At Birketts we provide expert legal advice to startups, scale-ups and investors navigating early stage funding and venture capital transactions. Whether you’re raising your first round or investing in the next big idea, our venture capital lawyers deliver commercially focused, cost-aware support tailored to your goals.
Legal Advice for Founders and Growth Businesses
We help founders structure their businesses for investment and growth. Our early stage funding solicitors advise on everything from angel funding or seed rounds to Series A and beyond including:
- Term sheets and heads of terms
- Shareholder and investment agreements
- Articles of association and corporate structuring
- Convertible loan notes and equity warrants
- Employee share option schemes (including EMI)
- Service agreements and IP assignments
- Due diligence preparation and governance
We understand the pressures of early-stage growth and provide clear, practical advice that supports long-term success.
Legal Support for Venture Capital and Angel Investors
Our team regularly acts for venture capital firms, angel syndicates and corporate investors.
We offer strategic legal advice on:
- Deal structuring and risk mitigation
- SEIS and EIS issues
- Legal due diligence and compliance
- Governance and investor rights
- Exit planning and follow-on funding rounds
We bring deep experience of acting on both sides of investment transaction, helping investors close deals efficiently while protecting their interests.
Work Highlights
- Acted for 2invest AG on its Series B investment in Neophore Limited, a small molecule neoantigen immuno-oncology company.
- Advised offsite construction software company, KOPE AI Limited, on its £5.5m seed round fundraise.
- Acted for Eatron Technologies on its Series A fundraising and a Series A2 round
- Advised B.P. Marsh on its £1,700,000 investment in Cameron Specialty, an underwriting agency specialising in commercial and residential property
- Advised Zedify, the UK’s largest electric cargo bike delivery network, on its initial angel investment and then a £4m investment from Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, Mercia Ventures and Green Angel Ventures.
- Acted for Blutick Limited on its initial angel investment round and continued to support the business as it grew, advising on its sale to AQA Education.
- Advised 2invest AG, a Frankfurt listed investment company focussing on ground-breaking technologies in the biotechnology, life sciences and IT sectors on its Series A financing round in Leucid Limited.
Speak to Our Venture Capital Team
If you’re preparing for a funding round or looking for support with your next early stage investment, our team is here to help.
