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Venture debt financing for Brex's startup banking customers
Brex Venture Debt provides growth capital to venture-backed startups as an extension of Brex's financial platform, offering term loans and credit facilities structured for the investment profile of VC-backed companies. Venture debt is typically used to extend runway between equity rounds, finance growth initiatives without dilution, or fund specific capital expenditures. Brex's lending is primarily available to companies already banking with Brex, leveraging the banking relationship data for underwriting. Loan structures include interest-only periods that reduce cash burn during growth phases, with principal repayment beginning after an agreed period. Equity warrant coverage — a percentage of the loan amount in warrants on company stock — is typical in venture debt structures and represents part of the lender's return. Brex's lending competes with established venture debt providers including Silicon Valley Bank's successors, Western Technology Investment, and Hercules Capital, differentiated by the banking relationship integration and potentially faster deployment to existing customers. For Series A and later-stage startups that want to supplement equity funding with non-dilutive capital using an existing banking partner, Brex Venture Debt provides a natural extension of the Brex relationship.