John Markell

Managing Partner

Armentum Partners

John has over 20 years of technology industry experience across roles in engineering and debt, equity, and M&A transactions. He has previously worked at investment banks Seven Hills Partners, CIBC World Markets, and JP Morgan in New York, London, Toronto, and San Francisco. John is also a Licensed Professional Engineer. He received his Master of Business Administration from York University and his Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Mathematics from Queen’s University in Canada. John has two daughters and is an elite masters runner with West Valley Track Club and a world-ranked beer miler.

8:45am - 9:05am

April 10, 2025

The State of the Venture Debt Market

• Overall trends in 2024 and expected in 2025
• Supporting data, including pricing trends and deal volumes and nature of those deals (sector, sizes, etc.)
• Details around breakdown via types of lenders doing deals
• Key terms / themes that emerged
• What to expect in 2025

9:05 AM - 9:25 AM

Wednesday March 6, 2024

State of the Venture Debt Market

  • What is happening in the venture debt market today
  • The impact of unpredictable market changes over the past year
  • Innovative ways to maximize current venture debt opportunities
9:25 AM - 9:50 AM

Friday March 31, 2023

The State of the Venture Debt Market

  • Current trends including what recent bank failures mean for the venture debt market
  • Discussion of sector-by-sector loan performance
  • Understanding the headwinds in the industry for both lenders and borrowers
  • Sizing up current market sentiment, especially among equity investors
  • How are things different today than they were only one year ago?