[UK] Capital Raising Essentials for Startups | LegalVision

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If you are considering raising capital to supercharge your startup’s growth, it is important to understand what investors look for and how to approach the fundraising round

To help your startup succeed in its capital raising journey, Sarah Aldersley (Practice Leader) and Michaela O’Connor (Senior Associate) explain:

+ how to raise capital and funds, including the different investment types;
+ what factors to consider before approaching investors, such as:
+ preparing for due diligence;
+ assessing different share classes;
+ a cap table; and
+ establishing employee share schemes; and
+ required legal capital raising documents and what they are for.

About Sarah Aldersley
Sarah is a Practice Leader in the Corporate team. She specialises in advising startups, SMEs, corporate clients and investors on a variety of corporate matters, from company incorporations and business structuring to complex cross-border business sales. Sarah has experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, company structuring and reorganisations.

About Michaela O’Connor
Michaela is a Senior Associate in LegalVision’s Corporate and Commercial team. She specialises in Corporate law and has experience providing legal advice and assisting clients with business, share sales and financial transactions. She also provides advice on business structuring, restructuring, constitutional, membership and governance matters.

Visit legalvision.co.uk or call 0808 196 8584 to get in touch with our team.

00:00 Intro
01:46 Raising Capital: Start of the Funding Journey
02:22 Loans
05:00 Equity
08:00 Convertible Instruments
12:08 Other Sources of Funds
12:32 Getting Investment Ready
17:30 Cap Table
21:54 Company Structures and Records
23:49 Intellectual Property (IP)
26:35 Commercial Contracts
28:00 Employees and Contractors
29:09 Legal Documents
37:35 Q&A

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