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July 5, 2022

What would a recession mean for revenue-based financing startups?

Revenue-based financing providers raked in millions from VCs last year for their promise of "founder friendly" alternative financing. But will they remain your friend now lending risk is up?


Amy O'Brien

6 min read

Outfund, which recently acquired smaller rival Clicfunds

Revenue-based financing providers, which offer ecommerce and SaaS startups an alternative to VC funding, have been all the rage in the past few years. 

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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