While VC news often dominates the headlines, more often than not, the VC route isn’t the best fit for a business. 

So, what do you do if venture capital isn’t the right path for your start-up?

In today’s Making The Grade episode, we’re unpacking the evolving world of start-up funding and why VC might not be the best fit for every founder or business. 

To help us do that, we’re joined by Eyal Malinger and Oren Peleg, the co-founders of Resurge Growth Partners - a new kind of investment firm pioneering a model they call venture equity, blending the best of venture capital and private equity to better serve ambitious, capital-efficient founders. 

From investor dynamics and growth expectations to exit strategies and go-to-market missteps, we’ll be challenging the traditional narrative and exploring what alternative paths to scale could look like in 2025 and beyond. 

Episode Chapters: 

01:30 - From PE & Consulting to building a new investment model

03:30 - The gap between VC expectations and real-world business performance  

05:10 - Introducing Venture Equity & the huge opportunity it presents 

10:30 - Funding beyond VC & the silent deal killers 

18:10 - Lazy marketing, broken models & other founder mistakes 

21:30 - The metrics that really matter 

30:00 - What it takes to be a successful early-stage founder & what’s really at stake 

34:15 - Where to start if you want a successful exit in 2025 

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