The Vestd Blog

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How to create and use an option pool

Last updated: 17 April 2024 Among the best ways to share ownership with your team in the UK is through a share option scheme. Options are essentially...

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Why share dilution isn’t always something to avoid

Last updated: 19 April 2024

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How to value a pre-money startup

This article is more than four years old. Some information may no longer be current. See our latest article. We can all recall examples of businesses...

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Platform updates: You asked, we listened

This blog is more than 3 years old. Some information may no longer be current. At Vestd we are always looking for ways to make it easier for founders...

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New HMRC research outlines the benefits of EMI schemes

This article is more than 3 years old. Some information may no longer be current. I spotted some recent research from HMRC on Tax Advantaged Share...

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Is equity the solution to founders’ COVID woes?

2020 has been a challenging year. For businesses all around the world, the impacts of COVID-19 have been felt deeply. Founders have been faced with...

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The Periodic Table of Remote Working

Like many companies nowadays the Vestd team is fully remote, though we didn’t start out that way. Over the last couple of years we have put a lot of...

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Your free cap table template (and why you shouldn’t use it)

Last updated: 3 May 2024. When starting a business, some of the more administrative tasks, such as managing your cap table, might not always be front...

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Slicing Pie: A tasty way to share equity?

Last updated: 16 April 2024