Funding
Convertible loan notes: the terms founders need to understand before signing
A convertible loan note is a debt instrument that converts into shares, and the details of interest, discount, cap and maturity decide who actually benefits.
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- Convertible loan notes: the terms founders need to understand before signing
- How Venture Debt Works Alongside Equity for UK Scaleups
- What a bridge round is and why startups raise one
- SAFE or priced round? How the two fundraising routes differ for UK founders
Founders
- The option pool shuffle: how pre-money top-ups quietly shift dilution onto founders
- How an option pool dilutes founders and why investors want one
- How EMI Share Options Are Taxed for UK Employees
- What a Founder Vesting Schedule and Cliff Actually Protect Against
Scaleups
- What a Data Room Actually Contains Before a UK Funding Round
- The Rule of 40: how investors use it to judge a scaleup's health
- What ARR, MRR and net revenue retention actually measure
- Patent basics for UK deep-tech startups