{"id":1166,"date":"2023-08-18T14:48:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seedrs-langing.staging.widgilabs-sites.com\/?page_id=1166"},"modified":"2024-07-17T09:26:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T09:26:04","slug":"education-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/education-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"block_64c91a86a0933\" class=\"seedrs-investors-block seedrs-investors-hero min-h-auto md:min-h-ihero overflow-hidden position- relative\" >\n\n\t<div class=\"content h-full relative z-20\">\n\t\t<div class=\"gap-x-24 gap-y-24 grid grid-cols-12 h-full md:overflow-hidden overflow-visible relative\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-8 self-center lg:col-span-6 relative column-content order-2 md:order-1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pr-32 md:py-90 pr-0 py-20 rounded-card single-content-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-left mb-24 column-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-h3 md:text-48 mb-12 text-secondary \">Investor Resources<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-18 text-gray-chateau-mid\">At Republic Europe (formerly Seedrs), we believe that investors should have greater access to opportunities to invest, as well as the knowledge to do so. The guides below will take you through the investment process, answer essential questions, and cover the key information you need to know. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-24 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"justify- flex gap-10 flex-row items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-4 lg:col-span-6 column-image order-1 md:order-2 min-h-auto md:min-h-ihero\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115627\/Frame-1145.jpg\" alt=\"Investor Resources\" class=\"h-full object-cover w-full md:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hidden md:block h-full relative 1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115628\/Frame-776.jpg\" alt=\"Investor Resources\" class=\"absolute md:h-ihero object-contain md:pb-50 right-0 top-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115627\/Frame-1145.jpg\" alt=\"Investor Resources\" class=\"h-full object-cover w-full md:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_64c91a3aa0931\" class=\"seedrs-investors-block seedrs-investors-guide-hub py-50 md:py-60 \">\n\n\t<div class=\"content\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-24\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/16161133\/Frame-14.jpg\" alt=\"What Is Startup Investing?\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">What Is Startup Investing?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>Startup investing is the process of investors buying shares in early stage companies. It differs from traditional stock market investing as startups are typically not listed on public markets, meaning they are still privately owned. <\/p>\n<p>Starting and scaling a business costs money. Founders have a number of options when starting a business&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/what-is-startup-investing\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115643\/Frame-12.jpg\" alt=\"How To Invest In Startups\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">How To Invest In Startups<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>When it comes to investing in startups, it can be challenging to know where to start as an individual investor.  This guide will take you through what you need to know, whether you\u2019re an experienced investor, or just getting started. <\/p>\n<p>Our guide to investing in startups includes&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/how-to-invest-in-startups\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115633\/Frame-13.jpg\" alt=\"What Are The Risks Of Investing In Startups?\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">What Are The Risks Of Investing In Startups?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>Investing in startups is often seen as an exciting way to build wealth, with the potential for rocket ship growth of individual businesses attracting money from traditional routes such as VC and institutional investors, but also increasingly from individual investors through platforms like Republic. But what are the risks involved?<\/p>\n<p>All investments carry varying degrees of risk, and investing in early-stage and growth-focused businesses is no different. The main risk associated with investing in startups is that the business may simply fail, and investors won\u2019t get their money back. Due to the potential for losses, the FCA classifies this asset class as high risk. <\/p>\n<p>This article will take you through some key concepts to understand when managing your risk&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/what-are-the-risks-of-investing-in-startups\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115642\/Frame-11.jpg\" alt=\"How To Select Startups To Invest In\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">How To Select Startups To Invest In<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>Investors have different reasons for selecting the businesses they invest in. Ultimately they\u2019re hoping to get a return on their investment, but there are also a wide range of other factors that can influence an investors decision. <\/p>\n<p>Many businesses that raise on Republic have large communities of customers and brand lovers, that they hope to turn into investors, so many of our investors are customers and loyal fans of the businesses they\u2019ve invested in&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/how-to-select-startups-to-invest-in\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115637\/Frame-17.jpg\" alt=\"What To Expect As A Startup (Republic Europe) Investor\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">What To Expect As A Startup (Republic Europe) Investor<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>Once you\u2019ve done your due diligence, reviewed the financials and the pitch, asked your questions and invested &#8211; what happens next with your investment?<\/p>\n<p>In this guide we&#8217;ll cover:<\/p>\n<p>How shares are issued to investors<\/p>\n<p>What happens once you&#8217;ve invested in a business<\/p>\n<p>How to keep up to date with your investment<\/p>\n<p>What impacts the value of your investment<\/p>\n<p>How to generate a return on your investment<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/what-to-expect-as-a-startup-seedrs-investor\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115635\/Frame-15.jpg\" alt=\"How Do Startup Investors Make Money?\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">How Do Startup Investors Make Money?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>The world of startup investing is one sometimes touted as glamorous and lucrative for investors, but how do the investors in this market actually make money?<\/p>\n<p>Just like the public markets, startup investors make money by selling their shares in a company at a higher share price than they paid for them. Unlike the public markets, there aren\u2019t as many opportunities to frequently trade shares in private companies and startups.  <\/p>\n<p>There are, however, a number of ways for startup investors to realise returns on their investments&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/how-do-startup-investors-make-money\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115641\/Frame-20.jpg\" alt=\"How To Buy And Sell Shares On The Secondary Market\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">How To Buy And Sell Shares On The Secondary Market<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>The Republic Europe Secondary Market is a private company secondary market that allows buyers and sellers to trade their private company shares. The market gives early investors in startups and other private companies the opportunity to potentially realise liquidity before a formal exit opportunity, and is the only fully functioning early-stage equity secondary market in the UK. <\/p>\n<p>As a private company shareholder, the market enables you to sell your private shares regardless of whether the business has raised investment on Republic Europe before.<\/p>\n<p>As an investor&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/how-to-buy-and-sell-shares-on-the-secondary-market\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115639\/Frame-18.jpg\" alt=\"Tax And The Benefits Of Investing In Startups\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">Tax And The Benefits Of Investing In Startups<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>Investing in startups is crucial to the future of our economy and wider society. Over the past few decades startups have transformed the way we live, and driven vast growth in GDP across the world, which governments are keen to supercharge. <\/p>\n<p>Startups can be very capital intensive. In order to focus on innovation and growth, traditional business fundamentals of revenue and profitability can take a back seat, so startups need to raise money from investors who are happy to invest their cash in exchange for equity&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/tax-and-the-benefits-of-investing-in-startups\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115636\/Frame-16.jpg\" alt=\"What Are Your Rights As An Investor In Early Stage Companies?\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">What Are Your Rights As An Investor In Early Stage Companies?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>Investors in early stage companies have certain rights based on the laws that govern companies and investments. Some of these stem from company law and are set out in a company\u2019s articles of association (a constitutional document that sets out a company\u2019s purpose and the way it is managed and administered), while others take the form of contractual protections which are typically contained in a company\u2019s shareholders agreement. <\/p>\n<p>Republic Europe has a dedicated team of experienced and passionate lawyers that negotiate these documents on your behalf, only approving campaigns on the platform where the company has put in place an appropriate suite of minority shareholder protections. <\/p>\n<p>In this guide we\u2019ll run you through some of those key investor rights that Republic Europe requires and what these mean in practice for you, including&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/what-are-your-rights-as-an-investor-in-early-stage-companies\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-span-3 md:col-span-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-card bg-guide h-full flex flex-col gap-10 items-start justify-start px-20 py-20 relative rounded-card overflow-hidden\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"js-close-guide close-guide\">X<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rounded-card overflow-hidden w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investors-site-cdn.seedrs.com\/investors-site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/15115640\/Frame-19.jpg\" alt=\"Investing for High Net Worth and Sophisticated Investors on Republic Europe\" class=\"guide-img w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"font-h4\">Investing for High Net Worth and Sophisticated Investors on Republic Europe<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden h-90 content-guide js-content-guide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-body-md\"><p>While the Republic Europe story may have started in the crowdfunding of smaller companies over ten years ago now, since then, we have developed a wide range of investment opportunities that now cater to a range of different investors. With exclusive access to VC funds, and direct access to seed stage opportunities, our ever increasing investor community reflects the diversity of our offerings, with Everyday Investors, sitting alongside Sophisticated and High Net Worth investors. <\/p>\n<p>This guide will take you through the different types of investor we can accommodate, and the types of investments and opportunities available through our platform&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full mt-40 footer-guide flex flex-1 relative\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 footer-guide--open w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary js-open-guide w-full\">Read the guide<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-guide--keep hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/europe.republic.com\/investors-site\/guides\/investing-for-high-net-worth-and-sophisticated-investors-on-seedrs\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn-default btn-primary w-full\">Keep reading&#8230;<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1166","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.8 - 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