The Legalities of Raising from Angels ft. Ben Keene (Raaise) and Fran Spooner (corporate lawyer)

For the first episode of this series, Funding a Better Future: Angel Investment Insights for Founders and Aspiring Investors, I spoke with Ben Keene from Raise and corporate lawyer, Fran Spooner about the legalities surrounding raising from angels.
2:25 - Coming out the other side of a bad time for fundraising
9:25 - When to talk about your startup for fundraising
11:38 - The investors are vetting you as much as you are vetting them
15:00 - Getting your ducks in a row from cap tables to contracts
15:58 - Early stage metrics
19:42 - How long does fundraising take?
21:50 - How to benchmark a sensible and sustainable valuation for your business
28:55 - Ways to get investment without a valuation or giving away equity at that time
30:10 - Do you or don’t you engage a lawyer?
39:20 - The difference between engaging with angels individually or through a syndicate.
43:40 - What to think about post-raise