Debt Glossary
Browse 6 debt terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
6 Debt Terms
- Bridge Loan
- Short-term debt used to extend runway until a larger financing event, sale, or other capital source closes. Bridge loans are often emergency tools rather than...
- Convertible Note
- A form of startup financing structured as debt that typically converts into equity in a later priced round, often with a valuation cap or discount. It is...
- Management Debt
- The organizational cost created by delayed staffing decisions, unclear ownership, weak communication, or neglected management work that compounds over time.
- Temporary Fix
- A fix intended to hold things together for now without claiming to be the final answer. In engineering slang, temporary fixes become dangerous when everyone...
- Unlevered
- Describing a company, asset, or financial analysis that excludes the effects of debt leverage. In startup and finance discussions, unlevered views are useful...
- Venture Debt
- Debt financing provided to venture-backed companies, usually to extend runway without a full equity round. Venture debt preserves ownership more than equity...
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- Finance (2 terms in common)
- Runway (2 terms in common)
- Fundraising (2 terms in common)
- Valuation (1 terms in common)
- Management (1 terms in common)
- Organizations (1 terms in common)
- Slang (1 terms in common)
- Workarounds (1 terms in common)
- Seed (1 terms in common)