SEIS and EIS: The UK Investor's Secret Weapon for Equity Crowdfunding
If you're a UK taxpayer investing in startups, SEIS and EIS tax relief can dramatically improve your risk/reward profile. Here's a plain-English guide to how they work.
Deal memos, portfolio updates, platform reviews, and education — all documented in public.
If you're a UK taxpayer investing in startups, SEIS and EIS tax relief can dramatically improve your risk/reward profile. Here's a plain-English guide to how they work.
I've invested on all three major US equity crowdfunding platforms. Here's an honest comparison of the investor experience, deal quality, and key differences.
Pitch59 was my first equity crowdfunding investment. It was also my first write-off. Here's an honest post-mortem on what went wrong and what I'd do differently.
KingsCrowd is the closest thing equity crowdfunding has to a Morningstar rating. Here's how the scoring system works and how I use it as a primary screening tool.
Fanbase is building a subscription-first social network for creators. Here's my full one-page thesis on why I committed £500 via Republic, and what the risks are.
Most people think startup investing is only for Silicon Valley insiders. Equity crowdfunding changed that. Here's why I decided to document the journey publicly — losses and all.