The California glassmaker announced on October 27 that it raised $200 million in convertible senior notes due in 2027.
View has struggled since going public less than two years ago via SPAC, and was nearly delisted by the New York Stock Exchange for failing to file numerous financial statements.
For those looking from the outside, View's troubles came on suddenly, but insiders said the company burned cash and struggled with product failures for years.
Insider spoke with 27 former employees and two current employees across View's finance, sales, marketing, factory-operations, engineering, recruiting, and IT departments.
"He's always been able to pull a rabbit out of a hat when it comes to procuring more money for the company," one banker familiar with View said.