A Founder’s Guide to Venture Debt at Series B

by Cheqly team | | Venture debt for Series B startups

Series B rounds indicate a change for startups from trying to find a product-market fit to growing a proven business with repeatable growth and better unit economics. Even though equity is still the main way to get funding, these stages might cause heavy dilution of ownership for founders and early staff. Therefore, venture debt is … Continued

A Complete Guide to 409A Safe Harbor

by Cheqly team | | 409A Safe Harbor

Stock options are a powerful way to encourage your employees to work toward the success of the company by giving them a stake in its growth. That said, you can’t just hand out stock options without a 409A valuation. This valuation is mandated by the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and is necessary to establish the … Continued

Business Credit Inquiries: Understanding Soft Pull vs Hard Pull

by Cheqly team | | Soft Pull vs Hard Pull

Business credit inquiries are essential for financial institutions, lenders, and vendors to evaluate a company’s creditworthiness. It is quite expected that if you are seeking financing, opening a new account, or even carrying out a normal credit review, your business credit report will be checked. There are two main types of credit inquiries: soft pulls … Continued

How Do ACH Prenotes Work? A Simple Guide

by Cheqly team | | ACH Prenotes

The ACH Network is expanding at a rapid pace, having handled 8.9 billion transactions with a total value of $24.1 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, according to NACHA. Also, Same Day ACH transactions have risen by 23.6% year over year, amounting to 403 million payments, which indicates strong demand for fast and efficient … Continued

Card-Present Transactions: A Complete Guide for Businesses

by Cheqly team | | Card Present Transactions

Today, businesses accept payments in different forms. Though digital payments are growing, physical payment methods still have their own user base. Among those physical methods, card-present transactions are one of the most widely used. They are typically more secure against counterfeit fraud because physical presence allows for stronger authentication. In fact, Visa reported an 80% … Continued

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