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Read moreIt's important to obtain the right advice when it comes to funding your ambitious innovation projects.
Technology start-ups and scale-ups need funding to turn their ambitions into reality and protect their interests. Yet securing funding and business grants is a challenging task for small businesses and start-ups, which may find it difficult to use a bank or start-up loan as the sole method of funding in the early stages.
Understanding the options available and the right funding to pursue for your business will ensure that you secure the right investment to help you succeed.
We provide the specialist advice you need on the range of available funding options. Whether you seek angel, venture capital or private equity investment (or public/semi-public funding)
we're here to guide you through the process.
If you’re a small tech start-up with no track record or tested idea for monetising your product, you'll need to look at a range of options. Our team will advise you on all aspects of technology and private investment funding and assist with growth and innovation.
We support an extensive network of investors and funders and provide experienced, pragmatic and commercial advice. We can assist with the full range of private equity and funding transactions and with corporate finance issues.
Our expertise
Venture capital and private funding
We advise on the full range of private funding arrangements for the high-growth technology sector. Supporting and working with a range of angel, venture capital and private equity funders, we also have an extensive network that we can leverage to your benefit.
Public and semi-public funding
Strong relationships with many funding bodies helps us to stay up-to-date with all public and semi-public sources, ensuring that you have the latest options available to you. Guiding you through the process, we advise on your applications and all commercial considerations.
Innovation protection
Innovation is core to many high-growth technology businesses and protecting their intellectual property is essential to their MVP and ongoing value-proposition. We advise on all aspects of intellectual property protection as well as the funding options to help support this advice and protection.
Regulatory compliance
As technology solutions are developing in highly regulated markets, technology businesses need to understand the relevant compliance requirements. We provide the advice you need to comply with relevant regulations and develop robust business practices.
“Acting for a high number of emerging digital industry clients, including gaming companies and app developers, Brabners’ practice is well-placed to support clients in the start-up space.”
The Legal 500, 2024
“Colin Bell… has significant experience in IT and software development agreements. Nik White [assists] clients in the tech space with commercial contract negotiations... Richard Hough and Matt Brown are also recommended for commercial contract work.”
The Legal 500 2024
“We were delighted with the work of Brabners’ team. Mark and Daniel were excellent, really easy to work with. We couldn’t have been in better hands.”
GasTag
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