I am pleased to work with Simon Davies and his team as my UK corporate lawyers. As a serial entrepreneur and lawyer myself, I value speed, precision and a pragmatic approach to transactions and I consistently receive this with Accelerate Law to a very high standard. They adapt to my personal goals and priorities quickly - this enables us to collaborate well and close deals efficiently with confidence. I am happy to recommend Simon and Accelerate Law to fellow founders and business people seeking valuable alternatives to city law firms.
Dr. Aron D'Souza
Founder, Enhanced Games
Working with Silvia was grounding. She created a safe space to be honest, reflect, and rebuild confidence. I’ve come away with real clarity on who I am as a leader and now operate from strength rather than survival.
Julian Boaitey
Founder of Yendy Skin
In our business, we move decisively and we take smart risks, and we need our legal partners to emulate that. Simon knows how to thoughtfully balance risk and opportunity so that we can drive revenue with strong agreements with impactful legal wording. It’s fantastic how he can focus on the points that really matter in a contract to keep a deal moving forwards without getting stuck in legal markups which slow things down. Accelerate Law's team really understands our needs and goals as a growing business. As part of our legal team, we really value having a fractional law partner in the UK that gives us flexibility, experience and peace of mind. Accelerate Law is business savvy and fit the puzzle perfectly for Eventbrite. Simon is a gem and Accelerate Law is a key partner for our success in the UK!
Kelly Donley Desseyn
Director, Associate General Counsel, Eventbrite
Accelerate Law has been a brilliant partner since incorporation through multiple legal challenges and processes throughout our startup journey. We have successfully referred almost everything legal to them - fundraising, share options, client contracts, employment, advisors - it has been consistently very efficient and fast. The closest thing to having general counsel that a startup would otherwise never be able to afford!
Anders Krohn
Co-founder, Momentum
When I set up Slip, the legal landscape was confusing and all online templates felt too basic and not protective enough. Accelerate Law helped us build a suite of tailored contract templates for our business (SaaS agreement, contracts, advisor agreements and partner agreements) that we can reuse for new clients, saving us time and money. We were then able to secure an enterprise level contract and valuable partnerships. The speed of work delivered by the Accelerate Law team has led me to quickly service my clients and surpass their expectations. I would definitely recommend Accelerate Law, as the team is always available to support (and if busy, realistic with time frames) and they actually explain what's going on!
Tash Grossman
Founder and CEO, Slip
Accessible legal advice is critical in the early stages of any business and can be particularly challenging for start-ups. The Accelerate Law team has always provided us with a timely, tailored and efficient legal support for our business throughout our growth journey, and the team is a pleasure to work with!
Jen Keane
Co-founder and CEO, Modern Synthesis
As a fast moving start up we often need legal advice that quicker (and less expensively) than our large corporate competitors. Accelerate has been incredibly helpful in this regard as our go to partner. We have found them useful in helping us overcome obstacles, giving us great strategic advice that is always solution focused understanding our budget and time constraint.
Brett Wigdortz
Co-founder and CEO, tiney
When we came to Accelerate Law we were looking for assistance in structuring our Co-Founder’s Agreement. They were cost effective and quick. I later engaged with Simon from Accelerate Law for our first and now second fundraising round. He has been a huge help in explaining and guiding me through the process as well as getting the work done in tight timelines and we have been able to complete our fundraising rounds without breaking the bank. My expectations were exceeded in Simon’s care to explain and guide me through the process as it can be complicated for those who are unfamiliar with the nuances. My main reason for recommending the service would be that Accelerate Law are flexible, really friendly and cost effective.
Akshay Dhir
Founder and CEO, Chime Care
We were lucky to be introduced to Accelerate Law as we were initially looking for support in setting up our EMI scheme after completing an angel round. We were looking for a flexible yet best in class service we could eventually ask more from as we were preparing our next VC round. As we entered the legals and negotiations with our lead VC investors, the Accelerate Law team have over delivered in terms of the quality of the advice and service, leading us to a very practical and positive outcome, having moved the needle towards a more founder friendly deal. Working with Accelerated Law is great as we can rely on a world class service, an in-house feel with the flexibility of hiring the experts as and when needed. Highly recommended!
Guillaume Black
Co-founder & CEO, Property Filter
Accelerate Law have provided fantastic support helping us with our company set up and shareholders agreement. As a new company there is long list of things that need to be done and a shareholder’s agreement was a top priority; luckily for us we were introduced to them by a close friend and their support has been incredible. They kindly walked us through the process and ensured all our questions were answered. They made the process as easy as could be!
Benjamin Vis
Founder and Managing Director, Panthera Consultancy
Simon and Accelerate Law have consistently provided brilliant support to our growing business. They are flexible, affordable, and make things easy to understand. It's been a pleasure working with them for the past few years.
Daphne Tonge
Founder, Illumicrate
We had a great experience working with Simon Davies at Accelerate Law. Simon understood the commercial aspects unique to VC deals. He was proactive and responsive and took a pragmatic approach when flagging legal risks and negotiating deal points. Overall the process was easy and cost-effective.
Matt Peplow
Partner, LocalGlobe