ICO a.k.a. Initial Coin Offering: A company seeking to raise money to create a new coin, app, or service can launch an ICO as a way to raise funds. An ICO is a 'novel' form of investment and not compatible with SEIS/EIS.
Impact Investing: Impact investing is investing in an entity aiming to create specific social or environmental benefits whilst getting funds in return.
Incorporate: The process of registering a new limited company.
Incubator: An organisation that helps start-ups and entrepreneurs by giving support, resources and networks that they otherwise couldn't easily access. Typically, they help startup companies and individual entrepreneurs develop their business by providing a range of services, including management training, office space and sometimes venture capital financing.
See also: Accelerator Venture Builder
Indemnify: A legal basis for compensation of loss that provides investors with a higher degree of recoverability.
Information Commissioner's Office: Information Commissioner's Office, or "ICO", is the UK's independent public body to uphold peoples' information rights.
Information Rights: Information Rights are rights of shareholders, usually investors, to receive information relating to the business.
Initial Coin Offering a.k.a. ICO: A company seeking to raise money to create a new coin, app, or service can launch an ICO as a way to raise funds. An ICO is a 'novel' form of investment and not compatible with SEIS/EIS.
Initial Public Offering a.k.a. IPO: Initial Public Offering, or IPO, is when a company first offers to sell shares to the public on a regulated investment exchange, such as the Alternative Investment Market (or "AIM").
Institutional Investor: An Institutional Investor is a business or body investing on members' or clients' behalf.
Intellectual Property a.k.a. IP: IP, Intellectual Property, is something created by the mind. For example, this could be a story, physical invention, art, or design. These are legally protected and owned by a business. Intellectual Property or IP can be protected via a number of methods, including patents, registered designs, copyright and patents.
Intellectual Property Assignment a.k.a. IP Assignment: An Intellectual Property ("IP") Assignment is when someone legally transfers ownership of something created by the mind to someone else. We've got a great article detailing all of the documents produced by FounderCatalyst as part of a funding round.
Investment Round: An investment round lets a startup or growing company trade ownership/equity for investments from investors.
Investor: An investor is a person, organisation or other entity that commits money to another organisation or person, hoping to make a profit.
Investor consent rights: The rights of an investor or investors to prevent the company from taking (or agreeing to) certain actions without their consent.
Investor Director: An Investor Director is a director of a company chosen by the investors to represent their interests on the Board of Directors.
See also: Investor Investor consent rights
IP a.k.a. Intellectual Property: IP, Intellectual Property, is something created by the mind. For example, this could be a story, physical invention, art, or design. These are legally protected and owned by a business. Intellectual Property or IP can be protected via a number of methods, including patents, registered designs, copyright and patents.
IP Assignment a.k.a. Intellectual Property Assignment: An Intellectual Property ("IP") Assignment is when someone legally transfers ownership of something created by the mind to someone else. We've got a great article detailing all of the documents produced by FounderCatalyst as part of a funding round.
IPO a.k.a. Initial Public Offering: Initial Public Offering, or IPO, is when a company first offers to sell shares to the public on a regulated investment exchange, such as the Alternative Investment Market (or "AIM").