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AustinpreneurAuthor: Capital Factory
Double click on the stories that made Austin, Texas a global startup hub. Listen to startup stories from entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and technologists shaping the Austin startup community. Austinpreneur will give you a glimpse into how Austin made itself a tier 1 city for technology, creativity and startups. Takeaway key insights for building your own success story in topics like fundraising, building products, sales, investing and creating company culture.Austinpreneur is a podcast highlighting Austins startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators. Join in on candid conversations with leaders who have built companies from the ground up and visionaries creating the next wave of world-changing technology. Discover the importance of your network, meet the people supporting your journey, and connect with the community making it all happen.Episodes feature topics like: entrepreneurship, technology, startups, innovation, funding, coworking, mentorship, startup accelerators, VC funding, angel investing, innovation strategies, partnerships, and more. Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Financing Hard Things: The Art of Lending to Defense Startups
Tuesday, 4 November, 2025
While most banks steer clear of early-stage defense contractors, Leonid Capital Partners runs toward them. Founding Partner James Parker explains how his team evaluates risk through contract data—not pitch decks. Leonid advances 50–75% of the remaining value on government contracts, prioritizes executed work over speculative awards, and rejects the “hyper-growth at all costs” mentality that defines many venture portfolios.Tune in to learn how Leonid’s acquisition-financing model uses stacked contracts as collateral to drive consolidation among small primes and SBIR winners. This conversation is a masterclass in financial engineering—revealing how to turn government backlogs into liquidity, resilience, and lasting enterprise value.This episode is sponsored by Every.io. Stay updated with the latest from Austinpreneur at https://capitalfactory.com/online/
