The Vestd Blog

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How to find SEIS and EIS investors

This article is more than 2 years old. Some information may no longer be current. So, you've identified the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS)...

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How to choose a brand name now that you won't regret later

Wouldn’t it be great if there was somewhere you could go to find the perfect name for your business? Like Starbucks and a name generator all wrapped...

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The key people you need in your founding team

When you hear startup success stories, you usually hear about a founding team composed of one person and a laptop or one person and their roommate...

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Founders: this is what your cap table says about you

Last updated: 16 October 2024.

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Do remote companies have a competitive advantage?

In a remote company, there’s no central office, and all employees work from home (or remotely). Vestd is a prime example.

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The three things UK unicorns have in common

Now, we're not talking about the sparkly My Little Pony variety! We're talking about unicorns in business: successful privately-held startups valued...

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The seven essentials that will impress angel investors

Last updated: 13 August 2024. We’ve all seen it on Dragons Den, I’m sure. Watched behind our fingers as an overconfident founder has their fuzzy...

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AMA: Samantha-Jane Agbontaen, founder of House Designer

Samantha-Jane Agbontaen is the interior design specialist and self-taught techie who founded House Designer, the UK's most popular interior and...

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SEIS: What changed?

This article is more than two years old. Some information may no longer be current. Kwasi Kwarteng announced the new government’s Growth Plan on 23...