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FoodTech
engagements.

Engagements at the intersection of fermentation, functional ingredients and capital readiness — where IP, governance and grant sequencing all had to align before private investment.

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Case 02
FoodTech · United Kingdom

SEIS Advance Assurance, FoodTech fermentation venture.

A UK FoodTech venture — proprietary fermentation processes applied to functional ingredients, supplying B2B food manufacturers, not an FMCG brand. SEIS Advance Assurance secured in 20 days, on first read, with zero HMRC follow-up queries.

  • 01Eligibility tested against SEIS company conditions and risk-to-capital framework before drafting
  • 02Cap table and governance reset to a clean, investor-credible baseline
  • 03Use-of-funds separated grant-funded R&D from SEIS-funded commercialisation
  • 04Submission engineered so a generalist HMRC reviewer reaches the right conclusion on first read
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