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After having an elaborate educational and career background in finance, right from becoming a CA & CFA to working at Morgan & Stanley and Citi, Ankur decided to join BlackSoil Capital.BlackSoil, growing fast into the Venture Debt fund space, has so far disbursed over Rs.450crore+ to VC backed start-ups & growth companies.Some of the notable startups under its portfolio are EarlySalary, Vogo, & Nearbuy among others. In this podcast, Ankur seeks to help our listeners understand the entire Venture Debt fund ecosystem and its working in a better way.Notes - 00:38 - Founding BlackSoil and initial focus areas02:39 - How is BlackSoil and its working structure different from other VC firms?03:30 - Value propositions which BlackSoil brings to the table while funding its portfolio companies06:54 - What are the interest rates, loan tenure, repayment modes which they currently offer as a working capital to Startups?09:06 - Which family-offices is BlackSoil currently backed by? How did they build that credibility?15:57 - How is Venture Debts different from traditional Bank loans for businesses?17:30 - How do warrants work in case of Venture Debt funding?18:59 - How’s the future of Venture Debt in India?