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General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund provides $60m growth facility to Collective
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Budget hands British Business Bank £450m for new venture debt product
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Viola Credit provides $10m facility to Easol
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Orbit Capital provides €3m venture debt to Autofixer
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EIB provides €40m venture debt loan to Impress
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January Capital provides $12m growth credit facility to Rently
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EIB and Deutsche Bank agree €560m space financing partnership
The deal extends the EIB's Space TechEU programme, with around half of the investment expected in Germany.
2 min read30 Oct 2026MarketsLatest Venture Debt News
Deals General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund provides $60m growth facility to Collective
Collective also raised $40m of equity as part of a Series B led by General Catalyst, QED Investors and Gradient Ventures, with funding earmarked for banking and insurance product development.
1 min read29 Oct 2026Markets Budget hands British Business Bank £450m for new venture debt product
The capacity is part of a £5bn uplift taking the Bank’s financial capacity to £30.6bn.
1 min read29 Oct 2026Deals Viola Credit provides $10m facility to Easol
The facility comes alongside a $20m equity raise from investors including Tiger Global and Y Combinator, taking total funding to $60m, Easol says.
1 min read28 Oct 2026Deals Orbit Capital provides €3m venture debt to Autofixer
The Polish online car-parts retailer plans to launch in Czechia within a month and says it has been EBITDA-positive since July.
2 min read28 Oct 2026
Deal trackerSeptember 2026
54 deals and $2.25bn of venture debt & growth credit funding.
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$405.2MVenture debt
$1.66bnGrowth credit
$188.0MOther growth financing
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Helping the market understand growth lending.
Growth lending brings together different financing approaches, investment strategies and areas of expertise. Understanding where each fits matters to everyone involved.
Our practical guides help companies, investors, lenders and advisers understand how financing works, the trade-offs involved and the questions worth asking.
Explore our guides- Understanding Growth LendingWhat options exist across venture debt, growth credit and other debt solutions, which lenders provide them, and how they differ from raising equity.
- Raising Growth DebtFrom first conversation with venture debt and growth credit lenders through to signed loan agreements and the first drawdown.
- Terms & StructuresUnderstand the terms of a debt facility and what they mean for your business.
- Managing Growth DebtAfter closing, learn how to manage your debt facility and stay on top of covenants, reporting and refinancing.
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- LenderClaret Capital PartnersVenture & growth debtEurope€2.0M–€100.0M
- DealPearl HealthVenture debtUnited States$60.0M
- FundOrbit Growth Debt Fund IIGrowth debtCEE€107.0M
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Undiluted is the independent news and intelligence platform covering the global venture debt and growth credit market.
We track venture debt deals, growth credit facilities, lenders, funds and advisers, alongside practical resources for founders and CFOs raising debt capital.
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What is Undiluted?
Undiluted is an independent news & intelligence platform covering the global venture debt and growth credit market. We publish venture debt news, market intelligence, research and practical resources for founders, CFOs, lenders, investors and advisers involved in debt funding growth companies.
What venture debt and growth credit news does Undiluted cover?
Undiluted tracks venture debt deals, growth credit facilities, lender activity, fund launches and other developments across the growth lending market. Our coverage focuses on debt financing for startups, scale-ups and other high-growth companies, with news from Europe, North America, MENA and APAC.
What is venture debt?
Venture debt is a form of debt financing commonly used by venture-backed and high-growth companies alongside, or between, equity funding rounds. It can provide additional growth capital while allowing founders and existing shareholders to avoid some of the dilution associated with raising more equity.
For a deeper introduction, read our guide to venture debt.
What is growth credit?
Growth credit is a broader category of debt financing for growing companies. It can include venture debt, recurring-revenue loans, term loans and other forms of private credit designed for businesses that may not fit traditional bank lending criteria.
Undiluted covers the lenders, deals and structures shaping the global growth credit market.
Who is Undiluted for?
Undiluted is built for everyone participating in or raising capital from the venture debt and growth credit market. That includes founders and CFOs of growth companies, venture debt lenders, private credit funds, banks, investors, lawyers, debt advisers and other specialist service providers.
Does Undiluted cover the venture debt market globally?
Yes. Undiluted covers venture debt and growth credit across major technology and growth markets including the UK and Europe, the United States and Canada, the Middle East and selected markets across Asia-Pacific.
Our aim is to provide a clearer view of how the global growth lending market is developing across lenders, borrowers, deals and geographies.
What is Undiluted Intelligence?
Undiluted Intelligence is our market intelligence platform for understanding the venture debt and growth credit ecosystem. It is being developed to bring together information on venture debt lenders, funds, advisers, transactions and market activity in one place.
It is designed to help founders, CFOs and industry participants research the market, identify relevant lenders and understand who is active across different sectors, geographies and financing structures.