How International Startups and Scaleups Series A+ Use Fractional Legal Teams to Expand Into the UK
A fractional legal approach is particularly beneficial in the UK market, where legal requirements are often complex and fragmented, yet a full-time, multi-lawyer team may not be feasible.
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Expanding Your B2B Startup to the UK from the US: Key Legal Steps and Documents
Expanding your B2B startup from the US to the UK is a major milestone. The UK offers a mature tech ecosystem, access to a new customer base, supportive government schemes for funding and share options, and a gateway into European markets. But to scale successfully, it’s critical to get the legal and operational setup right and at Accelerate Law, we’ve worked successfully with US companies chartering new territory in the UK and beyond.
Wednesday 30 July 2025
Accelerate Law Article on AI Data Ownership Published on Information Age
Check out our recent article published with Information Age (https://shorturl.at/AgCwX).
Tuesday 22 July 2025
Accelerate Law Article on the 'Founder' Published in Startups Magazine
Check out our recent article published in Startups Magazine (https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/article-who-really-counts-founder-navigating-startup-and-legal-divide).
Thursday 3 July 2025
Autumn Budget 2024: Key Changes and Implications for UK B2B and SaaS Startups and Scaleups
The UK Labour government’s Autumn Budget 2024, which was published at the end of October and brings significant fiscal shifts. For B2B and SaaS startups and scaleups—particularly those at Series A or beyond—the changes to National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) will be especially important. Understanding and preparing for these adjustments will enable startups and scaleups to safeguard profitability, optimise operational budgets, and enhance resilience against potential market shifts. In this article we outline the key changes and how B2B and Saas businesses can prepare.
Friday 8 November 2024
Register a Trademark - 7 Trademark Principles Every Founder Should Know
Trade marks are crucial assets that can make or break your brand. Obtaining trade mark protection for your key brand elements is essential in building brand identity, recognition and customer loyalty, as well as ultimately ensuring the longevity of the brand. They can also help add significant value to your intellectual property portfolio and by extension to your business. Here are seven key trade mark principles every founder should know.
Monday 24 March 2025
Navigating the Necessary Documentation for Your VC Round: A Quick Guide for Founders
Raising capital is an exciting step for any founder in the growth and hyper growth phases of your startup journey. Whether you’re at pre-seed, seed, Series A stage or beyond, the core documents you’ll need remain fairly consistent across all rounds. While the content may evolve - such as increasing investor rights as rounds progress or heightened founder protections when shareholdings dip below 50% - the essential documents stay the same. When raising a round with external institutional investors especially, these documents are of central importance: the subscription agreement, shareholders agreement, articles of association and cap table.
Monday 14 October 2024
Navigating Founder Departures: Good Leavers, Bad Leavers, and Voluntary Leavers During Fundraising
Startups are as much about people as they are products, and especially the founders. So when negotiating with investors, one of the key risks that they will pick up on is “what happens if one of the founders leaves?”. This is always going to be a crucial discussion point for any growing team when assessing the future plans of a startup.
Thursday 18 July 2024
Advanced Subscription Agreements (ASAs): Bridging the Gap to Full Investment
Raising capital is one of the most challenging aspects of building a startup. Founders often set a target—say, £1 million—but frequently find that not all investors are ready to commit simultaneously. So, what should you do if you have some investors eager to invest now, but not enough to meet your total funding goal right away? This is where Advanced Subscription Agreements (ASAs) can be incredibly useful.
Wednesday 10 July 2024
A Reverse Vesting Quick Guide for Founders When Fundraising
Having a co-founder has many clear benefits but it also brings with it complex questions around the future and what if a co-founder wants to leave, and in particular, what should happen to a co-founder’s shares if they leave? One strategy that can help to safeguard a startup's future and ensure founder commitment to the cause is reverse vesting. In this guide, we'll explore what reverse vesting is, how it differs from traditional vesting, its importance during fundraising, and provide real-world examples of startups that have successfully implemented this mechanism to protect their interests whilst promoting long-term growth.
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Unlocking Millions: What Revolut's Employee Share Sale Means for Your Startup
Revolut, one of the UK's leading and most valuable fintech companies, is reportedly preparing to enable its employees to sell shares worth hundreds of millions. The estimated $500 million secondary share sale will be coordinated by investment bankers at Morgan Stanley.
Wednesday 10 July 2024
A Founder’s Handbook to SEIS and EIS: Practical Points and Application Process (Part 2/2)
Welcome back to our two-part series on the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) and the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). We will dive into the practical aspects of accessing SEIS and EIS, including the application process, the differences between applying for Advance Assurance before fundraising and submitting Compliance Statements after fundraising, and tips to ensure your startup is eligible for SEIS/EIS benefits. We also outline the expected timelines in the process, what to expect from HMRC, important considerations and risks, as well as practical tips from our experience with our clients.
Wednesday 10 July 2024