ENTREPRENEUR? INVESTOR? VENTURE CAPITALIST?   Are You A Venture Capitalist? We co-invest in technology deals. Over the previous 15 years, Eastward Capital Partners has worked with leading venture capital firms to provide venture debt to their portfolio companies. During that time, we have brought value to our portfolio companies and VC relationships through successful assistance with employee recruitment, reaching new customers, developing strategic partnerships, arranging for subsequent financings, as well as liquidity event generation. Venture debt is an important tool to many venture capital firms. Through the efficient use of venture debt: You are able to leverage your equity investment, keeping valuable commitments available for additional rounds or other portfolio companies. Lengthens the time between rounds of equity financings which allow companies to reach additional milestones in their business plan. This increased runway often improves the potential valuation and reduces your equity dilution in later rounds. Is an important additional financing source that understands that challenges of working with early stage and growth companies. Having worked with over 70 venture backed companies the Eastward team understands the needs and issues attendant to emerging growth companies. As a trusted partner, who understands the challenges inherent with venture backed companies, we are able to customize venture debt products to fit your needs.     RELATED LINKS   What is Venture Debt?   Venture debt is typically for early stage and emerging venture-backed companies that are looking to build out their business through infrastructure expansion...       View our Portfolio:   Our portfolio attests to our 15 years of success in working with leading entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists.