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How does your equity compare? Help build the benchmark

Getting ready to raise? Wondering how your cap table compares to companies like yours? You're not the only one asking. Ownership questions tend to surface at pivotal moments: heading into a raise, building out a team, or quietly second-guessing your...

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Should you set up your share scheme before a funding round?

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Should you set up your share scheme before a funding round?

If you’re preparing to raise investment, you’re probably prioritising your pitch deck, speaking to investors, and (we would hope) getting your cap...

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The UK Scaleup Report 2026: Growth under pressure

The UK’s scaleup landscape is shrinking.

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The PISCES tipping point: Moneybox and Wayve lead the way

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The PISCES tipping point: Moneybox and Wayve lead the way

For a while now, the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) has been one of those ideas many companies and traders have...

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EMI's new exercise window: The end of the golden handcuffs?

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EMI's new exercise window: The end of the golden handcuffs?

For decades, employee share options have served two purposes.

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What HMRC's newest Employee Share Scheme statistics reveal

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What HMRC's newest Employee Share Scheme statistics reveal

On the 3rd of July, HMRC released its latest Employee Share Scheme (ESS) statistics for the tax year ending 2025, and we spent some time picking...

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What should be in your startup data room?

When you’re preparing to raise investment, it’s easy to focus on the big-ticket items - preparing your pitch decks, applying for SEIS or EIS,...

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dead equity

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Dead equity: what it is, why it matters & how to avoid it

Dead equity is shares or options held by people who no longer contribute to a business.

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Navigating your migration from Carta to Vestd

Carta. Big name, safe bet. Right?

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Vestd founder Ifty Nasir awarded OBE for share schemes

Vestd founder and CEO Ifty Nasir has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours 2026 with an OBE for services to Share Schemes and the Energy...

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