What Startups and Key Investors in Thailand Should Know about Alternative Debt Financing

With digital technology improving and the pandemic recovery already underway, Thailand’s business world is experiencing a new wave of ambitious startups. In order to succeed in this highly competitive environment, startups require adequate funding from key investors, venture capitalists and angel investors. In such a crowded environment, however, raising money is no easy task. Attracting the attention of international investors can be difficult, while funding via IPO takes a considerable amount of time and requires jumping a number of legal hurdles. Fortunately, there are simpler options – and this is where alternative debt financing comes in.

One method which is gaining renewed attention is called convertible debt financing. This type of arrangement begins in the standard way: with the startup borrowing money from a lender. The innovative element of this financing model arises…