most probably from commercial banks. Short term credit facilities are mostly based on the operation of the borrower, with covenants related to the operation. It is usually aims to assist the borrower with its working capital financing, allowing better allocation of capital.

most probably from government agencies. Grants or quasi grants are usually connected to specific issues, the granter wishes to promote. The majority of the efforts are to fit to the grant’s criteria and in most cases it also involved with a high level of bureaucracy.

or commonly knows as fund raising, comes in all sorts and shapes. For startups it’s the most common mean of financing, especially at early stages. On advanced stages, the equity financing is dominated by the private equity funds (or VC funds when it involves technology companies).

includes all means of debt or hybrid debt that are not considered short term credit facilities. Its an evolving sector with new and advanced features, to adjust to complicated business situations. Structuring an efficient debt structure for a business, involves more efforts than other means of financing, mainly because of its long term nature and the fact that it requires to handle known and unforeseeable risks.

in technology companies. Since equity financing is the most common element of financing of technology companies and since we deal with only private companies, the use of secondary transactions of already raised equity, is a crucial factor for these companies. This is where financial transaction, not directly related to the companies, affect their operation and long term stability. Therefore, we see secondaries as an invadable part of financing.