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Why it works

How the free trial will help you

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Get a true feel for the platform

Experience the ease and simplicity of using FounderCatalyst.

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Lift the administrative burden

Discover how freeing up your time for business growth truly feels.

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See firsthand how we can support you at every step of your journey.

Customer stories

Hear what other founders have to say about us

“I am doing a funding round using another legal paperwork provider but hit an issue with our SEIS/EIS advance assurance being queried. I wasn’t entirely confident in the proposed response to HMRC and someone recommended I speak to the FC team. They helped me to improve my response and their support led to a positive response. Amazingly helpful and knowledgeable team, even for someone who wasn’t a customer. I've recommended them to colleagues already and will be switching to FC for our next round!”
Nicola Telford
Nicola Telford
CEO & Co-Founder, Views For Change
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“FounderCatalyst has proved an outstanding solution for our fundraising efforts. Being new to the entrepreneur world and indeed that of raising investment, the FounderCatalyst platform takes all the headaches (and cost) out of the legal and admin side of the raise, so I could focus on communicating with our investors. The support received from the team was second to none and the instant build paperwork and cap table forecasting made the whole process incredibly organised and clear. While I may not be a fundraising novice anymore, I wouldn't hesitate to use FounderCatalyst again when the time comes for a future investment round.”
Barry Klipp
Barry Klipp
Founder and CEO, InterLnkd
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“This is the first time we have raised investment for Trove. It can be daunting to keep on top of all of the requirements and documentation. We are so happy to have the support of FounderCatalyst - their technology is user friendly for both founders and investors. Moreover the team are so responsive in supporting any questions. It is clear they understand founder needs having been successful entrepreneurs themselves. We would highly recommend FounderCatalyst and look forward to working together on future funding rounds.”
Felicity Beasley
Felicity Beasley
Founder and COO, Trove
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“I had little knowledge of the legal processes of raising investment. Our CCO recommended FounderCatalyst and we have both been very glad we chose this route. The FounderCatalyst team led us through the system personally and the online portal, including electronic document signing, was fantastic.”
Dr Nick Gompertz
Dr Nick Gompertz
Founder and CEO, EarSwitch
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“I sent FounderCatalyst my pitch deck and forecast model. They gave me feedback and then prepared a pack to submit to HMRC for EIS advance assurance. I was amazed that HMRC responded with confirmation of advance assurance before 9:15 the next working day!”
Sarah Cudmore
Sarah Cudmore
Founder and CEO, Homegrown Learning Ltd. Collage - The App for Home Schooling
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“FounderCatalyst could not have been more helpful and supportive throughout our SEIS process.They worked diligently to help us get advance assurance much faster than we thought was possible. They went above and beyond the basic advance assurance process, and played a crucial role in helping us to secure funding. I can not recommend FounderCatalyst enough.”
Dan Yates
Dan Yates
Co-Founder & CEO, Greener World
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“It was a pleasure working with FounderCatalyst. As of the first meeting, Sam was very involved in the whole process and made it very easy for us to get us investor ready faster than we could have ever imagined. We can only recommend the service and are about to use his services soon again.”
Lynn Rosenberger
Lynn Rosenberger
Co-Founder & CEO, Vite
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“All I can say is ‘WOW!’, the FounderCatalyst team provided copious assistance to prepare my SEIS and EIS advance assurance submission. HMRC replied the very next day with our advance assurance”
Chloe Sweden
Chloe Sweden
Founder and CEO, The Green Shoot Inst. Ltd
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“I am a distiller of award-winning gins that are stocked in places like Harrods, but I know little about the funding paperwork and requirements.  FC helped me to efficiently produce my funding paperwork in 2 days and I got SEIS advance assurance in less than two weeks.”
Pete Lumber
Pete Lumber
Master Distiller and Founder, Lumber Distillers Limited
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“FounderCatalyst has been absolutely superb in helping me navigate the SEIS/EIS advance assurance process. My business certainly was not vanilla in its application process, but they took the time to brainstorm the best way to conduct our application. The team always act in a very timely manner, with a knowledgeable understanding of the process. Certainly would recommend the FounderCatalyst to any start-up!”
Max Robins-Burnard
Max Robins-Burnard
CEO, Sirius Cove Capital
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“Our EIS time limit had expired and were looking for funding outside the EIS scheme. FounderCatalyst were really interested in the challenge and it was clear from our early conversations that they knew the intricacies of the various options. They identified KIC as a potential alternative for us and provided clear instructions and hands-on support with our KIC advance assurance submission. We received advance assurance within two weeks of our submission. I have no hesitation in recommending them to others.”
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
CEO, ProReal Limited
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“FounderCatalyst is simply brilliant. Not only is the platform powerful & user-friendly; the team have a huge amount of real-world experience and go the extra mile to make your round a success. You'd be mad not to use it!”
Adam Collingburn
Adam Collingburn
Founder, Wuzci
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“FounderCatalyst has created an impressively efficient and cost effective way of managing funding rounds.”
David Blayney KC
David Blayney KC
Founder, Associo
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“The FounderCatalyst team were on hand every step of the way during the funding round. Unlimited support and entirely responsive. This really helped us closed the funding round swiftly.”
Shiv Misra
Shiv Misra
Co-Founder, Roots & Hoots
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“Our experience using FounderCatalyst was quick and easy. FounderCatalyst have turned the onerous task of raising funds into an easy process for not only ourselves, but our investors too. I would recommend FC to anyone raising their seed round.”
Holly Gardner
Holly Gardner
Founder, Ēstra Home London Limited
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“The FounderCatalyst team turned my advance assurance application around in just 2 working days and we had a positive response back from HMRC within a week. Their assistance with preparing my Investors Deck and forecast model was invaluable. We highly recommend using FounderCatalyst to other founders!”
David Ortega PhD
David Ortega PhD
Founder, Phase Biolabs Ltd
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“The best investment we made was using FounderCatalyst for the legal work. It's really good value, the platform was easy to use and we had amazing support throughout from their CEO, Sam Simpson. I would absolutely recommend it to all founders!”
Guy Thurlow
Guy Thurlow
Founder, Target Student
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“The whole experience from entering details and completing EIS advance assurance forms to signing the final legal documents was so simple and intuitive.”
Dr Thomas Bartley
Dr Thomas Bartley
Founder, Barbal Limited
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“FounderCatalyst's services and support has been instrumental in guiding us through the intricacies of SEIS/EIS advance assurance and our legal paperwork, including clarifying the legal jargon. This has significantly contributed to our early stage growth.”
Taliesin Horton-Horsman
Taliesin Horton-Horsman
Co-founder, TouchImmersion Limited
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“FounderCatalyst was an excellent choice, we were delighted with the platform throughout our funding round. From term sheet, legals, due diligence to data room, the process was faultless, keeping deal momentum and presenting a professional interface to our investors.”
Neil Morris
Neil Morris
Co-Founder & CEO, Kelpi
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“A big thank you to the FounderCatalyst team for all their help, particularly in light of literally moments before submitting for our SEIS advance assurance, HMRC totally changed the submission format and method. Their team didn’t miss a beat and sorted everything. We received our confirmation of advance assurance in less than a week. Delighted is an understatement!”
Paul Marchant
Paul Marchant
Founder, Stroli
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“FounderCatalyst were first class from start to finish. The help provided in navigating the minefield of SEIS/EIS advance assurance and fundraising legal documentation has been invaluable. They never tired of answered my questions enabling a smooth process for us founders and our investors in as far afield as Australia. I cannot recommend them highly enough.”
Stuart Rex
Stuart Rex
Founder, OMNI Money Solutions
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“Founders seeking to raise equity finance - use this service! It is simple to use, reliable and secure, and provides unrivalled value for money. You're in complete control of your fundraising process and timescales.”
Jules & Charlie
Jules & Charlie
Founders, The Nue Co
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“Prior to working with FounderCatalyst, we had conducted the legalities of our first funding round via accountants and lawyers and found a real disconnect between the two. We reached out to FounderCatalyst for round 2 and couldn’t be happier with the service. They are on hand to personally deal with any requests or questions - there is a real accountability of the full process and depth of knowledge that you’re able to leverage. We would not go elsewhere for another round.”
Jake Hardy
Jake Hardy
Founder, Sokito
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“FounderCatalyst have been excellent in supporting us with our first round of fundraising. The specialist knowledge of the team is exceptional, and the customer service is second to none. It has made what can normally be a painful process, simple. I would highly recommend to any fellow founders.”
Olly Rodriguez-Ballinger
Olly Rodriguez-Ballinger
Founder and CEO, YesRef
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“I had no idea about SEIS/EIS and the team clearly explained the process and took the hassle away by managing it end to end. They turned our deck and financial plan into an SEIS/EIS submission in less than a day and managed to get HMRC approval within two days enabling me to focus on my fundraise.”
Kath Clarke
Kath Clarke
Founder and CEO, BlckBx
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“We met FounderCatalyst through the Startup 2 Standup Community, and were immediately impressed with their proactive approach to supporting founders. Their guidance from the very start with the advance assurance submission to closing our initial tranche has been truly invaluable, combined with the auto-documentation and flexibility the platform gives you at every stage in the round, makes FC the best choice for pre-seed startups.”
Stuart McDonagh
Stuart McDonagh
Co-Founder, RoaRi
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“I've got a background in law, so I'm comfortable with the mechanics of a funding round. The FounderCatalyst service is unique though - they give you personal support and use their experience to guide you through the key decisions - something only exited founders and angels investors can provide.”
Jennifer Button
Jennifer Button
Founder & CEO, Emm Technology
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“We were referred to FounderCatalyst and told that they were good, but our advance assurance submission received a positive response from HMRC in 25 hours – that is better than good!”
Geoff Revill
Geoff Revill
Co-founder & CEO, Safe Space One
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