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SeedLegals

Funding rounds, option schemes and cap tables without the law firm

4.6From ~£49/moBest for UK and European early-stage companies and their investors
Cap Table Legal Automation SEIS/EIS

Overview

SeedLegals, founded in London in 2016, turned early-stage legals into software: funding round documents, SEIS/EIS advance assurance, EMI option schemes, agile SeedFAST advance-subscription raises and a live cap table, all on subscription instead of billable hours. It now sits behind a large share of UK early-stage rounds. For VCs investing in the UK, portfolio companies on SeedLegals close cleaner and faster, with standard documents your counsel already knows.

Key features

  • Automated funding round documents with term negotiation
  • SeedFAST advance subscriptions and SeedNOTE convertibles
  • SEIS/EIS advance assurance and compliance filings
  • EMI option scheme setup and management
  • Live cap table with scenario modeling
  • R&D tax claims and board management add-ons

Pros

  • Order-of-magnitude cheaper than law-firm-led early rounds
  • UK tax-scheme workflows (SEIS/EIS/EMI) are genuinely best-in-class
  • Standardized documents speed up investor review

Cons

  • UK/Europe-centric — limited value for US-only portfolios
  • Complex, heavily negotiated later rounds still need real counsel

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