When you’re scaling fast, having strong legal foundations in place is essential. That’s why we’ve designed Accelerate: building growth readiness for startups and scaleups.
Our aim? It's simple – to provide the legal groundwork for your venture to thrive.
The start of something beautiful
We work with founders developing software, digital infrastructure, data analytics, and computing technologies. Typically, those with a clear trajectory to their Seed or Series A funding round.
The programme is limited to no more than 10 companies per year, so we can provide meaningful and bespoke partner-level engagement from the outset. In fact, we only focus on the most exciting founders who are building technologies with the potential to make a mark. But we’re in it for the long haul – help you get your fundamentals in place now and stick around to support you as your impact grows.
Get with the programme
Delivered by our emerging-tech specialists, our clients receive joined-up multi-disciplinary support, with access to the brightest minds from around the firm. Our team has a wealth of experience advising fast-growth businesses as they scale securely and attract investor confidence, with expertise spanning e-commerce, cloud services, data centre operations, digital platforms, AI-driven analytics, and other next-generation technologies.
Ready to join us?
If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, we’d love to hear from you.
Get the legal support you need to start or scale up your business
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Accessible, commercially minded advice
The proof's in our experience
Starting with a free initial legal ‘health check’ to provide an all-important early diagnostic view of your legal position, we’ll cover core essentials such as corporate structure, shareholder arrangements, employee terms and key data protection documentation. What’s more, we’ll highlight areas of risk, gaps and future needs, so when the time comes, you’ll be ready to handle investor due diligence with ease.
For the most promising businesses, we will provide a further package of free support, in addition to a discount on all legal work for the first year. This is particularly valuable for digital clients navigating fundraising rounds, negotiating commercial partnerships, protecting intellectual property and addressing data-related compliance issues.
We've advised:
- Notify Technology on numerous fundraisings, including the £3.1 million investment led by Calculus Capital
- YouthSport Nutrition on inception through to its launch in the US
- Ceto AI on general scale-up support collimating in its investment by Howden Ventures – the first VC investment made from Howden's new Insuretech focussed venture fund
- Mercia Ventures on a number of VCT, EIS and ERDF investments, including in Handbag Clinic, Newcells Biotech, Equiwatt, and Haystack
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