Notes

Yeah we know we’re a VC firm and investing in startups is our thing, but we believe that founders should consider other sources of capital while growing their business. In this episode of #UncappedNotes, Janel and Eric explore the five main types of non-dilutive capital and help founders understand if and when non-dilutive capital is the right choice for your business. Timecodes 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - 5 types of non-dilutive funding 2:00 - Bootstrapping 2:27 - New lending models explained 2:38 - Option for funding at the idea stage with Paintbrush 3:15 - RBF aka revenue based financing 3:30 - Crowdfunding 4:15 - Government lending programs 5:10 - Go old school with a bank line of credit 5:45 - Storytime with Eric Bahn 6:00 - How do you know if non-dilutive funding is right for you? This episode was inspired by our partner and portfolio company, Paintbrush 👉 https://www.getpaintbrush.com/process 👈 who provides $50k non-dilutive loans to founders as early as the idea-stage. The Paintbrush Loan is the earliest and fastest startup funding available, with an application you can fill out in just 10 minutes, no revenue requirements, no pitching, and next-day bank funding for $50k. Funds can be used for any business expenses from building an MVP, running marketing campaigns, validating ideas and conducting user research, adding non-dilutive capital and so much more. See if Paintbrush is right for you 💰 https://www.getpaintbrush.com/process Thanks for checking out #UncappedNotes, our low-budget and snarky YouTube series that demystifies VC and startups for first-time founders. If you like our content, be sure to subscribe to our founder newsletter! Tactical tips to your inbox every week: https://letsgo.hustlefund.vc/un-found... #UncappedNotes is produced by Hustle Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm that backs hilariously-early founders. Please subscribe and hit us up in the comments if there are topics to address in a plainspoken, non-BS #UncappedNotes video! Founders, tell us what you’re hustling: https://www.hustlefund.vc/ Follow Hustle Fund on Twitter:   / hustlefundvc   Follow our show host Janel on Twitter:   / janelspilker   Follow our show host Eric on Twitter:   / ericbahn