FounderCatalyst Reviews 

As first time founders, there is so much to learn (quickly!) when it comes to investment-readiness from a process and legal standpoint. The FounderCatalyst team have demystified so much of this for us and helped us get our SEIS/EIS AA very quickly indeed. What we weren't expecting, was that we'd also be joining a really strong community of businesses and wider support network. Super happy with the service so far!

I found the entire process at FC seamless and easy to use. And when I had any queries to check what I was doing, I received immediate responses to guide me. The best thing, apart from the wealth of information and clear explanations outlining all the pathways I needed to observe, was the continuity element. Emma oversaw my entire SEIS process and that level of personal care and attention was invaluable.

Really helpful team who helped us secure our EIS advance assurance in super quick time. Very competitively priced too - thanks!

Sam and his team are brilliant to work with and helped us with our SEIS/EIS in a matter of days.

Great service and I couldn’t recommend more highly.

Founders Catalyst adds value to any start-up who wants to make the next step. The team is ready to help and support, any any question you have is answered within minutes. Best advice I can give is to use their services, you won/t be disappointed.

Sam and the team helped guide us through a slightly more complex situation of gaining EIS advanced assurance for a Delaware registered C-Corp
Always very knowledgeable the team were fantastic in guiding us through the whole process - would highly recommend!

We enlisted FounderCatalyst to help us with our SEIS assurance. It was straightforward, and we received a lot of support for a flat fee. We've since closed the funding round via the FC platform. The quality of the information to support us has been excellent from day one and continues to be for the steps following the closed round. Being able to speak with real people, within 24 hours of a ticket raised (often quicker) was very helpful and reassuring. I can't recommend them enough.

Extremely responsive and helpful throughout a couple of raises with technical questions etc.

Would definitely recommend - thank you for all your help.

FounderCatalyst have allowed me to raise investment for my company with a simplified process at an affordable cost.

Always happy to help with any of my queries and answered my questions quickly.

We've been using FC since we founded our company in January 2024. They secured our SEIS approval from HMRC and have helped us close two investment rounds; Pre-Seed and an agile investment round. We were new to this and we'd have been lost with FC. Not just the platform itself, but Sam, Max, Andy and the team who are always there for us, for our questions, and for our suggestions on improvements.

They're the absolute best and I recommend them to every new startup founder I meet; no referral commissions needed, they're just that good.

FounderCatalyst is truly a Founder friendly company, both when things go well and unexpectedly. I was dealing with quite an outlier situation with my company. Max, Sam and team did their absolute best to help resolve the situation. I was impressed with their responsiveness and knowledge.

There are alternative legal platforms out there, but none that truly holds founder friendliness as a core principle.

Highly highly recommend.

Working with FounderCatalyst was great! This was my first fundraising round, and the whole experience was made super straightforward. Sam always seemed to be on hand to answer any questions we had, which was a huge help throughout - including providing recommendations for related services such as accounting and legal counsel. Would definitely recommend!

Big fan of the team at Founder Catalyst. Despite having built divisions in startups from the ground up for the past 10 years, this is my first time as a founder and I naturally have a lot of questions and learning to do.

Sam and the team have been great teachers and advisors. They have guided me through the process every step of the way - from my first priced round, to getting SEIS/EIS advanced assurance.

Key differentiator - they'll be real and straight with you about how to get things done. If you're lacking in a certain area, they'll tell you. This is invaluable for a first-time founder given the very distracting and contradictory noise surrounding the build of a business.

I had considered Seed Legals before Founder Catalyst and found their approach to be purely sales driven rather than focused on customer care & quality of input. Another founder recommended FounderCatalyst and I'm so glad they did.

Finally, a big shoutout to Charles who has been a game changer in customised legal advice.

So far, so good. Have valued their responsiveness, advice and breadth of, no nonsense, step by step guides. They also helped us get SEIS/EIS pre assurance within 7 days. I wish I'd found them sooner.

Excellent service!!! This was my first time raising funds and using SEIS & EIS. I had my advance assurance approved within 10days without any issues! FounderCatalyst made the process so much easier. The team are always on hand to ask any questions and support. I am so grateful to Sam, Max, Emma and the rest of the team, they really do care and go above and beyond to help! Thank you FC!

Just closed my round on Founder Catalyst - super simple and having the FC team on hand for any question (even the silly ones) was brilliant. Fixed fee is a game changer vs the competition, allowing you to keep more of the funds you raise for getting going with your business.

Incredible team, guided me through each step as a first time founder. They were super flexible and also worked out the best priced too. Looking forward to working with them more going forward.

I'm a CoFounder of a UK startup in Health Tech AI.

We used FounderCatalyst for our recent pre-seed round and couldn’t be happier.

The platform has been intuitive, the legal templates were excellent and wherever changes were required, the support from the FC team was stellar.

FC have been responsive, knowledgeable, and genuinely invested in helping us close quickly and correctly. To top it all, the costs were significantly lower using their fixed rates as opposed to other firms taking a percentage of funds raised.

I would highly recommend FC to any startup looking to raise.

Getting through a funding round can be a stressful time but Sam, Max and the Founder Catalyst team were a constant source of advice, support and help. It means a lot when you know they’ve got your back. Having completed 2 previous rounds using a different approach, the founder catalyst route has been the best experience by a distance.

Incredible service and support - Sam and his team are super fast, very responsive and on it with their services! Zero complaints - highly recommend!