https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/09/founderpath-secures-145m-in-debt-and-equity-to-help-b2b-saas-companies-avoid-vc-dilution-and-land-debt/

In this challenging fundraising environment, more startups than ever are turning to alternative financial solutions such as debt.

Despite the negative connotation associated with debt, a startup should not view it as an act of desperation during downturns, as TechCrunch’s Kyle Wiggers and Alex Wilhelm have recently noted.