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The GI Capital Report, The Pitch Room and Perspectives from the network.
The GI Capital Report
Monthly sector research from the GI Network research desk.
The Pitch Room · Podcast
Companies raising capital present their story. We distribute it to our investor network.
Perspectives & Library
Development Finance
Women-Owned SMEs Are Getting Loans. Just Not Enough of Them.
Corporate Finance
The Control You Give Up May Not Be in the Cap Table
Cross-border Investment
Africa's Next Credit Debate Is Not About Formalisation
Investment Psychology
The Four Questions Every Founder Should Ask a Family Office
Business Growth
Your Biggest Contract May Be the Reason You Cannot Borrow
Capital Raising
What Your VC Really Means by ‘We Have Reserves’
Risk Management
Proof of Funds Can Prove Almost Nothing
logistics & supply chain
The data room was 95% done. The lenders still would not fund.
real estate & development
DFI “approval” isn’t money: Nigeria housing’s quiet gatekeepers
Insight
The deal doesn’t die in the pitch, it dies in the IC memo
Article · 4 min read
fintech & payments
How Nigerian fintechs die: not out of cash, out of usable cash
B2B software & AI
Hilbert took the fast bridge. The next investor would have to explain it.
B2B software & AI
The bridge looked “reasonable”. The next lead called it uninvestable.
B2B software & AI
Lovable’s $1.8B Series A wasn’t an AI premium. It was a retention bet.
manufacturing & industrial
The term sheet that lets you keep shares, then stops you buying machines
The GI Capital Report
Fintech and Payments Capital Reopens the Mega-Round Lane
The GI Capital Report · August 2026 · Fintech & Payments
real estate & development
UK Development Bridge Finance 2025–2026: Exit Risk and Monitoring
consumer & retail
Inventory-Backed Lending in SEA: Borrowing Base, Controls, Data Room
fintech & payments
Pre-Seed Diligence: What Investors Check Pre-Revenue (2025)
energy & infrastructure
Project Finance for Solar Mini-Grids Nigeria: DSCR Pack (2025–2026)
B2B software & AI
Venture Debt for UK SaaS (2025–2026): Terms and Covenants
The GI Capital Report
Debt-heavy storage and take-private scale redefine private renewables
The GI Capital Report · July 2026 · Renewable Energy
Perspective
Capital moves on trust: what funders expect before they look at anything
Perspective · 4 min read
Perspective
The right room, the right moment: why introductions are not the problem
Perspective · 4 min read
Insight
The Signals That Move Investors From Interest to Commitment
Article · 4 min read
Raising Capital
Why Fundraising Stalls, and What Serious Companies Do Differently
Article · 4 min read
Corporate Finance
Project Finance Fundamentals for Large Capital Raises
Article · 4 min read
Startup Funding
From Angels to Family Offices: Match Investors to Your Stage
Article · 4 min read
Insight
Introducing The Pitch Room: A New Platform for Ambitious Businesses to Connect with Global Investors
Capital Notes
Where Private Capital Appetite Is Strongest Now
Capital Notes · 4 min read
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