SeedLegals

Hard hats on… the countdown is on! ⏳🚧 Yesterday we headed to The Roundhouse for a full walk-through of the venue ahead of the SeedLegals Startup Awards 2025—and let’s just say, it’s getting real now! Alongside our amazing production company Apple Peel Productions LTD, the Roundhouse Trust team, the caterers Food by Dish and key members of the SL awards team (Caroline Hackett Cert HE, Kerstin Reichert & Callum Brankley) we mapped out every detail to make sure this year’s event is the best one yet 💪. We also had the pleasure of welcoming two of our incredible sponsors on-site to start planning their activations - pleasure to show you around Naomi Feltham and Tommy Green 👏. With just 8 weeks to go… 🤯 things are ramping up, and we can’t wait to celebrate the incredible founders, investors and supporters shaping the UK startup ecosystem. 🚀🏆 #SeedLegalsStartupAwards #TheRoundhouse #StartupCommunity #AwardsSeason #Startups #Celebration #Innovation

Struggling to find investors? UK investors telling you "Love what you're doing, come back later"? UK VCs low-balling you on valuations? Why not look to the US for investment: More money, higher valuations. But will your experience be different there? And, how to go about finding US investors? If you're looking to raise from US investors, or simply wanting to find ANY investors, this webinar with Jorian Hoover is a must-join. How to fundraise & secure capital in the US Tue 25th March @ 2PM EST / 6PM UK https://lu.ma/giehjbot/

💖 Spreading the Love: Our Valentine’s Day Winners! 💖 A huge thank you to everyone who joined in and shared the love with us this Valentine’s Day! We’re thrilled to announce our three lucky winners: 🏆 Raise £100k on SeedLegals for free – Massive congratulations to Darren C. over at Enbodie for scoring this game-changing prize! 🎉 📜 A free SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance application – A big well done to Aurélia Le Frapper at Alethica for securing this boost to your fundraising journey! 🚀 🎤 A professionally produced founder interview with Anthony Rose – Congrats to Paul O'Sullivan and Katie Leask at Studio Think - we can’t wait to shine the spotlight on your startup! 🎬 Didn't win? Stay tuned, there will be plenty more competitions in the near future, you might well win the next one 👀

When you take a video today it's a flat 2D image. Now imagine you could take a 3D video or yourself, using just your iPhone. So, meet Edward Jenkins from Volumetric Video Ltd who is working on exactly that. Every day I meet amazing founders on SeedLegals, I love helping them share their story. Drop Ed a note to find out more. Now to combine Ed's technology with some AI to create a 3D clone of myself so I can be in London and NY at the same time...

Last night, I hosted a startup pitch event in NYC, uniting tech founders, operators, and investors for pitches, feedback, and real talk. From 4-minute startup showcases to Q&A, we fueled innovation and brought together good company to network and help one another feel less lonely in their building journey. With partners like SeedLegals , Context, TechBrig and TappedX in the mix, it was a curation of new ideas and AI-driven solutions. I’m proud to be driving the future of startups and AI right here in the heart of NYC connecting talent, sparking conversation, and building community, one pitch at a time. Here are some do the founders we featured Joseph Frantz, CFA – TimeSentry The world's most intelligent AI-powered time-tracking solution for professional services firms, making billable hours and invoices effortless. Jake T. Kim – GreatVillage AI-powered automation for community associations, simplifying property management for managers and residents alike. Thivaher (Thiv) Paramsothy – Hera Fertility Advanced at-home sperm health diagnostics using AI and biomarkers to improve fertility and men’s health. Chris Leo Palermino – Medley A digital community connecting musicians with collaborators, gigs, and local events to grow their network. Jared Gaynes – Echo A real-time AI assistant helping founders and sellers keep meetings on track and feel more confident. Oscar Schrag – Phaze Creating sustainable, compostable bioplastics from grape waste to replace fossil fuel-based packaging in cosmetics. Qiming Liu – Pomu AI-powered matchmaking for fashion brands and manufacturers, eliminating inefficiencies in sourcing and production. If you want to join our community and attend future events to meet creators, founders, and VC’s all in one room sign up here:

On Thursday we had the pleasure of joining Xavier Collins and an incredible group of founders, investors, partners and operators at Maison Estelle and Estelle Manor for the exclusive Shaman List Dinner. A night dedicated to celebrating the brightest minds in the startup ecosystem. At SeedLegals, we’ve always believed that strong networks and shared knowledge are key to startup success. But scaling successfully takes more than just great connections. It requires the right support at every stage. From securing investment and structuring option schemes to expansion and compliance, we’re here to help founders navigate growth efficiently and continue building industry-leading businesses. It was a pleasure to have joined forces with these partners:   Martyn Denney at Aon —helping businesses navigate risks and scale with confidence.   Richard Howard at Amazon Web Services (AWS) —powering the world’s fastest-growing startups with cutting-edge cloud solutions. Stephen Wilks at Novabook —startup-focused accountants who truly understand founder needs.   Kofi Siaw at HSBC Innovation Banking —backing some of the UK’s most promising startups. Thanks again for a brilliant evening of innovation 🚀

An evening with the best of the best 🤩 Last night the Shaman List dinner at Maison Estelle and Estelle Manor brought together some of the most successful founders, investors, and operators hosted by the none other than the notorious Xavier Collins. The conversation flowed just as freely as the wine (which I’d love to enjoy next time! 🍷😂), covering everything from scaling challenges and securing funding to hiring top talent and leading teams in today’s market. It was also a brilliant chance to catch up with some familiar friends (Nico Kidel Kofi Siaw Stephen Wilks Andy Townend) and meet plenty of new faces, all of whom share the same drive to build, innovate, and support the next generation of founders. Huge thanks to Xav for putting together such a standout evening - events like these are what make the startup ecosystem so special. And it's so important to pay it forward, with so many in the room committed to supporting the next generation of founders. Looking forward to the return of the return of the return... 👀 #TheShamanList #StartupCommunity #Founders #Networking #ScalingStartups #Raising #StartupEcosystem

Really enjoyed my recent chat with Anthony Rose at SeedLegals, where we covered a wide range of topics relating to US Fundraising, US Expansion, and the pros and cons of the Delaware Flip. Hopefully a useful resource for UK/EU companies as they look to launch, scale, and/or raise capital in the US. 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇸 Full video: https://lnkd.in/edEscZYC US Fundraising and Delaware Flip discussion summary: https://lnkd.in/e6jb2ujg US Expansion discussion summary: https://lnkd.in/e9T6qn2n https://lnkd.in/ee-F5Gwp

When's the best time to set up your EMI share option scheme? Create your EMI option scheme ahead of your first funding round to get the lowest EMI valuation and best upside for your employees? Or wait until after your round when you have more money and more employees, but get a less good EMI valuation? SeedLegals is the go-to platform for option schemes for UK startups. I talk to thousands of founders, I figured it was time to make a video with the answer. Still not sure which way to go? Good news, on SeedLegals you get unlimited EMI valuations included in your options subscription, so if you go too early and can't use that valuation, no problem, you can get another, no extra cost. US founder? Similar logic would apply to your 409A valuation timing.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending the first-ever UK Lawtech conference alongside Zülal Erdoğan, Josephina T. & Emily Coyne - huge thanks to the organisers, LawtechUK & MinistryofJusticeUK in collaboration with LegalGeek, all the speakers, and everyone else who put together such an insightful event on the Lawtech landscape in the UK. 🤖 One of the biggest takeaways? If you're not using AI and data to transform your legal services you're already falling behind hundreds of companies currently building and leveraging AI to transform our industry. 💡 Fantastic to catch up with Maurice Sardison on how Innovate UK is supporting startups in their fundraising journeys. Great to see Nnamdi Emelifeonwu (Definely) & Danae Shell (Valla) - both SeedLegals customers - sharing their expertise on stage. Seeing founders at the forefront of legal innovation, building tools that make legal services more accessible, efficient and scalable, is truly inspiring. A brilliant event full of valuable conversations in an incredible venue! #lawtechuk