Mark Solovy
Mr. Solovy is a Managing Director of Monroe Capital. He is responsible for co-leading relationship sourcing and the origination of new business opportunities within the software, technology and tech-enabled services industries. Mr. Solovy has 25 years of private equity, venture capital, and investment banking experience. Prior to Monroe, Mr. Solovy was a Managing Director at Hercules Capital. Mr. Solovy earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his B.S in Business Administration (summa cum laude) from Washington University’s Olin Business School in St. Louis. Mr. Solovy is Co-President of the Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Alumni Association.
April 10, 2025
Venture Debt Deal Sourcing/Origination/Screening
• Where to source high-potential venture debt deals
• Balancing sponsor-backed vs. independent deals
• Avoiding adverse selection and chasing the wrong deals
• Structuring a systematic origination process
• Building rapport with founders, boards, and investors
• The role of brand and reputation in deal flow
• Lessons learned from the most successful (and unsuccessful) deals
Wednesday March 6, 2024
Big Check Venture Debt - Large Corporations Need Capital, Too
- Venture debt is writing bigger checks and why
- Large corporations looking for capital know how to find it
- Navigating the landscape for growth and profit
Friday March 31, 2023
How the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank will Impact Venture Debt Moving Forward
- Strategies SVB used to dominate the VC ecosystem for venture loans
- Sizing up the competitive landscape of non-bank lenders aiming to fill the void
- How venture debt investments will change in the wake of SVB’s failure
- Discussion of the logical buyers of SVB’s venture loan portfolio
- Analysis of why the current banking crisis will likely drive down private valuations
