Corporate, Commercial & Finance

Startup Investments

Our Approach

Flexible and practical startup investment advice for founders, entrepreneurs and investors

Our team of startup lawyers specialise in startup business investments and investments in early stage companies. We are pragmatic, will take action quickly and we are well used to solving (and not creating) problems. As well as advising on funding, we can also help during these uncertain times to coordinate responses to wider pressing questions on commercials or employment.

A strong team ethic shines through at Kingsley Napley and there is ready support from across the whole team, whose assistance is always quick, accurate and reassuring.

Chambers and Partners _ 2025

Our Expertise

Investing In Startups

We specialise in advising on investments in early stage and high growth companies. Whether you are a new angel investor or a seasoned investor, our team of investment lawyers can help you to navigate the investment process from agreeing heads of terms, through to completion.

Visit our Investing in Startups page to find out how we can help.

Raising Investment for Startups

Our team of startup lawyers specialise in acting for startups and high growth companies on fundraises. Whether it’s your first business or you are a serial entrepreneur, our team of startup lawyers can help you navigate the investment process.

View our Raising Investment for Startups page to find out how we can help.

Our recent work

Acting for a mindfulness startup in a follow on investment of £25,000
Acting for a metallic 3D printing startup on a £500,000 seed raise
Acting for a skincare startup on a £250,000 seed raise
Acting for a social impact startup on a £500,000 equity raise
Acting for a mindfulness startup on a £550,000 equity raise
Acting for an angel investor on a £100,000 investment into a satellite communications services startup
Acting for an investor on a £100,000 investment into a pub group
Advising a health teach startup on a £1.2m investment from VCs and angel investors
Advising a data tech startup on a £400,000 investment via advance subscription agreements
Advising a social impact startup on a £150,000 raise, via advance subscription agreements
Advising a construction tech startup on a £1.3m investment from VCs and angel investors
Acting on a $30m investment into a tech and digital investment company
Advising a wellness tech startup on a £350,000 follow-on fundraise from angel investors
Advising a health tech startup on a £100,000 equity fundraise
Advising a startup in the retail space on a £450,000 investment from angel and strategic investors
Advising a tech startup on a £1.3m follow-on fundraise from angel investors
Advising a startup in the retail space on a £3.5m follow up investment from a VC via a convertible loan note
Advising a wellness tech startup on a £350,000 equity fundraise from a VC
Advising Hambleden Capital LLP on its co-investment into Titan Wealth Holdings Ltd to fund its proposed acquisitions of Tavistock Wealth Ltd and Global Prime Partners Ltd
Advising a family investment company on its £3.5m co-investment into a new wealth and asset management group to fund its various acquisitions
Advising the founder of a mental health tech startup on his exit from the company and, in particular, the sale of his shares to the existing VC investors
Advising a tech startup on a £1m follow-on fundraise from angel investors
Advising a retail investor on a £7.5m investment into a wearable technology business
Advising an AI startup on the exit of 2 shareholders and a follow-on raise via convertible loan notes
Advising an online marketplace on a bridging round
Advising a tech startup on a follow-on equity round
Advising a vegan foods startup on an £800k follow-on investment from a VC
Advising a venture capital company on a £1m investment into a deep-tech startup
Advising a venture capital company on an investment into a software startup
Advising a startup in the wellbeing space on a strategic partnership
Advising an e-commerce startup on its equity seed round
Advising an angel investor on a convertible loan investment into a immunotherapy and vaccine high-growth company