How Hardtech Companies Build Capital Stacks that Scale: An Invite-Only Breakfast with Tangible & Kineo Finance (Climate Week NYC)
Equity is the most expensive capital a hard tech company will ever raise. Most founders spend it on things debt could help fund instead.
Join Tangible and Kineo Finance for an invite-only (Seed-to-growth CEOs / CFOs) breakfast. We'll share how hardtech founders are navigating (and benefiting from) the structured finance world as soon as possible in their scaling journey.
Over breakfast, we're putting a hard tech founder who's been through it, Kineo Finance's Andrew Bringham, and Tangible's CEO, William Godfrey, around one table for an honest conversation about how a strategic capital stack comes together in practice. I.e. what the right capital is for each job, what lenders underwrite that VCs don't, and how early you really need to start.
Small room with others facing the same challenges, sharing real questions with no pitches.
Format
8:00-8.45am: Arrive + Breakfast
8.45-9:30am: Panel + Q&A
9.30-10:30am: Networking
On the panel
William Godfrey, CEO & Co-founder Tangible - former hardware founder, now helping hardtech companies build credit stories and reach the debt markets.
Andrew Brigham, VP & Co-Founder Kineo Finance - capital markets veteran and hedge fund manager, now providing non-dilutive venture leasing and equipment financing to hardtech companies.
Hardtech Founder (TBC)
What we'll get into
How to stage equity and debt as you de-risk and scale commercially.
Why preparing for debt is critical and the consequences of leaving it too late.
What lenders underwrite vs. what VCs back, and how to speak both.
A founder's real path: what worked, what they'd do differently
The first three things to do if you're starting from scratch