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Less noise, better fit

We help founders and angels understand fit before the first conversation so early fundraising is better received, not louder.

The UK early-stage market is shifting. Data current to Autumn Budget 2025.

EIS annual limits double to £2m (£4m for KICs) from April 2026. VCT relief reduces from 30% to 20%.

Source: HMRC, Budget 2025

Why it matters: higher EIS limits mean more capital available for early-stage companies. VCT changes may shift investor preferences toward direct EIS.

HMRC received 3,195 SEIS advance assurance requests in 2024–25. 85% were approved by March 2025.

Source: HMRC, 2025

Why it matters: SEIS remains at 50% relief. Early UK rounds often hinge on SEIS readiness.

EMI scheme expanded: gross asset limit rises to £120m, employee limit to 500. More scale-ups now qualify.

Source: HMRC, Budget 2025

Why it matters: more companies can offer tax-advantaged equity to employees, improving talent attraction.

Make fit visible early

Don't like cold emails? Neither do we. Just clarity on alignment before anyone commits time.

Fit Signal Map

For founders: understand your readiness, clarify your story, and know which angels to speak with and why.

Pattern Insight Card

For angels: maintain thesis clarity, focus where alignment exists, and protect your attention from noise.

Guides and frameworks

Step-by-step content on narrative readiness, SEIS/EIS, outreach, and investor fit.

How it works

Clarity helps both sides. Share your signals, surface alignment patterns, and connect when fit is clear.

1

Share signals

Angels share focus. Founders share company signals and round details.

2

Surface patterns

Our system identifies alignment patterns between founders and angels.

3

Understand fit

See where alignment exists before anyone commits time.

4

Connect

Start conversations with a clear "why" when fit is real.

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