How to fundraise in an economic downturn
Are valuations down? Are investors dropping out? Here's what we're seeing at SeedLegals, and how to increase your investability and make your cash last longer.
Giving share options to customers and social media influencers
Companies usually give share options to employees and advisors, but sometimes they also like to incentivise customers an...
SeedLegals introduces SEIS/EIS SAFE for US companies raising investment from UK investors
We explain what US companies need to do to offer SEIS/EIS to investors - and how to use the SeedLegals SEIS/EIS compatib...
How to create B Ordinary non-voting shares for your EMI Option Scheme
At SeedLegals we recommend companies issue their employees with EMI share options that convert into non-voting shares. T...
SeedLegals launches world's first hybrid NFT / funding round
Today we're launching the world's first hybrid funding round, combining the widely unknown workings of Web3, NFTs and cr...
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How to close your funding round before the end of the SEIS/EIS tax year
With the end of the 2024-25 tax year fast approaching, you can make the most of investor momentum. Here’s how to close y...
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Shares vs options: what’s the difference?
The important difference is that if someone owns shares, they are a shareholder immediately. With options, they have own...
Advisory shares: How much equity should you give your advisor?
Startups commonly give 1% equity to General Advisors paid only in equity, who work less than 2 days a month. Discover m...
Our reply to Tom Blomfield's post about investing - here's how we can help
You might have spotted the blog post about how to raise investment on the personal website of Tom Blomfield, founder of ...
Introducing SeedLegals Performance Options
Some of the 2,000+ companies who’ve set up an option scheme with SeedLegals have told us that they want a way to allocat...
How to get back unallocated options when you sell your company
When you sell your company, if there are unallocated shares in your option pool, how do you make sure you get them back?...
How to complete your Debut Sessions ASA on SeedLegals
You know how on Dragons’ Den the dragons bring a pile of money with them? Well, that doesn’t work on the int...
Does a Bounce Back Loan count as de minimis aid against your available SEIS?
Over the past year many businesses took out £50K Bounce Back Loans (BBLS). Some of those companies have raised SEIS fund...
