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AI Firm Egregious Raises $1 Million in Pre-Seed Funding, Aims to Combat AI Deception

Egregious, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm that seeks to combat social media and other types of deception has raised $1 million in a Pre-seed round. Egregious was backed by Fuel Ventures and Oxford Capital, which led the funding. Oxford Capital focuses on EIS/SEIS-qualified firms for… Read More

SyndicateRoom Announces Carbon13 SEIS Fund VII

SyndicateRoom, an online investment platform that aims to generate solid returns by investing in private securities, has announced its Carbon13 SEIS Fund VII. Now available, the targeted fund seeks to  invest in pre-seed companies that businesses that focus on “Earth’s vital life support systems.” Each… Read More

Republic Europe Highlights Labour Government Capital Gains Tax Increase and How SEIS/EIS Tax Exemptions May Help Mitigate the Tax

Last week, the Labour government outlined its budget for the forthcoming year. The Autumn Budget, delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, sought to address a “black hole” of insufficient funds to fund the government’s programs. One path to generate more funds was an… Read More

SEIS is a Powerful Incentive to Invest in Early Stage Firms

In the UK there are several tax exemptions which may be available for individual investors to mitigate risk and reduce taxes paid on any return. SEIS, or Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, is a powerful incentive for investors to support entrepreneurs and boost the UK innovation… Read More

HAATCH SEIS Fund, which Focuses on B2B SaaS Firms, Raises £377K+ via Crowdcube

HAATCH SEIS Fund is an SEIS fund focused “on accelerating Pre-Seed B2B SaaS companies to their first £1m ARR and building the infrastructure to get to £10m+.” HAATCH SEIS Fund has raised £377,873 in capital via Crowdcube from 121 investors (at the time of writing) with… Read More

To Simplify EIS – SEIS Tax Benefits, Crowdcube Partners with TaxScouts

The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Investment Enterprise Scheme (SEIS) provide materially important tax benefits for investors in early-stage firms in the UK. Designed to encourage the support of entrepreneurs and younger firms, EIS and SEIS mitigate risk for investors while possibly generating tax-free… Read More

Seedrs: 14,000+ Individuals Have Invested £22+ Million in SEIS Eligible Firms

In the UK, early-stage private firms are supported with innovative tax exemptions designed to make investing in risky ventures more appealing. As everyone knows, a robust entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem is crucial for a growing economy. UK policymakers have made investing in private firms more… Read More

Beginning Next Week the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) Includes Improvements for Early Stage Firms, Investors

Beginning on April 6, 2023, early-stage private firms will be able to tap into an improved Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), one of several tax policies aimed at supporting entrepreneurship and early-stage firms in the UK. The popular program is a positive for both investors… Read More

SEIS Adjustment to Help Early Stage Firms, UK Crowdfunding Platforms

Among other policy initiatives aiming to boost the UK’s flagging economy, SEIS or Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme – a pro-innovation tax exemption received an adjustment as outlined in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s “mini-budget” revealed last month. According to the document: “From April 2023, companies… Read More

Venture Debt Provider Juice Ventures Leverages Modulr Payments Tech Stack to Provide Non-Dilutive Capital to SMEs

EIS/SEIS investment fund Velocity Capital Advisors has announced the launch of a new venture debt provider Juice Ventures, a platform that will be utilizing Modulr’s tech stack. Juice expects to facilitate fast, short-term revenue-based loans hit. Juice’s lending process bases its decisions on marketing data… Read More

Perspective: Time to ignite the dry powder in the UK

I have been impressed, not only with the economic levers Rishi Sunak, has used to stimulate the economy but with the measured and calm way he has dealt with a crisis that could have been a poison chalice for many another Chancellor. A few weeks… Read More

Nextfin Adds Voice to Growing Call to Expand SEIS and EIS Programs to Offset COVID-19 Impact

Nextfin, an investment aggregation platform, is echoing the sentiment of many other platforms in the early-stage funding sector by calling on the UK government to expand both the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) to encourage private investments in SME’s. EIS… Read More

Enterprise Investment Scheme Association Schedules Series of Events to Promote EIS / SEIS Benefits

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) has scheduled a series of events around the UK to share information on two very important programs:  the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS). These two programs help to incentivize investors to back early stage… Read More

Kuber Ventures Announces Three New Growth Funds to EIS platform

On Tuesday, alternative investment firm Kuber Ventures announced three new growth funds on its EIS platform. The company reported that the addition of the growth funds follows last year’s budget announcement, which doubled the investment limit. It also saw the rules tightened to prevent investment in low-risk… Read More

Britbots: Second Robotics – Artificial Intelligence Fund on Track to Close Soon

UK based Britbots, a investment platform dedicated to promoting robotics companies, and Sapphire Capital Partners, a specialist manager of tax-efficient funds, has shared that their second British Robotics Seed Fund has attracted substantial investor interest and has been well subscribed. The fund is expected to… Read More

UPDATE: What the Revised SEIS / EIS Guidelines Mean for Crowdfunders?

  We recently published an article from John Auckland, from TribeFirst, about HMRC’s new SEIS / EIS guidelines. Since we released this, the crowdfunding platforms met with HMRC to discuss the potential limitations these guidelines might present for companies looking to raise money through crowdfunding, so… Read More

HMRC’s New Guidelines on SEIS and EIS May Worry Some but There is a Silver Lining

HMRC’s new stricter guidelines around their Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme / Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS / EIS) may worry some crowdfunding campaigners, but there is a silver lining. SEIS and EIS, both startup investment tax relief schemes, protect up to 80% of your investment into… Read More

Second Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Fund Launched by Britbots

Britbots has announced the launch of their second British Robotics Seed Fund.  The new fund follows the success of the first fund, which has now been fully invested, leading the seed rounds of six robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) ventures. Britbots says the new fund… Read More

Ryan Feit, CEO of SeedInvest, Updates on 2017 Progress & Crowdcube Partnership

SeedInvest is one of the most selective investment crowdfunding platforms in the US. Launched in 2012 by Ryan Feit and James Han when the JOBS Act of 2012 was signed into law, the two founders most likely had no idea how long it would take… Read More

Britbots Invests in Tethered Drone Systems, Opens Up Offer for Crowdfunding Investors

Britbots, a company that operated the British Robotics Seed Fund (SEIS) and equity crowdfunding platform Britbots CROWD, has invested the first part of a £300,000 funding package for Tethered Drone Systems. The offer is now open to crowdfunding investors and, according to the campaign page,… Read More

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