Introducing the Lighter Capital LinkedIn Newsletter - February 2023

Welcome to our monthly newsletter, now on LinkedIn!

We have shared an e-newsletter for several years. It's filled with tons of resources, news, events, podcasts we love, and more. Why not share it with our awesomely engaged LinkedIn community as well?

Since we missed January, we tucked in a few of those highlights as well.

If you prefer email, you can always sign up here.

Thanks in advance for reading!

Startup Equity Dilution Calculator

We're excited to launch our new and improved?startup equity dilution calculator?(formerly the cost of capital calculator). If you’re considering selling equity to raise capital, there's an easy way to understand what that slice of the pie could be worth. Get a side-by-side comparison of your ownership value at exit for dilutive and non-dilutive funding scenarios. Calculate Now

Client News

When our clients win, we all win. Learn how our community members are working with Lighter Capital to achieve extraordinary results.?Read all client success stories here.

• How Signeasy went from the beach to 100 million contracts signed. Read Now
• LCvista to merge with Prolaera , creating market leader in accounting learning and compliance management solutions.?Read Now
• ProSpend rebrands and launches new product—virtual cards.?Read Now
• Aisle Planner Pro 10th Anniversary: Special interview with the founders.?Read Now

We're thrilled to welcome? syncware ?and Care Solace to our client portfolio.

• Syncware helps you automate manual operations to put your business on autopilot. Easily connect marketplaces, shopping carts and other order sources to your 3PLs, warehouse systems, ERP, and anything else with full EDI support. With Syncware you can stop wasting time and money, and start scaling.?Read Now
• Care Solace calms the chaos of mental health care by lifting the burden of mental health care coordination for school systems through its scalable and virtual technology platform. Care Solace currently serves 4.5 million students, 150,000 school staff members, 15 million parents and families, and partners with over 600 school systems. Read Now

Partner Network

Multiple new partners have generously added to our Client Perk Program this month. As a client of Lighter Capital, you have access to over $100,000 in product and services discounts (and more).

• Forecastr makes financial modeling simple for founders.? Know your runway, how much money you need to raise and when.? With Forecastr, you will know your numbers, be able to make better strategic decisions and impress your investors. Lighter clients receive 25% off their first year with Forecastr.
• Ramp is a financial management tool and business cards that eliminate wasteful spending and misuse. Learn more about our select partnership.
• Stripe is a global payments platform that powers payments for online businesses all around the world. Waived Stripe fees for card transactions up to a processing volume of US $25,000 for all Lighter Capital clients.

Community

The Lighter U.S. Summit is back for our client portfolio! It is an opportunity to spend face-to-face time with like-minded founders and CEOs.?

Interested in learning more? Watch our?Summit Overview?video, Read about the?Lighter U.S. Summit 2022?and the?Lighter Australian Summit 2022, and DM Caitlin Goetze , Head of Community at?[email protected]?for registration access.

Podcast | Bootstrapped: The Lighter Side

We launched a podcast that will inspire and educate. Bootstrapped: The Lighter Side is where accomplished founders share stories of starting their businesses, managing runway, raising capital, and achieving success on their terms.

In each episode, Lighter Capital CEO Melissa Widner connects with entrepreneurs who have developed successful startups from the ground up to share their inspiring personal stories.

Check out the most recent episodes featuring guests Spencer Lee at TELIN , Rebekah Johnson ?? at Numeracle , and Tiger Safarov at ZenOne .

3rd Party Podcasts

• The Capital Stack Podcast
• The Insider's Guide to Finance Podcast
• She's That Founder

Upcoming Events in U.S. and Australia

Check out our event calendar for full list.

• March 9, 2023 | 4-6 p.m. PT | San Francisco, CA | 2023 Fundraising Strategy and Tips Panel Discussion and Happy Hour with Leah Edwards , Melissa Widner , 奥睿 , HubSpot , Alchemist Accelerator . RSVP Here
• March 22, 2023 | 12-1 p.m. AEDT | Melbourne, AUS | Lunch-n-Learn with Stone & Chalk and investment team Matthew Dowling & Brandon Krongold . Get Tickets
• March 22, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET | Virtual | Alternative Funding Options Webinar with KiwiTech ?and investment director? Jamie M. . Register Here
• March 31, 2023 | all day | New York, NY | The Venture Debt Conference. Register Here
• April 12-13, 2023 | all day | Phoenix, AZ | Venture Madness Conference. Investment director Tanner Kovacevich to attend. Register Here
• May 25, 2023 | all day | San Francisco, CA | Women of Silicon Valley Conference. Investment director Leah Edwards to attend. Register Here

In the News

• GeekWire: As Venture Capital Markets Cool Startups Consider-Debt and Loans as Alternative Financing Options
• Out-of-Pocket: Digital Health Needs More Creative Financing Options

Recommended Blogs

• SaaS Entrepreneurs Think Twice About VC Rounds
• How to Grow a SaaS Startup From $0 to $50 million ARR
• How to Manage Your SaaS Startup’s Burn Rate

We’re more than money. We help startups grow.

Our unmatched combination of up to $4 million in non-dilutive financing, professional networking resources, product discounts, and capital partner connections will launch your startup on a path to success. Learn more

Keep growing,

The Lighter Capital Team