Comments on: Small funding, for a social network: Hi5 raises $15 million in venture debt http://deals.venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:47:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Web companies raising lots of money, to make themselves recession-proof | Lovegin’s Personal weblog http://deals.venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-779144 Web companies raising lots of money, to make themselves recession-proof | Lovegin’s Personal weblog Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:58:44 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/#comment-779144 [...] amount from European entrepreneurs the Samwer brothers in January. Hi5, as well, just raised another $15 million in venture debt on top of a $20 million round last summer. Meanwhile, Bebo hired a bank last fall, [...] [...] amount from European entrepreneurs the Samwer brothers in January. Hi5, as well, just raised another $15 million in venture debt on top of a $20 million round last summer. Meanwhile, Bebo hired a bank last fall, [...]

]]> By: VentureBeat » Web companies raising lots of money, to make themselves recession-proof http://deals.venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-777688 VentureBeat » Web companies raising lots of money, to make themselves recession-proof Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:45:35 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/#comment-777688 [...] amount from European entrepreneurs the Samwer brothers in January. Hi5, as well, just raised another $15 million in venture debt on top of a $20 million round last summer. Meanwhile, Bebo hired a bank last fall, [...] [...] amount from European entrepreneurs the Samwer brothers in January. Hi5, as well, just raised another $15 million in venture debt on top of a $20 million round last summer. Meanwhile, Bebo hired a bank last fall, [...]

]]> By: Steven http://deals.venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-763688 Steven Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:03:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/#comment-763688 This is a pretty interesting deal and I wonder whi Mohr would allow hi5 to take on senior debt literally months after they put in $20M. I dont view it as a positive sign that the company took in so much money in the form of debt so quicky after equity. This is a pretty interesting deal and I wonder whi Mohr would allow hi5 to take on senior debt literally months after they put in $20M.

I dont view it as a positive sign that the company took in so much money in the form of debt so quicky after equity.

]]> By: Happy http://deals.venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/comment-page-1/#comment-763394 Happy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:05:10 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2008/01/30/small-funding-for-a-social-network-hi5-raises-15-million-in-venture-debt/#comment-763394 Debt, debt, debt. Good luck Hi5! Debt, debt, debt. Good luck Hi5!

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