Seven Japanese banks provide ¥4.8bn venture debt to KnowledgeWork
Two of the lenders, SMBC and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, also invested in the Series C equity first close.
1 min read23 Oct 2026Alex Price
Founder & Editor
Alex Price is the founder & editor of Undiluted. Having previously built and sold an agency and media business to a debt financed roll up, he launched Undiluted in 2026. Alex talks with lenders & advisors across the growth debt ecosystem daily, tracking the news and trends shaping the market.
LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)Deals Deals Trifecta Capital provides venture debt in TravClan's $5m round
The round also included equity from Flipkart and August One.
1 min read22 Oct 2026Funds FSE launches £70m+ Future London Growth Fund for London scaleups
Tech Funding News announced that The British Business Bank has made a £20m cornerstone commitment to the debt fund, which will lend £1m to £3m and aims to back 40 to 50 businesses.
2 min read22 Oct 2026Deals Perceptive Advisors provides up to $70m term loan to Distalmotion
The senior secured loan facility will support Distalmotion's push into US ambulatory surgery centres and follows a $150m Series G led by Revival Healthcare Capital in November 2025.
1 min read21 Oct 2026Deals Silicon Valley Bank provides $25m term loan to Reliable Robotics
The loan is part of $115m of new capital, including $90m of equity led by Nimble Partners, taking Reliable Robotics' Series D to $275m and valuing the company at more than $1bn.
1 min read20 Oct 2026Deals Trinity Capital provides $100m senior secured debt facility to Route 92 Medical
The facility follows a $50m growth financing led by Novo Holdings in April 2026, as the stroke catheter maker expands commercially.
1 min read20 Oct 2026Deals General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund provides $320m growth financing to Otter.ai
The AI notetaker will repay the fund with interest as its sales and marketing spending generates revenue, rather than issuing equity.
1 min read20 Oct 2026Deals PvX Partners provides up to $100m user acquisition financing to Nomad Venture Studio
The Kazakhstani AI app developer will repay the funds from revenue generated by the users it acquires, while its founders give up no equity.
1 min read19 Oct 2026Markets William Blair acquires debt advisory boutique Armentum Partners
The transaction will add enterprise value lending, asset-based lending and royalty monetisation capability to William Blair's capital markets and debt advisory offering.
1 min read19 Oct 2026Deals Finstock Capital provides long-term debt as tourhub raises £3m
Existing investors including the Development Bank of Wales and Waterspring Ventures provided the equity, after tourhub’s sales grew close to 40% to £23m last year.
2 min read19 Oct 2026