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Funding & Finance

Money management shouldn’t be a mystery. This section makes finance clear, strategic and actionable for growing founders. Learn how to manage cashflow, raise capital, and choose between debt and equity without losing control. We cover investor readiness, grants, banking, and financial dashboards that make smart decisions simple. Whether bootstrapping or raising funds, you’ll gain the clarity to grow with confidence.

61 Articles

Private Market Investing: How UK Individuals Get Access

Private market investing means putting money into companies, loans, property and infrastructure that aren’t traded on a stock exchange. In the UK, individuals can…

Oct 2026

How to Invest in Private Equity in the UK as an Individual

As a UK individual you can invest in private equity through listed private equity investment trusts, Long-Term Asset Funds (LTAFs), venture capital trusts (VCTs),…

Oct 2026

Term Sheet: The Economic and Control Clauses That Matter and Which to Push Back On

A term sheet is a short document that sets out the main terms of an investment before the full legal documents are drawn up:…

Oct 2026

Investment Memorandum: What to Include, How It Differs From a Pitch Deck and When You Need One

An investment memorandum is a written document that sets out a business, its plans, its numbers and the terms of a raise in enough…

Oct 2026

Investor Pitch Deck: What to Put on Each Slide and What Investors Read First

An investor pitch deck is a short slide presentation that tells an investor what a business does, why it can grow, how far it…

Oct 2026

Cap Table: How to Build One, What Fully Diluted Means and the Mistakes That Stall Due Diligence

A cap table, short for capitalisation table, is a list of everyone who owns shares in a company or has a right to them,…

Oct 2026

Equity Dilution: How Much of Your Company You Keep From Pre-Seed to Series B

Equity dilution is the fall in an existing shareholder’s percentage of a company when it issues new shares. The founder still holds the same…

Oct 2026

Pre-Money vs Post-Money Valuation: The Formula, a Worked Example and the Option Pool Trap

Pre-money valuation is what a company is agreed to be worth before new money goes in. Post-money valuation is what it’s worth straight after,…

Oct 2026

Startup Valuation: The Methods Investors Use to Price a Business With No Profits

Startup valuation is the price put on a young company when it raises money, set as a value for the whole business before the…

Oct 2026

Equity Crowdfunding in the UK: Platform Fees, Nominee Structures and What Investors Expect

Equity crowdfunding is raising money by selling shares in your company to a large number of investors through an online platform. Each investor puts…

Oct 2026