--- title: "Instant Investment" id: "270" type: "products" slug: "top-up-a-round" published_at: "2019-10-10T17:44:00+00:00" modified_at: "2025-11-26T09:56:03+00:00" url: "https://seedlegals.com/raise/top-up-a-round/" markdown_url: "https://seedlegals.com/raise/top-up-a-round.md" --- - [Raise](https://seedlegals.com/raise/) Instant Investment [Do a Funding Round](https://seedlegals.com/raise/funding-round-test-cta/) # Instant Investment ## Add investment, anytime Use Instant Investment to top up a previous round and add new investors anytime. [Start free](https://app.seedlegals.com/signup) [Trustpilot](https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.seedlegals.com%20) ## Top up between funding rounds #### Raise easily between rounds Say goodbye to 12-18 month fundraising cycles. Instead, raise money continuously with SeedLegals #### Add investors in a few clicks It’s quick and easy to add new investors to your company and issue shares at any time #### Share and sign online All your investment documents are shared, signed and securely stored on SeedLegals #### Raise small amounts Only looking for a small injection of cash? Instant Investment allows you to accept investments from £5,000 (up to £10M) ###### Deed of Adherence ## Say hello to agile funding No need to wait until you do a funding round - add investments whenever you need to. - More freedom - fundraise your way - More flexibility - seize opportunities as they arise - More time - stay focused on growing your business ###### Unlimited help with Instant Investment ## Talk to the experts Not sure how it works? Wondering how much equity to give away? We've helped thousands of companies fundraise - talk to our experts to get answers, fast. - Talk to us via live chat, phone, email or video call - Unlimited help included for members - no billable hours - Ask us anything - we're here 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday ## How to raise funding with Instant Investment - #### Set up Instant Investment Log in to SeedLegals, select Instant Investment and enter the details to add the new investor to your previous round at the same terms - #### Create your documents in minutes SeedLegals generates all the documents you need, ready to e-sign - #### Ask us if you need help Hit the chat bubble to message our experts - #### Investor signs documents Send investors the documents via SeedLegals, get notified when they sign - #### Receive the money After your investor signs, they send you the money directly. Congratulations! [#!](#!) [#!](#!) [2 min readHow to use Instant Investment to raise money before the end of the tax yearSome prospective investors hurry to invest in January, February or March. We explain why the tax year end creates an inv... Vasu Sarin](https://seedlegals.com/resources/how-to-benefit-from-instant-investment-before-the-end-of-the-tax-year/) [5 min readAgile fundraising has arrived. Don't do a funding round until you've read thisNew data shows the way that startups are raising investment is changing, and SeedLegals is pioneering that change. Anthony Rose](https://seedlegals.com/resources/seedlegals-agile-fundraising/) [5 min readIntroducing Instant InvestmentWhy wait until your next funding round? Accept new investment to your startup in minutes at any time with SeedLegals Ins... Anthony Rose](https://seedlegals.com/resources/introducing-instant-investment/) [https://seedlegals.com/customers/2ic-care-closes-990k-deal-in-just-2-months-using-top-up-funding/](https://seedlegals.com/customers/2ic-care-closes-990k-deal-in-just-2-months-using-top-up-funding/) [2iC-Care closes £990k deal in just 2 months using top-up funding](https://seedlegals.com/customers/2ic-care-closes-990k-deal-in-just-2-months-using-top-up-funding/) [https://seedlegals.com/customers/sweet-analytics-raises-1-4m-using-flexible-top-ups/](https://seedlegals.com/customers/sweet-analytics-raises-1-4m-using-flexible-top-ups/) [Sweet Analytics raises £1.4M using flexible top-ups](https://seedlegals.com/customers/sweet-analytics-raises-1-4m-using-flexible-top-ups/) [https://seedlegals.com/customers/oddbox-closes-521k-seed-round-in-3-months/](https://seedlegals.com/customers/oddbox-closes-521k-seed-round-in-3-months/) [Oddbox closes £521K seed round in 3 months](https://seedlegals.com/customers/oddbox-closes-521k-seed-round-in-3-months/) ## FAQs- Instant Investment - How much can I raise with Instant Investment? You can raise any amount between £5,000 and £10 million. - Can I use Instant Investment if I haven’t done a funding round on SeedLegals before? Yes, you can. Instant Investment is designed as a quick and easy way to top up a funding round - but if you’ve completed a funding round elsewhere or even if you’ve never done a funding round before, you can still use Instant Investment to raise startup funding. We have all the documents you need to close the deal and assign shares on SeedLegals. If you’re interested in doing a [funding round](https://seedlegals.com/raise/raise-a-round/) you can use SeedLegals for that too. You can use any of our services together with Instant Investment. - How do I do an Instant Investment? - Log into SeedLegals - Go to **Raise** and select **Instant Investment** - Fill in the details of the investor and the amount - Generate your documents - Send the documents via SeedLegals for the investor to sign - Investor signs and then transfers the money directly to you - You receive the funds 🚀 Read more: [How to do an Instant Investment: step-by-step guide](https://help.seedlegals.com/en/articles/6250397-how-to-do-an-instant-investment-step-by-step-guide) - What documents do I need for an Instant Investment? On SeedLegals, these are the documents you need to complete each Instant Investment: - Instant Investment Proposal - Instant Investment Agreement - Board Resolution - SH01 Form The documents are generated and auto-filled for you. - Should I do a SeedNOTE/SeedFAST or an Instant Investment? **SeedFAST/NOTE** is designed for fundraising before a round. You can do a [SeedNOTE or SeedFAST](https://seedlegals.com/raise/raise-before-a-round/) when you want to take investment without doing a valuation. SeedFASTs and SeedNOTEs are future equity agreements that allow you to take investment now and issue shares or repay the money at a future date based on the valuation at that time. Read more: [Agile fundraising: introducing SeedFAST and SeedNOTE](https://seedlegals.com/sg/resources/introducing-seedfast-seednote/) **Instant Investment** is designed for topping up a previous round. You can do an Instant Investment when you already have an agreed-upon valuation and want to issue shares right away at the agreed-upon price per share. When you [do a funding round on SeedLegals,](https://seedlegals.com/raise/raise-a-round/) you can enable Instant Investment in the round. This makes it easy for you to top up afterwards because you’ve sorted out all the necessary permissions already. - How many investments can I receive with Instant Investment? There is no limit on how many investments you can receive as Instant Investment. You can use it as many times as you like for any number of investors. Each investment amount must be between £5,000 and £10M. Keep in mind that you pay per investment. We charge 1% of the investment amount, for each Instant Investment made. - What does a ‘rolling close’ mean? A rolling close means that you’re still accepting investments after closing your most recent funding round. - What is agile funding? Agile funding is our way to describe raising startup capital without doing a funding round. Agile funding allows you to take investment as and when it suits you. Nowadays startups need to raise capital in simpler ways that cost less time and money. We’re pioneering this change with agile funding services designed to help you take investments whenever the opportunity arises. Read more: [Agile fundraising with SeedFAST and Instant Investment](https://seedlegals.com/resources/seedlegals-agile-fundraising/) - I still have questions about Instant Investment… Hit the chat button to message our friendly team - we’re always happy to help. ## You’re in safe hands Our team of legal and funding experts have helped thousands of entrepreneurs raise money and grow their businesses. - ##### Beautifully organised Your company's core agreements, all in one place - ##### Secure signatures Share and collect signatures online via SeedLegals - ##### Backed by real lawyers Create the exact documents you need at every stage of growth - ##### Serious about security Your information stays safe and confidential in our secure system - ##### Helpful humans Talk to one of our friendly team anytime on live chat - ##### Extra protection Don't worry, our insurance covers claims related to our platform ## We’ve helped over 60,000 companies From food to FinTech and beyond, join thousands of startups who use SeedLegals to start, raise and grow faster. - - - - - - [More customer stories](/customers/) - The reality is you’re on a journey; fundraising is so much about the narrative. SeedLegals allows you to tell the right story at the right time with the right legal documents for different types of investors. ##### Louise Doherty Founder & CEO, Yoller - SeedLegals held our hand through complex investor negotiations and even picked up on some errors produced by our previous lawyers which were a well-known City law firm! ##### Alex Templeton Founder & CEO, Qured - One of the great things about SeedLegals is that it is designed to be appropriate for the round and the stage of the business. They keep it simple. It feels like they really understand that. ##### Alex Rainey Co-founder & CEO, Pluto - How do I get all the businesses I invest in to use SeedLegals? ##### Alexander Wyndham Angel Investor , The Family - It's easy to forget about the legal side of things but SeedLegals make things really easy to understand. The team at SeedLegals are truly amazing. ##### Darren Tenkorang Founder, TRIM-IT - There’s an opportunity to reach a specialist advisor via chat, phone and email to check in on anything. The SeedLegals team were extremely responsive – really amazing. ##### Emilie Vanpoperinghe Co-Founder, OddBox - - - - - -