For Founders | Raise Funds & Manage Equity

Maximising your investment into your own company while securing tax relief is complex. We've been there ourselves - we support founders in using SEIS/EIS schemes to invest in their own company while benefiting from tax relief, ensuring the process is seamless.

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Preparing for investment

FounderCatalyst Verified

Become FounderCatalyst Verified and reach investors faster.

Earn the FounderCatalyst Verified badge to signal you're investment-ready, then get expert, unfiltered feedback on your pitch deck and financial model from a serial angel investor, so you're fully prepared before your raise goes live. You'll also unlock FounderCatalyst's 'Sources of Funding' guide, covering angel search engines, every UK angel network, crowdfunding discounts, and a free listing on FundMyPitch (success-fee only). And with the FounderCatalyst 'Boost' page, you can put your raise in front of new investors and track their interest in real time.

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SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance

Get HMRC approval before you start raising - give investors confidence.

Our SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance package is proven to give you a great chance of submitting a successful application to HMRC so you have everything in place to offer your investors the tax relief they expect. We also provide pitch deck and financial forecast templates.

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Raising investment

Included Features

Cap table management, Intelligent Data Room, and a founder community.

All of our funding services include dynamic cap table management and access to an Intelligent Data Room for document storage and management, with online signing. Plus, join a vibrant community of fellow founders for guidance and support.

Advanced Subscription Agreement (ASA)

Need funds now but not ready for a formal round?

FounderCatalyst's ASA offering allows you to raise funds before a formal round, providing much needed flexibility and the resources you need to grow your business.

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Full Funding Rounds

We handle the legal maze so you can focus on building.

FounderCatalyst manages all the legal documentation, admin, and investor communications for your first round, so you can focus on growing a successful business.

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Agile Funding Rounds

A streamlined solution for dynamic funding through a rolling close.

An amazingly elegant solution once you've completed a full funding round - raise on your terms with rolling closes and flexible timelines.

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Heartbeat: Investor Updates

Keep your investors informed, engaged, and confident.

Heartbeat gives founders a simple, consistent cadence and ready-to-use templates for investor updates - while your Information Rights are reliably fulfilled.

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SEIS/EIS Compliance & Certificates

Get your investors their SEIS3/EIS3 certificates without the headache.

FounderCatalyst helps founders submit a compliance statement and produces SEIS/EIS3 certificates once approval is given by HMRC.

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Incentivising your team

EMI & Unapproved Share Option Schemes

Build a loyal, driven team that powers your growth.

Reward your employees, advisors, and contractors with EMI and unapproved share option schemes. Grant unlimited options with unlimited EMI valuations, and choose vesting to suit your needs - time-based, conditional, exit-only, or hybrid.

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