Funding Rounds

26 articles in this collection
Written by Anthony Rose, Michael Stresing, Jack Dunning and 3 others

Funding Round Overview on SeedLegals (Video Guide)

Step-by-step guide to completing your funding round on SeedLegals (Video)

Written by Jonny Seaman
Updated over a week ago

Video Tutorial: SeedFAST or Seed Round: which is best for you?

This tutorial video helps you choose the right way to raise investment for your stage of growth.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Funding Round Timeline

A step-by-step guide to closing your funding round

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

Dilution: How it works

What is dilution and how does it effect start-up ownership?

Written by Jonny Seaman
Updated over a week ago

What do the numbers mean in a Shareholders Resolution?

Written by Charlotte Madrangeas
Updated over a week ago

Starting your round on SeedLegals

Can SeedLegals connect me with investors?

Introductions to angel investors, VCs and investment networks

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

How to value your company and how much equity to give away?

Valuations and offering equity to investors is a major decision. We've got plenty of insights to help you out!

Written by Michael Stresing
Updated over a week ago

How do I calculate how many shares to give someone to equal a given % equity?

You want to give someone, say, 10% equity, here's how to calculate how many shares to give them.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

How do I add an investor that's a company or fund, rather than an individual?

Does your investor want to invest through a company? Easy, here's how.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Here's how company governance works

Why you need a Board, where Investor Director and Investor Consent comes in, and when you need shareholder approval.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Do my investors need to sign a High Net Worth or Sophisticated Investor certificate?

FCA guidelines for individual private investors, high net worth, sophisticated investors and every day investors.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Negotiating your round

Video tutorial: How to build a term sheet

This video tutorial shows you everything you need to create a term sheet on SeedLegals

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

My Investors don’t show up as S-EIS investors

Written by Jack Dunning
Updated over a week ago

Anti-Dilution and Non-Dilution Shares

...and why you should (almost) never ever give them to investors

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

How to calculate preemption amounts

Some say pre-emption. We say preemption. Either way, here's what it is and how to calculate it.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

What does the Disclosure Letter do, and why do my investors have to sign it?

The Warranties and the Disclosure Letter represent a two-step dance that's a key part of a funding round, here's how it works

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Liquidation Preference - What is it, and what do I do if an investor asks for it?

How to give your investors SEIS/EIS-compatible liquidation preference shares, and when to do so

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Closing your round

I’m Ready to close my round… Now what?

What you need to check before we can close your round...

Written by Jack Dunning
Updated over a week ago

How to close your round on SeedLegals

The Shareholders Agreement is signed. Here's what to do next.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

Can I close the round for some investors and leave it open for others?

Bringing an investor on board at a later point

Written by Jack Dunning
Updated over a week ago

What do my investors need to do to close a round on SeedLegals?

Helping answer any questions your investors might have.

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

How to close your round before Christmas

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

Standalone documents - editing/uploading documents

Can I create a standalone Articles of Association?

The Articles, what they are and when you should adopt new ones.

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated this week

Can SeedLegals produce me a Shareholders Agreement before my round?

The Shareholders Agreement, what it is, when to enter one.

Written by Meagan Snopkowski
Updated over a week ago

My investors have sent me their Term Sheet. Can I upload it to SeedLegals?

Use SeedLegals to compare terms in a Term Sheet. Simple extract terms and enter them into the SeedLegals Term Sheet builder.

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago

How customisable are SeedLegals documents?

Is SeedLegals just templates? How editable are the documents on the platform?

Written by Anthony Rose
Updated over a week ago