Comparison

Key benefits of SmartStart

What are the key benefits of SmartStart?

Price

SmartStart's pricing ensures you can get what you need, and within your budget.

Editable Files

Your documents are provided as editable files, not fixed PDFs.

Fixed Fees

Always know where you are with no arbitrary fees or subscriptions.

Exportable Documents

Your documents are fully-exportable to use as you need.

How much can I save?

Worked Example: a Funding round of £250,000 from Angel investors.

	SmartStart (First Funding Round Package)	SeedLegals (Bootstrap Round with Standard subscription)	SeedLegals (Bootstrap Round with Plus subscription)
Engagement fee	£2,650	£390	✕ no engagement fee
Extra subscription Fees?	✕ no subscription fees	£49/monthly £499/year	£999/year (non-refundable)
Share Issuance Fees?	✕ no share issuance fees	£290 per investor	✕ no share issuance fees
Funding Round fees	✕ no funding round fees	£2,110	£2,500
Total (ex. VAT)	£2,650	£2,839	£3,499

What are the key benefits of SmartStart?

Documents & Features	SmartStart (First Funding Round Package)	SeedLegals (Bootstrap Round with Standard subscription)	SeedLegals (Bootstrap Round with Plus subscription)
Subscription & Shareholders’ Agreements?	✓	✕ No separate Subscription Agreements	✕ No separate Subscription Agreements
Board, Shareholder & Registers/Approvals?	✓	✓ On the SeedLegals platform	✓ On the SeedLegals platform
Companies House Filings?	✓	✕ You file Manually	✕ You file Manually
Management of Signing?	✓ Via DocuSign	✕ Only on SeedLegals Platform	✕ Only on SeedLegals Platform
Investor Convenience?	✓	✕ All investors must create SeedLegals accounts to Sign	✕ All investors must create SeedLegals accounts to Sign
Clear Fee?	✓ Fixed price. No surprises.	✕ Complex fee structures. Potential Surprise Costs. Costs link to amount raised - even if no more Docs needed!	✕ Complex fee structures. Potential Surprise Costs. Costs link to amount raised - even if no more Docs needed!
Subscription?	✓ No Subscription required.	✕ Subscription Required	✕ Subscription Required
Editable Documents?	✓ Yes - Word versions. Ready for future Editing	✕ Only exportable as PDFs	✕ Only exportable as PDFs
Future-Proof?	✓ Standalone Shareholders’ Agreement. Ready to amend in the future.	✕ Combined Subscription & Shareholders’ Agreement Much content irrelevant to future Investors.	✕ Combined Subscription & Shareholders’ Agreement Much content irrelevant to future Investors.
Peace of Mind?	✓ Documents drafted by Experts	✕ Machine-generated Documents	✕ Machine-generated Documents

* The information on this page is based on a comparison on 29 February 2024. To verify this comparison and for full details on SeedLegals, please see Pricing | SeedLegals and https://seedlegals.com/ to obtain further information and on pricing and plans on the SeedLegals platform.