Skip to the main content.

The Vestd Blog

Standout swag ideas for your startup event

4 min read

Standout swag ideas for your startup's next event

Nobody particularly enjoys networking. It’s one of those things that makes everyone feel a little awkward and out of place. However, as a startup owner, you need to get out there and tell everyone about your business! Networking is made much easier...

Read More

1 min read

#CofounderPrenups and why they matter: Ben's story

Last updated: 6 August 2024. Based in Brighton, Second Voice Pro builds startup sales teams for early-stage businesses. In addition to providing...

Read More
#CofounderPrenups and why they matter: Giancarlo's story

2 min read

#CofounderPrenups and why they matter: Giancarlo's story

Last updated: 6 August 2024. Inspired by an unmemorable dog-sitting van (!), Words.tel offers companies a fresh way to stand out from the crowd....

Read More
How to reward advisors, contractors and others with equity

5 min read

How to reward advisors, contractors and others with equity

Last updated: 17 April 2024 Sharing ownership to incentivise key team members is a winning strategy. Share schemes, like Enterprise Management...

Read More
Exit strategies explained

7 min read

Exit strategies explained

Last updated: 26 June 2024. Startups – what are they heading for? Startup founders often plan for an exit, such as a merger and acquisition (M&A) or...

Read More
Increases to SEIS are now live (sort of)

3 min read

Increases to SEIS are now live (sort of)

This article is more than 12 months old. Some information may no longer be current.

Read More
Raising capital: how not to reach out to VCs

5 min read

Raising capital: How NOT to reach out to VCs

Last updated: 28 October 2024. Venture capitalists (VCs) are pivotal to the global startup ecosystem. But, getting on the radar of VCs and securing...

Read More
How startups can support employees through their grief

4 min read

How startups can support employees through their grief

At some point, all of us will lose someone close to us (if we haven't already). We don’t need to explain the sense of sadness and loss that comes...

Read More
What's a cliff, and what's that got to do with shares vesting?

3 min read

What's a cliff, and what's it got to do with vesting?

Last updated: 16 April 2024 There's a lot of jargon in finance, investment and even in business more broadly. Two words that don’t seem to go...

Read More
Liquidity events and their relationship with share schemes

5 min read

Liquidity events and their relationship with share schemes

Last updated: 17 April 2024 Equity in early startups tends to be highly illiquid, meaning you can’t easily convert it into cash. It’s tough to know a...

Read More