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Written by Scott Simpkin, Campaigns Lead. Scott has helped hundreds of businesses prepare and get ready to launch their crowdfunding…
Seedrs is opening up the discussion around gender bias in the world of fundraising. Get inspired, listen to stories and…
Learn about tips, tactics and advice on how to raise investment from your friends, family and personal network. The webinar…
A look at the most commonly used early-stage and pre-revenue startup valuation methods used by Angels and VCs.
This calculator will take you through the steps an Angel Investor might take to estimate a valuation.
A guide to understanding how to go about looking at an early-stage business valuation.
These FAQ were answered by Max Smith, Tax Relief Partner at Catax, in response to some of the questions that…
This is a guest post by Harinder Sandhu, founder and CEO of EmpowerRD This guide looks at the full variety…
Thinking about raising capital, but don’t want to give away a slice of your business? In this webinar we discuss…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about how Seedrs works with convertible equity fundraises,…
There are a few equity crowdfunding misconceptions that can mislead and confuse those considering it as an option. In fact,…
An in-depth look at the top equity-based options available for companies looking to raise capital.
Does your brand need strengthening? Are your purpose, mission and vision well defined and useful to how you do business?…
If you’re looking to scale your startup from a place of early traction towards a Series A, you’re no doubt…
Learn more about the importance of social proof and customer engagement for scale ups. Matthew Burton, Business Development Manager at…
Learn more about growing your business by using PR with these 5 tips. Tess Bryant, former PR Manager at Seedrs…
In any battle for attention, the odds are against you. To redress the balance you need to make less mean more. Picking the right colour is a chance to stack the deck in your favour.
There’s no way around it, market research is essential; especially for early-stage ventures. What are some low-cost methods of validating your idea?
This is a guest post by Harry Cobbold, Managing Director of Unfold Employing user-led KPIs in digital products to prove…
The second part of our comprehensive list of tools and services to help you build your MVP.
When building a tech startup, choosing the right tech stack is one of the most important decisions you can make. Why is full-stack Javascript is the way to go?
A comprehensive list of tools and services to help you build your MVP.
This guide will provide a framework to use while developing your MVP, and allow you to analyse your situation and deploy the most effective techniques and strategies.
An engineering team has to grow to address your startup’s different inflexions of growth and success, but how do you do it with increasing pace and predictability?
Learn how to develop a scalable and forward looking finance function in this on-demand webinar with Zanda. Zanda’s Co-Founder, Andrew…
Learn whether or not your startup needs a CFO or Finance leader in this on-demand webinar with Zanda. Zanda’s Co-Founder,…
There you are, you have a killer startup idea and you want to make this a success, but how will…
What share classes should you be offering to your investors?
There are several option schemes that can be of benefit to companies. Specifically, the most beneficial for smaller and medium-sized enterprises are Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) options.
As a founder of a fast-growing business, you’re going to face a multitude of challenges. Sometimes the best way to meet a challenge is to find someone to lean on.
2021 couldn’t have started better for the Lemonade Dolls team. They set out to raise £90K to fund their vision…
In February 2020, The Cheeky Panda completed a hugely successful Secondary share sale on Seedrs, with over £2m of shares…
In November 2020, braincare brand Heights successfully launched and funded a £1.7 million crowdfunding round on Seedrs, with the support…
In September 2020, the Snoop team set out to raise a £5M convertible round to fund their vision of helping…
In March 2020, Gone West set out to raise £100K to fund their vision of regenerating landscapes across the world…
2020 was a year we’ll never forget. When the scale of the Covid pandemic became apparent to us in March…