{"id":177011,"date":"2022-10-12T13:47:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T12:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=177011"},"modified":"2023-05-16T03:52:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T02:52:30","slug":"series-financing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/corporations\/series-financing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Series Financing in the UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a small business owner in England, you will want to familiarise yourself with the various ways of raising finance. Raising money is often necessary to scale your business at an early stage. Series financing is one of the most common ways that small businesses raise growth capital. It is usually <\/span>a form of equity finance<\/span><\/a>, though it can involve some debt. Typically, series financing investors are venture capital firms and high net worth individuals. This article will explain, in particular, what series financing is and how it compares with other types of financing.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Series Financing?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Series financing is where your company approaches outside investors for cash to significantly expand its operations. These outside investors are usually professional investment firms called venture capital funds that specialise in investing in early-stage businesses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In exchange for cash, these investors will obtain shares in your company. In other words, your series financing investors will become part-owners in your business, which has numerous implications. Importantly, you will have less control over your business if you agree to bring on series financing investors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Is Series Financing Right for Me?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Companies that obtain series financing have usually developed a successful business model that is capable of rapidly scaling. Investors will look to see that your business\u2019 revenue figures are consistent and that you have an established customer base for your product or services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Series financing investors are less likely to invest in startup companies or businesses that may have an innovative idea but have not yet implemented it. This is why most businesses that successfully raise series financing will have completed earlier financings common to startup and <\/span>seed-stage companies<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n

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