The Mechanics
How SeedTen Works
SeedTen is a startup-to-startup equity exchange. You give a slice of your company to get a slice of another — no capital, no intermediaries, just verified startups growing together.
Step by Step
Your Journey on SeedTen
From first sign-up to trading seeds across the platform — every step, in order.
Getting Started
Sign up to express interest
A director registers on SeedTen. This creates your account and signals intent to bring your startup onto the platform.
Verify your email address
A verification link is sent to your inbox. Clicking it confirms your identity and activates your account.
Answer Opt-Up compliance questions
Complete a short questionnaire to confirm you qualify as a professional-client investor. This is a regulatory requirement — it takes a few minutes.
Listing Your Startup
List a startup
Register your company on the platform with basic details: name, description, website, and at least two directors.
Set your seed value and planting space
Decide how many shares in your company one seed is worth (seed value), and how many shares you're willing to open up for exchange (planting space).
Market discovery period
During this window you can adjust your seed value and planting space — compare yourself to other startups already on the platform and calibrate. Nothing is fixed yet.
Launch day — terms become fixed
When your startup goes live, your seed value and planting space are locked in. Investors can now see your listing and plant seeds in your startup.
Receiving Your First Seed
A Deed of Option is created with Awesix
SeedTen (via Awesix) creates a Deed of Option between itself and your startup. The deed specifies the number of shares equal to your seed value — this is how your first seed is issued.
Two directors sign — your startup receives its first seed
Once two directors from your startup and two from Awesix have signed the deed, it completes. Your startup receives its first seed.
Trading Seeds
Plant your seed in another startup
Browse verified startups and choose one to plant in. A Deed of Option is drafted giving your startup the right to invest in theirs — specifying shares equal to that startup's seed value. Your seed is locked immediately while the deed is in draft.
7-day signing window opens
Two directors from each startup must sign the deed within 7 days. Two outcomes are possible:
All four sign in time
The deed of option becomes valid, granting your startup the right to shares in theirs at no cost. Your seed is transferred to the other startup.
Window expires unsigned
The deed of option is invalidated. Your locked seed is returned to your startup in full. No options are exchanged.
Others plant seeds in your startup
As other startups plant in yourstartup, the same deed process happens in reverse. Each completed deed increases your seed balance — giving you more to plant.
Use your seeds to invest further
Every seed you receive can be replanted in another startup. The more your startup attracts, the more diversified your portfolio of equity stakes becomes.
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