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Investment

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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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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EIS eligibility explained: do you qualify?

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is a powerful fundraising tool for scaling startups, offering generous tax reliefs to investors who fund...

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Raising investment? Know your preferential rights

When you raise investment, you’re not just offering shares or ownership in your company - you’re also offering specific terms that will shape how...

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EIS & RUVs: Raise more, faster, without losing your tax relief

Funding rounds are increasingly complex, involving multiple smaller check investors from friends and family to angels to institutional investors....

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EIS exits: What happens when an investor leaves early?

For experienced founders raising through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), most conversations centre on advance assurance, closing the round,...

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secondary sale

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How to structure an investor-friendly secondary share sale

Secondary share sales, where existing shareholders sell their equity to new investors before an IPO or acquisition, are no longer a niche part of...

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Agile vs priced rounds: Choosing the right fundraising structure

Raising investment isn’t just about the ticket price of your round - it’s also about how you raise. The structure of your fundraise will influence...

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RUV mistakes

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Roll-up vehicle pitfalls: mistakes companies need to avoid

Roll-up vehicles (RUVs) are one of the most effective ways to simplify a crowded cap table and remove friction from future fundraising. It's a type...

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