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For busy founders

We offer a set of essential services to help founders grow, raise funds and beyond.

What stage are you at in your journey?

Pre-incorporation

SEIS for founders (exit planning)

An often overlooked aspect of SEIS is for founders to use this tax relief in their own company, potentially saving themselves millions of pounds in Capital Gains Tax on an exit.

To qualify for SEIS, the company must be eligible and founders must own 30% or less to benefit.

Bootstrapping

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Preparing for investment

SEIS/EIS advance assurance

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.

As part of this package, we will provide pitch deck and financial forecast templates, and formally review the finalised documents.

SEIS/EIS for foreign companies

Are you a foreign company looking to raise funds in the UK but not sure how to offer UK tax incentives to your investors?

We’ll guide you through the process of meeting UK requirements, so you can offer investors the tax relief they expect.

Raising investment

Included features

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.

Our customers also get to join a vibrant community of fellow founders for guidance and support.

Advanced Subscription Agreement

Need funds now but not ready for a formal round? ASA can be your interim solution.

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.

Full funding rounds

Raising your first round of funding can feel like navigating a maze of legal requirements and paperwork.

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

Agile funding rounds

A streamlined solution for dynamic funding needs through a rolling close - an amazingly elegant solution once you've completed a full funding round.

Heartbeat: Stay on track with investor updates

Heartbeat ensures your investors are kept in the loop, giving founders a simple, consistent cadence and ready-to-use templates for investor updates. They stay informed, engaged, and confident - while your Information Rights are reliably fulfilled.

SEIS/EIS compliance and certificates

Once you receive investment under SEIS/EIS your investors will soon be chasing for their SEIS3/EIS3 certificate to allow them to claim their tax relief.

FounderCatalyst helps founders to submit a compliance statement at the start of this process and produces SEIS/EIS3 certificates once approval is given by HMRC.

Incentivising employees and advisors

EMI and unapproved share option schemes

Reward your employees, advisors, and contractors with EMI and unapproved share option schemes to build a loyal, driven team that powers your growth.

You can grant unlimited options, with unlimited EMI valuations, and choose vesting to suit your needs - time-based, conditional, exit-only, or hybrid.

Why choose FounderCatalyst

Why first-time founders trust us
1
Simplify
We handle the admin so you can focus on growing your business.
2
Pricing
Fixed pricing - no surprises. No catch.
3
Support
Comprehensive support from start to finish from people who have been there and done it.
4
Fast
Fast and reliable: We understand the urgency of startup life and get the funds as soon as possible.

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FounderCatalyst Ltd is a registered company in England and Wales listed as number 12548465. The VAT number is GB 352 3376 08.

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