The SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) provides extensive tax relief for tax-paying investors who invest in small, early-stage UK companies.
As of 6th April 2023, changes to the SEIS legislation have been implemented to further incentivise investors to support startups. We’ve summarised these changes in a downloadable one pager and have built out The Ultimate Guide for SEIS Tax Relief and The Ultimate Guide for EIS Tax Relief to evaluate key differences.
At Seedrs, we’ve facilitated over 200 successful SEIS campaigns, helping founders raise early capital needed to grow and innovate within the UK startup scene. We took a look at the top 10 largest SEIS-compliant raises on the Seedrs platform, prior to the April 2023 legislation changes. (Please note, when the nominee allocation is above £150,000, any investment above the threshold will be raised separately under EIS.)
- EcoHedge
EcoHedge is a UK based climate-tech startup focused on helping companies to become leaders in the fight against climate change. The software automates the previously manual process of measuring a business’ entire carbon footprint.
EcoHedge completed its SEIS raise in August 2022, raising £370,187.30 from 466 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- Save Your Wardrobe
Save Your Wardrobe connects users’ wardrobes with an ecosystem of services to help them save time and money. It provides a solution to post-purchase problems encountered by fashion-conscious consumers, using intelligent technology and data capturing.
Save Your Wardrobe completed its SEIS raise in July 2019, raising £332,800 from 38 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- Baotree
Baotree is a software company that builds trust, transparency and coordination between organisations, communities and donors. It supports organisations in managing biodiversity preservation, social development and economic initiatives – making data visible to inform, measure and effect change.
Baotree completed its SEIS raise in October 2021, raising £278,321.60 from 151 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- Morph
Morph is an ever-expanding ecosystem for successful healthy living, a platform that aims to provide users with the most efficient path to optimal health. Its Fitness Passport accrues physiological and biometric data from user and trainer input to provide progress metrics and actionable recommendations that are completely personalised to every individual, developing a realistic roadmap of their journey ahead.
Morph completed its SEIS raise in April 2022, raising £256,111.80 from 155 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
Smashed Grapes help wine lovers who are stuck in a rut, yet put off by wine snobbery. Guided by ‘real life’ wine categories, it makes good wine accessible to all. With ‘try before you buy’ kits and a good wine guarantee, customers enjoy all the wine, confidently and copiously!
Smashed Grapes completed its SEIS raise in December 2021, raising £246,240 from 217 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- Aqua Sativa (Strangeways CBD Spirits)
Distilled in the heart of Manchester, Aqua Sativa is the UK’s Premier Supplier of CBD Infused Spirits. Using natural CBD from UK certified suppliers, it produces a range of spirits ‘Gin, Rum & Vodka’ of quality and distinction.
Aqua Sativa completed its SEIS raise in September 2021, raising £224,606 from 208 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- Ticketpass
Ticketpass is a Tech for Good company that is challenging the traditional ticketing industry with an ethical approach. Its goal is to create a fair platform that uses ticketing to create a positive impact by giving back 50% of the booking fee to charity projects.
Ticketpass completed its SEIS raise in February 2020, raising £220,504.44 from 238 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- Virtually Visiting
Virtually Visiting is removing the traditional barriers to travel by making it accessible to all, anywhere, any time. Anyone with an internet connection can experience their dream destination from the comfort of their own home in HD 360 video.
Virtually Visiting completed its SEIS raise in February 2021, raising £216,164.52 from 165 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- BUA FIT
BUA FIT is the platform for outdoor and online fitness. We connect fitness professionals to consumers for group classes using e-commerce technology built for social interaction.
BUA FIT completed its SEIS raise in November 2019, raising £205,077.29 from 130 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
- bndle
bndle is an innovative marketplace that connects modern parents and families with independent baby brands.
bndle completed its SEIS raise in October 2022, raising £204,035.59 from 114 investors. Learn more about this SEIS campaign.
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