Sam Simpson

FounderCatalyst

FounderCatalyst is an exciting and disruptive play into the UK legal tech sector, underpinned by our superb technology platform. 

Our mission is to create all of your funding legal paperwork quickly and professionally, with no compromise on quality, at a fixed low price.  

Our aim is to make your fundraising legal journey as simple as possible, whilst managing investor engagement, putting you back in control.

My role in FounderCatalyst is to ensure that our platform and customer service is exemplary, to build industry partnerships and to own and execute our service roadmap.

Founder

Forge Technologies Ltd

Forge Technologies is a digital IT services business focusing on three technology pillars; Future workplace, Cloud optimisation and Network transformation. Forge has no legacy infrastructure that it needs to deliver returns against; no costly office space, external investors or banking covenants and unencumbered from legacy working practices that have to be turned on their head to adapt to new working practices.

Within Forge Technologies, I am responsible for all aspects of commercial and back office services.

Co-Founder and CCO

University of Bristol

Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre (QTEC) is a world-leading incubator for quantum-based technology innovators, its vision is to educate and create the quantum entrepreneurs of the future. I'm mentoring two fantastic entrepreneurs as they develop their businesses.

Visiting Fellow and Mentor

Various Companies

Providing ongoing advice and support to the founders of incredible investees

Angel Investor and Board Advisor

Roc Technologies

I co-founded the business and successfully established the project and professional services delivery functions along with all back-office functions. This included finance, HR, IT, legal and corporate governance & compliance and vendor partnerships & accreditations.

Roc was recognised by the Financial Times as the 17th fastest growing company in Europe in 2017, and was the fastest growing IT Services business in the UK in 2016 according to the Sunday Times Tech Track.

Following a strategic review, I led a corporate finance process which resulted in a leveraged MBO and the acquisition of an IT Services business. At the time Roc had more than 200 people and run rate revenues of £25m. I subsequently exited my shareholding and Directorship as a part of this process.  The exit process was recognised by Business Magazine Thames Valley as Mid-Range Deal of the Year at the Annual Thames Valley Deals Awards 2018, held at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on the 19th April 2018 and subsequently as Tech Deal of the Year 2018 at the Thames Valley Tech Awards.

Founding Director

Daisy Group PLC

During my short period of employment at Daisy I was responsible for stabilising the Professional Services elements of the business following the acquisition of 2e2's managed services business. I also developed a repeatable process for integrating acquisitions.

Director of Project Services

Consolidated five disparate Project Services team into a single consistent directorate. Responsible for more than 150 staff across multiple disciplines and a portfolio of 500+ projects with a value in excess of £200m.
I also supported the sale of the company’s business units and assets to Daisy and O2.

Accountable for all delivery operations including management of a team of 90 technical engineers, consultants, project managers and PMO staff. My team delivered in excess of £110 million of customer solutions per annum.

Operations Director, Unified Communications Business Unit

Delivery of the company’s largest and most complex programme for a high security UK government client. Recruited and led a team of more than 60 technical and project management professionals. Successfully delivered the programme to time and budget.

Technical & Delivery Director

Prime Business Solutions

Management of pre-sales technical support and post sales delivery for IT infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft and Citrix.

Server and Client Line of Business Director

Evotree Limited

Evotree was an early cloud computing and Microsoft/Citrix Integrator startup. I established and managed all technical and operational delivery capability. The company achieved revenues of £1m in the first 6 months and was subsequently integrated into Prime Business Solutions.

Co-Founder and COO

Technical development, management and support in the Education and Insurance sectors.

Various Network and IT Operations Management Roles

You're seeking that all-important funding to catapult you to the next level.

YET despite how motivated you are and how good your business idea is, you may still struggle to…

▫️ Get funding because of the advance assurance needed
▫️ Afford the production of expensive legal paperwork
▫️ Know-how to find those elusive investors.

Simplifying and accelerating the early-stage investment legal journey, FounderCatalyst is the ONLY affordable fixed price method of funding round legals for start-ups.

WHO WE HELP
Pre-incorporation to start-ups in England & Wales that want expert AND affordable help with SEIS & EIS and the legal process and documentation required to complete their funding journey. 

3 WAYS WE HELP
1. Apply for SEIS & EIS advance assurance
2. Produce all legal funding round paperwork and manage investor engagement
3. Introduce start-ups to possible sources of funding.

Enjoy the relief all of the legal paperwork you need in as little as 30 minutes and your investor engagement managed through the process.  

PROOF WE HELP
✅  Complete fixed price service per funding round just £1,495 +vat
✅  99% success rate for advance assurance
✅  Legal paperwork produced in just 30 minutes.

YOUR NEXT STEP
Haven’t yet got your funding legals sorted and you’re determined to give your start-up the best and most affordable chance of success?

Book a chat at https://calendly.com/sam-fc/meet

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Sam

"Founders seeking to raise equity finance - use this service! It’s simple to use, reliable & secure, & provides unrivalled value for money. You're in complete control of your fundraising process & timescales." Jules & Charlie, Founders, The Nue Co

FREE RESOURCES
Because we’re here to help start-ups, we offer the following for free:

✅  SEIS/EIS advance assurance submission
✅  Customised Term Sheet
✅  Template Forecast Models
✅  Founder Collaboration Agreements

Visit: foundercatalyst.com to find out more and access the freebies.

SPECIALITIES: Start-up, Startup, Start Up Funding, Funding Round, Funding, Investment, Investor, Investor Engagement, Angel Investor, SEIS, EIS

Providing advice and support covering strategy, finance, planning and fund raising for technology and early stage ventures - companies helped include software business looking for improvements in planning and performance measurement prior to potential fund raise, financial services business applying technology to improve business performance and customer service, and software venture requiring step change in financial forecasting, planning and presentation ahead of investment round.

This includes producing equity research and providing IR advice to UK listed companies with Progressive Equity Research.

Tech and early stage venture finance consultant / director

DuplexIR (Dry Hill Ventures Ltd)

Developed DuplexIR (www.duplexir.com) a platform for companies, and their advisers, to quickly and easily find out what investors and analysts really think.  
The system goes direct to investors and analysts electronically - avoiding the pitfalls of broker based feedback, and the expense of full interview and report based perception audits.
It allowed respondents (fund managers/analysts) to choose whether their responses are anonymous or not and also provides them with a record of what they have said. Furthermore, it is secure and private.
System was used by a number of UK listed companies including FTSE100 constituents.

Stopped due to ill health, now resolved.

Founder, Director

Edison

Writing paid for equity research for a couple of days per week whilst researching, specifying, developing and testing the DuplexIR platform

Analyst

Seymour Pierce

Ran team of equity analysts whilst also carrying role as Technology analyst.  Hired new staff and implemented new systems and practices to help improve the offering and reputation of the firm.

Left having failed to stop my board colleagues in their attempts to raise funds from an inappropriate source (read Kleptopia by Tom Burgis for some hints).

Head of Research, Board Director

Piper Jaffray

Worked in equity sales, focused on UK technology and medtech stocks.  Piper's great European adventure didn't last long - still a great company in the US though.

Equity Sales

Altium Securities

Covered UK Technology and Growth Industrials stocks

Equity Analyst, Technology and Growth Industrials

Evolution Securities

UK technology analyst. Left having raised issues regarding behaviour of certain colleagues - inc the one done for insider trading - not a fun time.

HSBC

Equity Analyst covering Pan-European Technology Hardware and leading team.  Personal coverage included Siemens, Philips, STMicroelectronics, ASML, Infineon and Thomson Multimedia.  Role also involved corporate development, including involvement in international post-results roadshows.

Equity Analyst, Head of Tech Hardware Research

Initially co-managed UK small cap funds, restructuring and turning around fund performance, from bottom to top quartile, then moved to pan-Euro analyst role covering leisure, tech and support services sectors

Fund Manager / Analyst

Gartmore

Worked as analyst on highly successful UK smaller companies team. Left when approached to turnaround and run the £700m small-cap funds at RSA.

Investment, finance and strategic advice

Detailed understanding of technology industries and early stage ventures 

Provides financial, operational and (occasional) technical insight

Focus on delivering results and making things work

Increases chances of success and helps manage the risk of failure

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