Read more about the scams mentioned above that investors pull on founders.
Unless you are able - and willing - to pledge a sizeable collateral as security for the loan, full knowing that most startups fail.
Avoid! Don't take my word for it - You know it is something to be avoided like the plague when PaulG calls them "motherf*ers":
It's possible. See e.g. HootSuite (video below), Atlassian, Zapier, etc. If it is something for you depends heavily on your business model, burn rate, and operating costs, etc, though.