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Managing Investor Expectations

Pitch deck

Pitch deck for investors
Pitch deck for HMRC

Pre-emption rights: what founders & investors need to know

What are pre-emption rights?
When do pre-emption rights come into effect?
Pre-emption rights in a new share issue
Why is this important for investors?
Exceptions to statutory pre-emption rights
Waiving pre-emption rights on FounderCatalyst

Raising tranche-based investments

What is tranche-based investment?
Why use tranche-based investment?
Key components of tranche-based investment
Steps to raise tranche-based investments
Tips for effective tranche-based investment raising
Example: Incremental tranche-based funding strategy

Registering an overseas companies in the UK for SEIS

Steps to get Advance Assurance for your non-UK company

Roles on the FounderCatalyst platform including Advisor and Investor

Safely issuing shares to advisors, contractors & foreign employees

Advisors
UK employees
Foreign employees
Investors (UK and foreign)
FAQs

Safely issuing shares to co-founder

Adding co-founders to the platform
Issuing shares to co-founders
Timing of share issuance
FAQs

SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance - Trading date & eligibility

Understanding the SEIS start of trading date
Key difference between SEIS and EIS trading date rules
Company age vs trading age
Advance Assurance (AA) - when to apply and why
Trading date in the AA application process vs AA compliance
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