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Practical guides, tools and templates for UK founders raising pre-seed, written by the Solid Bond team.
Pre-Seed Dilution and Cap Table Calculator
Free dilution and cap table calculator for UK startups. Model your round, option pool and ASAs, see your post-money valuation and download the cap table.
Read more →Data Rooms for Startups: Fundraising and Legal
Why you need a fundraising data room before you start raising, what goes in it, when to build the legal one, and free Notion templates for both.
Read more →The Fundraising Data Room: Why You Need One and What Goes In It
Why to have a fundraising data room ready before your first investor meeting, what goes in it and how it speeds up your raise. Free Notion template.
Read more →How to Get a Warm Introduction to an Investor
Who gives the best introductions to investors, how to ask for one, and why messaging a founder the fund has already backed is one of the best ways in.
Read more →What Is Pre-Seed Funding? A UK Founder's Guide
What pre-seed funding is, how it differs from seed, how much UK startups raise and at what valuations, who invests and what investors look for.
Read more →SEIS and EIS Explained: A Founder's Guide
How the SEIS and EIS schemes work for UK startups: company rules and limits, investor tax relief, advance assurance and compliance after your round.
Read more →Pre-Money vs Post-Money Valuation: A Guide for Founders
What pre-money and post-money valuation mean, how to calculate them, typical UK pre-seed valuations, and how option pools and ASAs affect what you own.
Read more →What Is a Cap Table? A Guide for Founders
What a cap table is, a simple cap table example, how option pools, share classes and dilution work, and what investors look for before they invest.
Read more →How Much Equity Should You Give Away at Pre-Seed?
How much equity UK founders give away at pre-seed, what moves the number, the option pool, and how much founders should still own by Series A.
Read more →What Is an Advance Subscription Agreement (ASA)? A UK Founder's Guide
What an advance subscription agreement is, how it converts, the key terms, a worked example and the HMRC rules to keep SEIS and EIS relief.
Read more →How Long Does It Take to Raise Pre-Seed? A Realistic Timeline
How long a UK pre-seed round really takes, the stages it goes through, what to have ready before you start and how to keep your round moving.
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