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The best guides, tools and resources to help founders grow their business, raise capital and successfully crowdfund.
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We analysed over 8,000 questions put to founders by investors on Seedrs. Here’s what they asked about. A key part…
This is a guest post by Esme Caulfield, Head of The Rising Stars Pitch Competition Since the lockdown began, many…
Our free, downloadable business plan template to help you set the foundation for creating a convincing and articulate pitch to win over potential investors.
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.
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.
Perhaps you think you’re ready to crowdfund. And, you’ve might have decided crowdfunding is the best way to get the…
Three sources most commonly considered are Equity Crowdfunding, Angels and VCs. This guide will help you weigh up the options, and how they can work together.
As well as bootstrapping, there are a number of alternative financing options available for startups (which don’t involve forms of equity fundraising or debt financing).
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?
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?
Among the numerous challenges and constraints facing startups and small businesses, digital security is often overlooked. Here’s how to start early on in your journey.
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.
In this guide, employer branding experts Jobbio offer a crash course in employer branding.
If you feel like your startup could do with an injection of added expertise and knowhow, you’ll want to read on.
If you’re a founder looking to talk through your fundraising plans or learn more about crowdfunding as an option, you…
Equity Calculator: How do I start? For any founder raising investment, one of the questions usually top of mind is…
Learn about equity crowdfunding and raising funds with Seedrs. The webinar is hosted by Ross Kelly, Partnerships Manager at Seedrs,…
Learn more about equity crowdfunding for Insurtech. James Harrison, Insurance Manager and InsurTech Lead at Accenture, Gideon Hurwitz, FinTech Programme…
Learn more about raising capital for your startup through equity crowdfunding. Angenette Meaney, Program Director at Mastercard’s Global Start Path…
Learn more about Equity Crowdfunding with Seedrs. Rob Wilson, Campaigns Manager at Seedrs, talks you through the process of Equity…