Alternative Finance

Accounts Receivable (AR) credit facilities are a popular financing tool for mobile apps and gaming companies. But when founders and CFOs consider whether to seek a facility from a bank or a non-bank lender, the devil is in the detail. …

An interview with money activist Teresa Distelberger — For our ConsciousU newsletter, we conduct a monthly interview. You can watch the complete video interview here (25 mins in German). This article was originally published on LinkedIn. Everyone has a money problem. Either they have money and don’t know what to do with it, or they don’t have any…

For mobile app and game founders looking to fund user acquisition (UA) on Facebook, Google, and other ad platforms, venture debt can seem like an attractive non-dilutive alternative to equity. We have spoken to a number of companies who used venture debt as a way of funding their growth through…

When most SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) require funds, they typically approach centralised entities such as a bank. The process is usually very tiresome; even if the application is successful, the interest rates can be exorbitantly high. Decentralised finance or “DeFi” aims to solve this problem by removing the need…

The crypto industry has been hit with controversy after controversy in 2022 resulting in high volatility. This includes DeFi, which is reflected by the decrease in total value locked (TVL) is down approximately 75% from its all-time high — a huge fall for the DeFi space. The insolvency of Three…

New analysis reveals self-publishing is essential for M&A success New analysis of M&A data in the mobile gaming sector from Pollen VC reveals that 85% of all acquired studios self-published their games instead of working with a traditional games publisher. Using M&A transaction data from InvestGame.net, …

… and why our global challenges require us to change how we organize — How can we shift the ways in which power and money flow within groups, organizations, society? How do we bring more transparency and deeply integrate the voices of beneficiaries into granting processes? …

Another weekly video on how to use a business’ assets to raise part of the down payment. Again, this one has some pretty big warnings about what could go wrong if you’re not truly prepared or don’t plan it out well enough. Check out this week’s video: https://youtu.be/-4CSBbf57rE Learn how to buy an already-successful and profitable business even in the covid-recession https://www.BusinessBuyerAdvantage.com

By Luca Sabia for Ethos magazine: issue 15| October 2021 Crowdfunding is the perfect medium to start building an audience, proving a concept and carry out your market research — and that’s before you even get to the money, says Luca Sabia. Here’s how… Money and people. According to business…