Redefining Secondaries

Collective Equity allows founders of high-growth companies to pool equity together and share in each other’s success, building stronger, more resilient companies, with access to early liquidity in a more efficient and effective way than standard secondaries

As founders, we know that accepting and embracing risk is inherent in building a game-changing company, and while we follow our passion for problem-solving, entrepreneurial wealth is built almost exclusively
in the form of trapped equity

At Collective Equity, we believe founders should have more meaningful opportunities as they achieve significant milestones. That is why we have designed a new innovative structure to unleash the power of your equity

A Better Alternative to Secondaries

Receive the full value of your shares by reinvesting directly with your equity pre-tax, while also receiving immediate cash on top with leverage on our funds. We don’t apply any arbitrary discounts on your shares and voting rights remain with you

Learn more about how it works

£40m

Assets Under Management

£7m

Cash Distributed

2

Funds Launched

38

Limited Partners

Our Portfolio

Paul Ford, Founder & CEO at Acin

"I participated in Collective Equity because it provided a balance of diversification, a financial interest in similar stage businesses, and access to a network of like-minded entrepreneurs each with a vested interest in each other's success. It’s a brilliant way to foster collaboration and share the journey with your peers - it’s a no brainer”

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FAQs

 

  • Active founders and shareholders can contribute a maximum of 20% of their equity. Non-active founders & shareholders have no cap on their contribution.

  • A thesis is agreed with a lender who lends against the portfolio aggregated. We distribute the loan upfront to all the founders on the day that they join the fund. The first exits will go to repay the loan. Once the principal + interest is repaid, the exit proceeds are then distributed pro rata to the founders.

  • You will receive 15% of the value of your equity contribution in cash net of fees on top of holding your full allocation in the fund

  • In order to join the fund, a shareholder must receive the necessary consent defined in their articles. This tends to be Investor Majority or Board Approval.

    50+ of the most prestigious VCs in the UK, including Atomico, Index, LocalGlobe & many more have already signed off on our transaction.

  • Collective Equity will appear on the cap-table, however, voting will remain in your name as the fund mirrors that of your other shares.

  • Collective Equity will have information rights on each company, but will not ask founders to create anything more than their usual quarterly investor updates.

  • We value companies by looking at the post-money valuation of your last finding round, discounting any preference or debt that sit’s on top. It’s a very simple scenario looking at in your company were to be sold today at the last round valuation, how much would the founders ordinary shares be worth?