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Tax Relief On Business-Related Loans 4 Nov 2019 Bookkeeping, Fundraising, Tax - If you take out a loan for business purposes, chances are you can benefit from tax reliefs on the interest. Special rules apply if you are using cash basis.
IPO: What Is A Direct Listing And Why It Matters 4 Nov 2019 Exit, Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - An increasingly high number of tech start-ups are deciding to list their shares publicly through a direct listing rather than a classic IPO.
Protect Your Minority Stake With Tag-Along Rights 8 Oct 2019 Fundraising, Investment - Tag-Along Rights protect minority shareholders during a sale granting them the right to join a transaction if a majority holder decides to sell their stake.
The Weirdest “Risk Factors” In 2019’s IPO Filings 16 Sep 2019 Exit, Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - One of the requirement for S-1 filings are "Risk Factors". It is a chance for a company to acknowledge its weaknesses and publicly declare what could get in the way of its success.
Drag-Along Clause In Term Sheets: What Does It Mean? 2 Sep 2019 Fundraising, Investment - Drag-along rights enable majority shareholders to force minority shareholders into a sale, provided that minority shareholders are offered the same exact terms as the majority ones.
What’s Hot & What’s Not? Seed Funding Activity Gives Us An Insight Into The Trendiest Sectors 2 Sep 2019 Fundraising, Strategy - Change happens before you know it. By analysing seed funding, we assessed start-up sectors to understand what's trending and what's already past its prime.
Equity Crowdfunding Report For The First Half Of 2019 19 Aug 2019 Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - Equity crowdfunding platforms enable companies to raise finance directly from the public, democratising the venture capital environment. But how are they performing in the first half of 2019?
Corporate VCs: The Europe Top 10 5 Aug 2019 Fundraising - Despite their mixed reputation as investors, Corporate VCs are a rising segment of the start-up landscape. Here are the Top 10 in Europe according to the Financial Times.
Humanising Autonomy Raises £4.2m Seed Round 27 Jun 2019 Clients, Fundraising - Humanising Autonomy develops an AI platform that is able to predict pedestrian behaviour across different environments and cities based only on RGB data from a camera.
Digital Health start-up HealthyHealth Raises $1.2M from LSE listed TMT 12 Jun 2019 Clients, Fundraising - HealthyHealth has announced a $1.2m financing round led by TMT Investments.
Knowledge Intensive Companies: do you qualify? 30 May 2019 Fundraising - A lot of innovative start-ups qualify as Knowledge Intensive Companies, but they might not even realise it, as the requirements are looser than you might think.
Strap your Boots: 10 Bootstrapped Success Stories 29 May 2019 Fundraising, Strategy - We collected 10 exemplar bootstrapped companies that successfully employed different strategies to achieve impressive exits, sky-high valuations and more-than-healthy profit margins while retaining most of their Founders' ownership.