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The Non‑Dilutive Funding Playbook: Grants, R&D Credits & Revenue‑Based Financing

A step‑by‑step guide to unlocking cash without sacrificing equity—complete with 2025 rates, providers and pitfalls. Equity is the most expensive capital you’ll ever raise. Thankfully, 2025 offers founders a buffet of non‑dilutive options—from EU Horizon Europe grants to revenue‑based term sheets that underwrite ARR in hours. 1. Customer‑Value Financing (CVF) General Catalyst’s CVF program now […]

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Bootstrapping Strategies to Weather 2025 Market Volatility

Seven data‑backed strategies for founders to preserve capital, extend runway, and thrive amid economic uncertainty in 2025 TL;DR 2025 is shaping up to be another roller‑coaster year of lower—but still elevated—interest rates, stubborn inflation pockets and geopolitical curveballs. Yet seasoned investors argue that “times of chaos birth the best companies.”(businessinsider.com) The key is preserving optionality

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