--- title: Blog - Fuse | Russell Lerman description: Blog - Fuse /en/blog/author/russell-lerman test5 --- ## Blog ![A Collective Sigh Of Relief Amid SVB Storm](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/svb%20pic.jpg?length=350&name=svb%20pic.jpg) [A Collective Sigh Of Relief Amid SVB Storm](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/a-collective-sigh-of-relief-amid-svb-storm) SVB Goes Under SVB was one of, if not the most pre-eminent financial institutions to which the startup world has been harnessed for decades. It’s always a[…] [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/a-collective-sigh-of-relief-amid-svb-storm) ![Buying out an early investor](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_465261362.jpeg?length=350&name=AdobeStock_465261362.jpeg) [Buying out an early investor](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/buying-out-an-early-investor) When you start up a business, attracting small investors is great, right? They give you much-needed money. In exchange, you give them equity as compensation.[…] [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/buying-out-an-early-investor) ![Need To Buy Out A Co-Founder?](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AdobeStock_324225053%20copy-1.jpg?length=350&name=AdobeStock_324225053%20copy-1.jpg) [Need To Buy Out A Co-Founder?](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/need-to-buy-out-a-co-founder) For what reasons do SME and mid-market tech companies repurchase shares? It could be that you have a co-founder retiring, moving on to another venture, or even[…] [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/need-to-buy-out-a-co-founder) ![6 Growth Lessons for Challenging Times (whitepaper section 4)](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(8).png?length=350&name=Untitled%20design%20(8).png) [6 Growth Lessons for Challenging Times (whitepaper section 4)](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/6-growth-lessons-for-challenging-times) What learnings do business leaders believe CEOS and CFOs should take into the new normal? First-hand experience is the greatest teacher anyone can have. Advice[…] [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/6-growth-lessons-for-challenging-times) ![Using debt to release equity in a business](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/micheile-visual-stories-ZVprbBmT8QA-unsplash.jpg?length=350&name=micheile-visual-stories-ZVprbBmT8QA-unsplash.jpg) [Using debt to release equity in a business](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/using-debt-to-release-equity-in-a-business) This blog is serialised from our e-book - the Blueprint for cashing out your tech business - read the full e-book here [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/using-debt-to-release-equity-in-a-business) ![Time to Refuel (whitepaper section 3)](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(7).png?length=350&name=Untitled%20design%20(7).png) [Time to Refuel (whitepaper section 3)](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/time-to-refuel-section-3) As equity financing falls away, firms need to find new capital to fuel their growth. [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/time-to-refuel-section-3) ![A new normal for growth? Episode 2](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/growth.png?length=350&name=growth.png) [A new normal for growth? Episode 2](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/a-new-normal-for-growth) In the wake of disruption, smarter startup growth models are already emerging from the COVID economy. [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/a-new-normal-for-growth) ![Fortune Favours the Brave - Pandemic Effects: Turning Disruption into Opportunity](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/world%20lights.png?length=350&name=world%20lights.png) [Fortune Favours the Brave - Pandemic Effects: Turning Disruption into Opportunity](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/fortune-favours-the-brave-section-1) In a rapidly changing world, business leaders must embrace disruption to truly overcome it. [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/fortune-favours-the-brave-section-1) ![What is Venture Debt Financing? | Venture Debt Guide – Part 1](https://www.fuse-capital.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Fuse_Capital_January2022/Images/What-is-Venture-Debt-Financing-A-Guide-for-Tech-Businesses-Fuse-Capital.jpg?length=350&name=What-is-Venture-Debt-Financing-A-Guide-for-Tech-Businesses-Fuse-Capital.jpg) [What is Venture Debt Financing? | Venture Debt Guide – Part 1](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/what-is-venture-debt-financing-a-guide-for-tech-businesses) Introduction   Originally a type of asset finance called Venture Leasing, venture debt was not established in the UK until the early 2000s.      Since […] [Read More](https://www.fuse-capital.com/en/blog/what-is-venture-debt-financing-a-guide-for-tech-businesses)