Legal Support for SEIS and EIS Investment Schemes

Our friends at Dragon Argent, a specialist startup legal advisor, came up with everything you need to know about SEIS and EIS investor schemes. Tap onto this free legal support right here.

SEIS and EIS Do’s & Don’ts for Founders

The SEIS & EIS venture capital schemes are two of the four schemes managed by HMRC that enable early stage businesses that are potentially high risk to raise money from angel investors, crowdfunding platforms and venture capital trusts. They enable this by offering investors attractive capital gains tax breaks that significantly hedge the risk of their investments.

For any business looking to raise pre-seed to series A funding in the UK, offering SEIS & EIS relief to investors is a prerequisite for a successful raise. However, it is not always straightforward to navigate. Robot Mascot spoke to specialist startup legal advisors, Dragon Argent, who’ve seen numerous clients make mistakes over the years that can damage relationships with early investors and even invalidate their tax relief status. They shared their top tips below to help founders avoid some of these pitfalls!