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Terms Of Use Last updated 19th of February 2024 Before we get started on the detailed legalese: Ship Shape is free to use. ​ In return for keeping our service free, we allow Marketeers and similar to pay for the right to the details you provide us with so that they may pitch you their services. Do we sell your data to all and sundry? No, we do not. We do not have any “lead generation” database with everyone’s data on it, available to all. Why does this matter to you? In order to reduce the volume of messages, Marketeers at service providers that bid the highest in their category (e.g. law firms) will be able to reach out. Those that bid highest usually have the most to offer you. Can I say no to a Marketeer or similar? Yes - you’re obviously under no obligation to say yes to any service promoted to you. Is Ship Shape party to any deal I do with anyone that contacts me? No, Ship Shape is completely independent of any deal you do with any marketeer that contacts you Does anyone except Marketeers get my data? In addition to Marketeers, we provide data to firms that may invest in you or facilitate investment in you. This includes VC firms, Inward Investment Agencies, Economic Development Corporations In such cases Ship Shape usually receives a straight fee; however there are some instances where an introducer’s fee to us is paid if a deal with you completes These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity (the “Customer”, or “you”) and Ship Shape Search Limited, a limited company incorporated in England and Wales (registration number 12762842) having its registered office at Tramshed Tech Unit D, Pendyris Street, Cardiff, Wales, CF11 6BH doing business as Ship Shape (the “Provider”, "Ship Shape", “we”, “us”, or “our”), concerning: the Services, and, your access to and use of the http://www.shipshape.vc website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the “Site”). You agree that by accessing the Site, you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by all of these Terms of Use. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS OF USE, THEN YOU ARE EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED FROM USING THE SITE AND YOU MUST DISCONTINUE USE IMMEDIATELY. ​Supplemental terms and conditions or documents that may be posted on the Site from time to time are hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms of Use at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last updated” date of these Terms of Use, and you waive any right to receive specific notice of each such change. It is your responsibility to periodically review these Terms of Use to stay informed of updates. You will be subject to, and will be deemed to have been made aware of and to have accepted, the changes in any revised Terms of Use by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Terms of Use are posted. The information provided on the Site is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject us to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. 1. Definitions In this Agreement: "Agreement" means this agreement including any Schedules, and any amendments to this Agreement from time to time; "Charges" means the amounts agreed with the Customer, if relevant, to access Premium Services , together with such additional amounts as may be agreed in writing by the parties from time to time; "Customer Data" means all data, works and materials: uploaded to or stored on the Platform by the Customer; transmitted to the Platform at the instigation of the Customer; supplied by the Customer to the Provider for uploading to, transmission by or storage on the Platform; or generated by the Platform as a result of the use of the Services by the Customer (but excluding analytics data relating to the use of the Platform and server log files); "Data Protection Laws" means the UK GDPR and all other applicable UK laws relating to the processing of Personal Data; "Force Majeure Event" means an event, or a series of related events, that is outside the reasonable control of the party affected (including failures of the internet or any public telecommunications network, hacker attacks, denial of service attacks, virus or other malicious software attacks or infections, power failures, industrial disputes affecting any third party, changes to the law, disasters, epidemics, pandemics, explosions, fires, floods, riots, terrorist attacks and wars); "Initial Term" means one (1) month from the Effective Date or the specified end of the free trial period, if applicable; "Intellectual Property Rights" means all intellectual property rights wherever in the world, whether registrable or unregistrable, registered or unregistered, including any application or right of application for such rights (and these "intellectual property rights" include copyright and related rights, database rights, confidential information, trade secrets, know-how, business names, trade names, trademarks, service marks, passing off rights, unfair competition rights, patents, petty patents, utility models, semi-conductor topography rights and rights in designs); "Personal Data" means personal data under any of the UK Data Protection Laws; "Platform" means the platform managed by the Provider and used to provide the Services; "Services" means the Provider’s web-based investor search and recommendation service, and any other services that the Provider provides to the Customer, or has an obligation to provide to the Customer, under this Agreement; "Supported Web Browser" means one of supported browsers listed on the Provider’s website, as updated from time to time; and "UK GDPR" means the EU GDPR as transposed into UK law (including by the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) and all other UK laws regulating the processing of Personal Data, as such laws may be updated, amended and superseded from time to time. "User" means an authorised user of the Services. 2. Provision of Services ​2.1 In consideration of the payment of the Charges, the Provider shall provide the Services to the Customer on and subject to the terms of this Agreement. 2.2 The Customer acknowledges that the Services may enable or assist it to access the website content of, and correspond with, third parties and that it does so solely at its own risk. The Provider makes no representation, warranty or commitment and shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever in relation to the content or use of, or correspondence with, any such third-party, or any transactions completed, and any contract entered into by the Customer, with any such third party. Any contract entered into and any transaction completed via any third-party is between the Customer and the relevant third party, and not the Provider. The Provider recommends that the Customer refers to the third party's terms and conditions and privacy policy prior to using the relevant third party. The Provider does not endorse or approve any third party nor the content of any of the third party websites made available via the Services. 3 Customer obligations ​3.1 Save to the extent that the parties have agreed otherwise in writing, the Customer will: (a) be required to register with the Site. If so they agree to keep their authorisation details confidential and be responsible for all use of those authorisation details (b) comply with all applicable laws and regulations with respect to its activities under this Agreement; (d) ensure that the authorised Users use the Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and be responsible for any breach by an authorised User of the terms of this Agreement; (e) obtain and shall maintain all necessary licences, consents and permissions necessary for the Provider to perform Its obligations under this Agreement; 3.2 Acknowledge that the Services should be used only through a Supported Web Browserauthorised Users. 3.3 The Customer shall not permit any unauthorised person or application to access or use the Services, and shall implement and maintain reasonable security measures for this purpose. 3.4 The Provider may actively monitor the Customer's use of the Services, including any and all search terms. 3.5 The Customer shall not conduct any systematic or automated data scraping, data mining, data extraction or data harvesting, or other systematic or automated data collection activity, by means of or in relation to the Services. 3.6 The Customer must not use the Services in any way that is, or in connection with any purpose or activity that is, unlawful, illegal, fraudulent, harmful or otherwise objectionable including using the Site as part of any effort to compete with the Provider or otherwise use the Site and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavour or commercial enterprise. 3.7 The Customer may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which the Provider makes the Site available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by the Provider. 4. Contributions ​4.1 The Site will invite the Customer to enter data, ("Contributions"). 4.2 Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Site and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you transmit may be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. ​4.3 When the Customer creates any Contributions, they thereby represent and warrant that the creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party. ​4.4 We have no obligation to monitor your Contributions. 5. Third parties’ data access ​5.1 You acknowledge that the Provider may share your Contributions and name and contact details and company details with third-parties, including advertisers and other marketing organisations. 6. Social Media ​As part of the functionality of the Site, you may link your account with online accounts you have with third-party service providers (each such account, a “Third-Party Account”) by either: (1) providing your Third-Party Account login information through the Site; or (2) allowing us to access your Third-Party Account, as is permitted under the applicable terms and conditions that govern your use of each Third-Party Account. You represent and warrant that you are entitled to disclose your Third-Party Account login information to us and/or grant us access to your Third-Party Account, without breach by you of any of the terms and conditions that govern your use of the applicable Third-Party Account, and without obligating us to pay any fees or making us subject to any usage limitations imposed by the third-party service provider of the Third-Party Account. By granting us access to any Third-Party Accounts, you understand that: (1) we may access, make available, and store (if applicable) any content that you have provided to and stored in your Third-Party Account (the “Social Network Content”) so that it is available on and through the Site via your account, including without limitation any friend lists and (2) we may submit to and receive from your Third-Party Account additional information to the extent you are notified when you link your account with the Third-Party Account. Depending on the Third-Party Accounts you choose and subject to the privacy settings that you have set in such Third-Party Accounts, personally identifiable information that you post to your Third-Party Accounts may be available on and through your account on the Site. Please note that if a Third-Party Account or associated service becomes unavailable or our access to such Third-Party Account is terminated by the third-party service provider, then Social Network Content may no longer be available on and through the Site. You will have the ability to disable the connection between your account on the Site and your Third-Party Accounts at any time. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTS IS GOVERNED SOLELY BY YOUR AGREEMENT(S) WITH SUCH THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. We make no effort to review any Social Network Content for any purpose, including but not limited to, for accuracy, legality, or non-infringement, and we are not responsible for any Social Network Content. You acknowledge and agree that we may access your email address book associated with a Third-Party Account and your contacts list stored on your mobile device or tablet computer solely for purposes of identifying and informing you of those contacts who have also registered to use the Site. 7. Site Management ​We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to: (1) monitor the Site for violations of these Terms of Use; (2) take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or these Terms of Use, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities; (3) in our sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable (to the extent technologically feasible) any of your Contributions or any portion thereof; (4) in our sole discretion and without limitation, notice, or liability, to remove from the Site or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to our systems; and (5) otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site. 8. Modifications and Interruptions ​We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Site without notice at any time. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site. We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Site at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site. Nothing in these Terms of Use will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith. 9. Customer Data ​9.1 The Customer shall own all right, title and Interest In and to all of the Customer Data that Is not personal data and shall have sole responsibility for the legality, reliability, Integrity, accuracy and quality of all such Customer Data. 9.2 The Customer hereby grants to the Provider a non-exclusive licence to copy, reproduce, store, distribute, publish, export, adapt, edit and translate the Customer Data to the extent reasonably required for the performance of the Provider's obligations and the exercise of the Provider's rights under this Agreement. The Customer also grants to the Provider the right to sub-license these rights to its hosting, connectivity and telecommunications service providers, subject to any express restrictions elsewhere in this Agreement. 9.3 The Customer warrants to the Provider that the Customer Data will not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights or other legal rights of any person. 10. Intellectual Property Rights ​10.1 The Customer acknowledges that the Provider and/or Its licensors own all Intellectual Property In the Services. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, this Agreement does not grant the Customer any rights to, under or In, any patents, copyright, database right, trade secrets, trade names, trade marks (registered or unregistered) or any other rights or licenses In respect of the Services. 11. Data protection ​11.1 The Parties shall comply with the provisions of Schedule A. 12. Warranties ​12.1 Each party warrants to the other that they have the legal right and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform the obligations under this Agreement. 12.2 Each party warrants to the other that they will not infringe upon the other’s Intellectual Property Rights or those of a third party. For the avoidance of doubt the Customer warrants that it will not produce nor procure, nor attempt to produce nor procure, a system similar to the Services in its source and object code, application design and layout, know-how and technical design. 12..3 All of the parties' warranties and representations in respect of the subject matter of this Agreement are expressly set out in this Agreement. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, no other warranties or representations concerning the subject matter of this Agreement will be implied into this Agreement or any related contract. 13. Warranty limitations ​13.1 The Customer acknowledges that complex software is never wholly free from defects, errors and bugs; and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Provider gives no warranty or representation that the Services will be wholly free from defects, errors and bugs. 13.2 The Customer acknowledges the Provider does not warrant nor represent: (a) the completeness or accuracy of the information published via the Services; (b) that such information is up to date; (c) that the Services will operate without fault; or (d) that the Services or any service on the Provider’s website will remain available. 13.3 The Customer acknowledges that complex software is never entirely free from security vulnerabilities; and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Provider gives no warranty or representation that the Services will be entirely secure. 14. Liability ​14.1 Except as expressly provided in this Agreement: (a) the Customer assumes sole responsibility for results obtained from the use of the Services, and for conclusions drawn from such use. The Provider shall have no liability for any damage caused by errors or omissions in any information, instructions or scripts provided to the Provider in connection with the Services, or any actions taken by the Provider at the Customer's direction; (b) all warranties, representations, conditions and all other terms of any kind whatsoever Implied by stature or common law are, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, excluded from this Agreement; and (c) the Services are provided to the Customer on an "as Is" basis. 14.2 Nothing in this Agreement will: (a) limit or exclude any liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence; (b) limit or exclude any liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or (c) limit or exclude any liabilities that may not be limited or excluded under applicable law. 14.3 Subject to clause 13.1 and 13.2: (a) the Provider shall not be liable whether In tort, contract, misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise for any loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or similar losses or loss or corruption of data or Information, or pure economic loss, or for any special, Indirect or consequential loss, costs, dmanages, charges or expenses howsoever arising under this Agreement; and (b) the Provider's total aggregate liability In contract, tort, misrepresentation, restitution or otherwise, arising In connection with the performance of this Agreement shall be limited to the total Charges paid during the 12 months Immediately preceding the date on which the claim arose. 14.4 Nothing In this Agreement excludes the liability of the Customer for any breach, infringement or misappropriation of the Provider's Intellectual Property Rights. 15. Indemnity ​15.1 The Customer shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Provider against claims, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, expenses and costs (Including without limitation court costs and reasonable legal fees) arising out of or in connection with the Customer's use of the Services. 15.2 In no event shall the Provider be liable to the Customer to the extent that any alleged infringement of the Services is based on: (a) a modification of the Services by anyone other than the Provider; or (b) the Customer's use of the Services after notice of the alleged or actual infringement from the Provider or any appropriate authority. 16. Force Majeure 16.1 If a Force Majeure Event gives rise to a failure or delay in either party performing any obligation under this Agreement (other than any obligation to make a payment), that obligation will be suspended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event. 16.2 A party that becomes aware of a Force Majeure Event which gives rise to, or which is likely to give rise to, any failure or delay in that party performing any obligation under this Agreement, must: (a) promptly notify the other; and (b) inform the other of the period for which it is estimated that such failure or delay will continue. 16.3 A party whose performance of its obligations under this Agreement is affected by a Force Majeure Event must take reasonable steps to mitigate the effects of the Force Majeure Event. 17. Assignment 17.1 The Customer may not assign, transfer, sub-contract or otherwise deal with any rights and/or obligations under these terms and conditions, without the Provider's prior written consent. 18. No waivers 18.1 No breach of any provision of this Agreement will be waived except with the express written consent of the party not in breach. 18.2 No waiver of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall be construed as a further or continuing waiver of any other breach of that provision or any breach of any other provision of this Agreement. 19. Severability 19.1 If a provision of this Agreement is determined by any court or other competent authority to be unlawful and/or unenforceable, the other provisions will continue in effect. 19.2 If any unlawful and/or unenforceable provision of this Agreement would be lawful or enforceable if part of it were deleted, that part will be deemed to be deleted, and the rest of the provision will continue in effect. 20. Third party rights 20.1 The Third Party Rights Act 1999 does not apply to this Agreement. 21. Variation 21.1 The Provider may vary this Agreement by giving to the Customer written notice of the proposed variation, providing that if the Provider gives to the Customer a notice under this Clause 18.1, the Customer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice of termination to the Provider at any time during the period of 14 days following receipt of the Provider's notice. 22. Entire Agreement 22.1 Neither party will have any remedy in respect of any misrepresentation (whether written or oral) made to it upon which it relied in entering into this Agreement. 23. Governing law and jurisdiction 23.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law, and any disputes relating to this Agreement shall be subject to the exclusive the courts of England or Wales. 24. Interpretation 24.1 In this Agreement, a reference to a statute or statutory provision includes a reference to: (a) that statute or statutory provision as modified, consolidated and/or re-enacted from time to time; and (b) any subordinate legislation made under that statute or statutory provision. 24.2 The Clause headings do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. 24.3 In this Agreement, general words shall not be given a restrictive interpretation by reason of being preceded or followed by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things. The following sections apply only to users that have subscribed to Premium Services. 25. Charges 25.1 Following the agreement of Charges, the Customer shall pay the Charges to the Provider for the Services in accordance with this clause 3. The Customer agrees to provide current, complete, and accurate information for all purchases made via the Site. 25.2 The Customer further agrees to promptly update on the Provider’s PCI-compliant payment service your payment information as required, including but not exclusively email address, payment method, and payment card expiration date, so that the Provider can complete the Customer’s transactions and contact the Customer as needed. Note that these details are stored by the PCI-compliant payment service, not the Provider. 25.3 The Customer will be charged via the Provider’s PCI-compliant payment service provider for purchases made via the Site. The Customer agrees to pay all charges or fees at the prices then in effect for the Customer’s purchases, and authorizes the Provider to charge the Customer’s chosen payment provider for any such amounts upon making the Customer’s purchase. 25.4 All amounts stated in or in relation to this Agreement are, unless stated otherwise, stated exclusive of any applicable value added or sales taxes, which will be added to those amounts and payable by the Customer to the Provider. 25.5 The Provider may elect to vary any element of the Charges by giving to the Customer not less than 7 days' written notice of the variation, unless it is not reasonably practicable to give such notice. 25.6 The Provider will issue invoices for the Charges to the Customer on or after the agreed payment dates 25.7 The Provider may suspend or terminate the provision of the Services if any amount due to be paid by the Customer to the Provider under this Agreement is overdue. 26. Term and termination 26.1 This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in force for the Initial Term and shall automatically renew for successive one (1) month periods (each a 'Renewal Period'), subject to earlier termination in accordance with this Agreement. 26.2 The Provider may terminate this Agreement prior to the commencement of any Renewal Period by giving to the Customer not less than 30 days' written notice. The Customer may terminate this Agreement prior to the commencement of any Renewal Period by following the Site’s Cancellation Process not less than 2 working days’ written notice. The Customer’s access to the Site will cease at the end of the current month. The Customer will not be entitled to a prorated refund for any Charges paid and accepts responsibility for all recurring charges until this Agreement is terminated. 26.3 On termination of this Agreement for any reason: (a) all licences granted under this Agreement shall immediately terminate and the Customer shall Immediately cease all use of the Services; (b) each party shall return and make no further use of any tems or property including Intellectual Property belonging to the other party; and (c) except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, the termination of this Agreement shall not affect the accrued rights of either party. SCHEDULE A (DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION) "Customer Personal Data" shall mean any Personal Data that is processed by the Provider on behalf of the Customer in relation to this Agreement, but excluding personal data with respect to which the Provider is a data controller. 1.1 Each party shall comply with the Data Protection Laws with respect to the processing of the Customer Personal Data. 1.2 The Customer warrants to the Provider that it has the legal right to disclose all Personal Data that it discloses to the Provider under or in connection with this Agreement. 1.3 The Customer shall only supply to the Provider, and the Provider shall only process, in each case under or in relation to this Agreement: (a) the Personal Data of data subjects falling within the categories specified in Section 1 of Schedule A (Data processing information) or such other categories as may be agreed by the parties in writing; and (b) Personal Data of the types specified in Section 2 of Schedule A (Data processing information) or such other types as may be agreed by the parties in writing. 1.4 The Provider shall only process the Customer Personal Data for the purposes specified in Section 3 of Schedule A (Data processing information). 1.5 The Provider shall only process the Customer Personal Data during the Term and for not more than 30 days following the end of the Term, subject to the other provisions of this Clause 9. 1.6 The Provider shall only process the Customer Personal Data on the documented instructions of the Customer (including with regard to transfers of the Customer Personal Data to a third country under the Data Protection Laws). Acknowledgement of these Terms is considered a documented instruction. 1.7 The Customer hereby authorises the Provider to make the following transfers of Customer Personal Data: (a) the Provider may transfer the Customer Personal Data internally to its own employees, offices and facilities; and (b) the Provider may transfer the Customer Personal Data to its third-party processors in the jurisdictions identified in Section 2 of Schedule A (Data processing information) and may permit its third party processors to make such transfers, providing that such transfers must be protected by any appropriate safeguards identified therein. 1.8 The Provider shall promptly inform the Customer if, in the opinion of the Provider, an instruction of the Customer relating to the processing of the Customer Personal Data infringes the Data Protection Laws. 1.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Provider may process the Customer Personal Data if and to the extent that the Provider is required to do so. In such a case, the Provider shall inform the Customer of the legal requirement before processing, unless that law prohibits such information on important grounds of public interest. 1.10 The Provider must notify the Customer of any Personal Data breach affecting the Customer Personal Data without undue delay and, in any case, not later than 72 hours after the Provider becomes aware of the breach. 1.11 The Provider shall, at the choice of the Customer, delete all of the Customer Personal Data to the Customer after the provision of services relating to the processing, and shall delete existing copies save to the extent that they are legally obliged to store relevant Personal Data. 1.12 If any changes or prospective changes to the Data Protection Laws result or will result in one or both parties not complying with the Data Protection Laws in relation to processing of Personal Data carried out under this Agreement, then the parties shall use their best endeavours promptly to agree such variations to this Agreement as may be necessary to remedy such non-compliance. Section 2 1. Categories of data subject Users 2. Types of Personal Data User’s name, professional email, LinkedIn profile URL, system password, shortlist 3. Purposes of processing Access and Authorization for the purpose of using the system Your system password will never be shared. Other items of personal information may be shared in accordance with section 5 of Terms of Use, unless you have opted to be a paid subscriber in which case they are not shared. 4. Security measures for Personal Data All data is stored and protected on AWS infrastructure, leveraging AWS capabilities in Security. This includes services hosted on AWS such as MongoDB. System passwords may be stored at Auth0. Auth0 is a leading authentication provider, and as such we use their services to ensure data compliance. Your password is never stored on our servers, at AWS or otherwise. Ship Shape may also make use of Google infrastructure from time to time. Furthermore Ship Shape may use cloud-based services such as Confluence as a communication tool to exchange information with the Customer. Ship Shape does not store any data, personal or otherwise, on any local servers e.g. in our office. 5. Sub-processors of Personal Data Cloud-based data providers such AWS, Google, Auth0

Our Team Daniel Sawko - Co-founder & CEO Linkedin profile Lived the problem we're solving! 10+ years in start-ups & Financial Services Former CCO of one of the UK's fastest-growing Regtechs Oxford University Fintech Programme Alistair Baillie - Co-founder & CIO/ COO Linkedin profile Lived the problem we're solving! 20+ years in Major Banks & Financial Services Institutions, 2 successful exits Former COO of one of the UK’s fastest-growing Regtechs MA Physics, Oxford University Gareth Williams Chief Data Scientist Carrie Skye Senior Data Engineer Marion Dowell General Manager Ekaterina Shushkanova Full Stack Developer - Team Lead Ruslan Suprun DevOps Engineer Kateryna Kovalenko Senior Data Engineer Some of our Supporters Eva Dobrzanska Investment & Dealflow Manager @ Block Dojo | Venture Capital Funding Advisory Sam Marchant Early-stage Investor at Hambro Perks Jonathan Hollis Accelerating Emerging VCs | Partnering with founders raising capital at Mountside Ventures Want to join the team? Find a role that suits you

Should Founders go to Conferences? Some thoughts on whether you should go to conferences (and what conditions ought to be met to make it worthwhile) TLDR: Yes, but invest in making the time there valuable. Treat a Conference as a sports final Checklist for making the most of the time: - Invest time in advance (at least 1 day of prep per day of conference) - Find out who is going that meets your user/customer profile - Reach out a week/couple of weeks before to break the ice - make the in-person meeting the second or third interaction! How do I know the conference is right for me? - Large number of your users - Users tended to have stands, not just go as delegates - Right duration of time to network with 80-90% of those attending (don't plan for 100%, some people you plan to meet will not be there!) - If it's not a slam dunk 'yes, I need to be there' - it's *probably* not worth it Other points: - Know your customer profile - Know which conversations are essential vs. nice to haves. - Get the essential ones out of the way first (for the rugby folk) Take the 3 points, every time - if there's a guaranteed win, even if potentially smaller, in front of you, take it. Don't speculate in 'match time' - the event will be over before you know it. Those leveraging our data: How shipshape.vc helps Inward Investment Offices Set criteria for the tech businesses you are targeting Ability to include After-Care and Investor Development Measurable ROI Increase conversion rates by up to 8x Register your interest

Referral Credit Terms & Conditions Last updated 15th of December, 2022 These terms relate to Ship Shape’s “Referral Credit” Programme (“Programme”). The following terms and conditions apply to your use, and Referred User’s use of Ship Shape’s Programme in conjunction with the services provided by Ship Shape Search Limited (Company Number 12762842), (“Ship Shape” or “shipshape.vc””). You and Referred User agree, by participating in the Programme, that the Programme terms and conditions are in addition to any agreements between Programme participants and Ship Shape including Ship Shape’s Terms of Service and Ship Shape’s Privacy Policy. Eligible Referral Credit as at today’s date: £20 per referred user Definitions: “Referred user” is a user of Ship Shape’s Search Engine that is from an organisation that has not previously accessed Ship Shape’s Search Engine. They must be eligible for, and create, a shipshape.vc account and they must meet shipshape.vc signup requirements including providing LinkedIn details. “Organisation” can be a company, collective, government body, charitable organisation or similar. Users are grouped into organisations by their domain. For example all users with emails of domain @abc.com and/or with organisation website @abc.com would be considered part of the same organisation. Terms and conditions: ​ 1. When you refer a Referred User you will be eligible for credit at the Referral Credit amount. The total value of eligible, and unused, Referral Credit will be tracked and reported to you regularly. Referral Credit will be granted at the time of any eligible future Ship Shape purchase and treated as an automatic invoice discount. ​ 2. Referral Credit can be used towards any eligible future Ship Shape purchase e.g. Any Referral Credit earned from this Programme can be applied to the total original purchase value of leads (excluding tax) to reduce the value of your future lead purchases. Similarly, it can be applied against the cost of advertising with Ship Shape Similarly, it can be applied against billing for Premium Service if applied ​ ​ 3. Ship Shape reserves the right to exclude any customer from being considered to be a New User if they, for example, in the past had a Ship Shape account and was not in good standing with that account as determined in Ship Shape’s sole discretion. ​ 4. Referred User understands that by signing up to use the Ship Shape service directly from a referral, Referred User consents and agrees to the disclosure of having created a Ship Shape account to the person who referred the Referred User through this Programme. ​ 5. Referral Credits from this Programme are one time use only. ​ 6. You will be eligible for Referral Credits under the Programme only if the Referred User signs up to use the Ship Shape service directly by clicking your unique Programme link. If they don't use your unique link, you will not be eligible for your Referral Credits. If you think you are eligible for a Referral Credit that has not yet been recorded then please contact customer support on leads@shipshape.vc so that we can help. ​ 7. If any leads that have been purchased using Referral Credit are returned, the maximum amount you will be refunded is the amount paid for the product, subject to any applicable refund policies. ​ 8. Any eligible Referral Credit is not transferable and not redeemable for cash or any other credit and may not be resold or applied to any previously placed orders. ​ 9. Any eligible Referral Credit may not be used in conjunction with any other Ship Shape promotion. ​ 10. You and the Referred User may be from the same household, provided that the Referred User is not an existing Ship Shape customer. ​ 11. For the avoidance of doubt, you may not refer yourself to also be the Referred User (e.g. by using separate email addresses for the Ship Shape accounts). ​ 12. Ship Shape reserves the right to validate the eligibility of any Referred User with respect to whether they are a New Customer or as otherwise deemed necessary and may determine any Referred User to be ineligible in its sole discretion. ​ 13. Ship Shape reserves the right to modify or cancel the Programme and the Programme terms and conditions at any time without prior notice to you. We will indicate that changes have been made by updating the “Last Updated;” date located above at the beginning of these terms and conditions. If you do not accept any such changes, your sole and exclusive remedy is to cease participation in the Programme. 14. If you or the Referred User breach any of these Programme terms or Ship Shape’s Terms of Service or Ship Shape privacy policy, you will not be eligible for any Referral Credit under this Programme. ​

Get in front of the right start-ups Scraping Submisson Start getting > found Your Firm's Name (as you would want it displayed) Your Website URL (just your homepage) > Thank you, your request has been successful Do's Here are some quick guidelines to make sure we pick up the right information for our users to search Use a separate overview page for the portfolio called company.com/portfolio and a separate page for the team called company.com/team. Use a separate profile page to provide more information about a portfolio company or team member. Include the link to this page on the overview page. If there are certain types of information that are not available for everyone, the profile page is the best place to provide this information. Use specific names for URLs that indicate what kind of information will be found on the page, like company.com/team/john-doe for the page that contains information about team member John Doe. Use the exact same HTML template to give information about a team member / portfolio company (ideally with all information specified for everyone) on the overview page and make sure at least the name is included for each of them. Use a nested HTML structure on the overview page. Ideally there is one HTML tag that contains the list of team members / portfolio companies and nothing aside from that, and different tags or CSS classes to denote the type of information, eg. h3 for the name, p for the job title, etc. This is not as important for links (like the website of the portfolio company, social media), because they are usually unique by domain anyway. Use good naming conventions, even in places that aren’t visible to the end user. For John Doe’s headshot, use a name like ../headshot_john_doe.jpg instead of ../img_3241.jpg. Dont's Combine portfolio and team members on the same page (like the home page). Use modals (or anything dynamically loaded) to provide more information about portfolio companies or team members. Use generic names for URLs like company.com/john-doe (is it a team member or portfolio company called John Doe?) or company.com/team/member-1. Provide different types of information about team members or portfolio companies on the overview page (eg. job titles for some of the team members, this increases the risk of assigning the wrong information to the wrong person). Why should you index your VC firm on our search engine? How does it work? Submit your website URL + name of your firm to get indexed We'll crawl your website We'll pick up website content And where the investment team publishes (e.g. social Request for your VC Firm to be indexed Index Request Ship Shape are building a unique AI-powered search engine that answers a genuine need that no one else is solving Associate Director M&A Growth Advisory, BDO Adam Baron

Press Coverage, Events and Awards All Awards 2021 WINNERS - Fintech Award Wales Link to Awards: https://www.fintechawardswales.com/2021-awards/ ​ FINALIST - Wales Start-Up Awards Link to the awards: https://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/national-startup-awards 2022 WINNERS - Wales Start-Up Awards Link to the awards: https://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/national-startup-awards/winners/wales WINNERS - Fintech Award Wales Link to the awards: https://www.fintechawardswales.com/2022-awards/ WINNERS - Wales Technology Awards Link to the awards: https://technologyconnected.net/events/technology-awards-2022/ NOMINATED - FF Awards Link to the awards: https://ff-awards.com/ Previous Press Coverage Featured in Data-driven VC Landscape 2023 by datadrivenvc.io PDF report here (page 27) ​ Pitchflix - Reverse Pitching Event https://www.pitchflix.tv/revApril2023/ ​ True Altitude E-book page feature titled: Raising early-stage capital in 2023 & beyond Link to E-book : https://truealtitude.gumroad.com/l/cap-raising-playbook ​ Maddyness: Musk’s takeover turbocharged VC Twitter usage Link to article: https://www.maddyness.com/uk/2023/02/22/musks-takeover-turbocharged-vc-twitter-usage/ ​ Fintech Startup 2022 Winners: Startup Awards : https://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/national-startup-awards/winners/wales Business Live: https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/startups/best-start-up-firms-wales-24351292 Business News Wales: https://businessnewswales.com/wales-startup-awards-2022-winners-revealed/ Advance Wales Journal by Welsh Government https://businesswales.gov.wales/innovation/sites/innovation/files/documents/Issue%20100.pdf Wales Technology Awards Shortlist 2022: Technology Connected: ​​https://technologyconnected.glueup.com/event/wales-technology-awards-44750/shortlisters.html SMART Cymru Grants 2021 and 2022 Ship Shape: https://www.shipshape.vc/companynews/ground-breaking-venture-capital-search-engine-receives-grant-from-welsh-government Wales News Online : ​​https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/startups/best-start-up-firms-wales-24351292 Welsh Government: https://businesswales.gov.wales/expertisewales/product/ship-shape-search-ltd/smart-cymru-supports-ship-shape-search-ltd-develop-their-search Cardiff University: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2585056-ship-shape-and-cardiff-join-forces Collaboration with UWTSD: Partnership: https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/news/press-releases/press-2021/new-partnership-to-help-uwtsd-student-and-graduate-start-ups-attract-investment.html Collaborative event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-in-swansea-building-a-brighter-future-tickets-365705855057 Fintech Wales Foundry Accelerator: Ship Shape: https://www.shipshape.vc/companynews/ship-shape-joins-the-fintech-wales-foundry-accelerator https://www.shipshape.vc/companynews/ship-shape-completes-fintech-wales-foundry-accelerator-programme Fintech Wales: https://fintechwales.org/news/meet-the-first-foundry-cohort-introducing-ship-shape/ https://fintechwales.org/news/the-end-of-the-inaugural-fintech-wales-foundry-accelerator/ Welsh Fintech Awards 2021: Ship Shape: https://www.shipshape.vc/companynews/fintech-start-up-of-the-year-2021 Fintech Award Wales: https://www.fintechawardswales.com/2021-awards/ Startup Stories Feature: Business News Wales : https://businessnewswales.com/startup-stories-how-ship-shape-helps-entrepreneurs-find-perfect-investors/ Working with Cardiff Capital Region: Ship Shape: https://www.shipshape.vc/companynews/ship-shape-and-the-cardiff-capital-region Business News Wales: https://businessnewswales.com/the-shape-of-fintech-funding-for-start-ups-in-ccr/ Praxis Auril Ship Shape : https://twitter.com/vcshipshape/status/1435527943850270725 Praxis Auril: https://www.praxisauril.org.uk/news/news/praxisauril-welcomes-new-member-ship-shape Fintech Connect Sponsor Fintech Connect: https://www.fintechconnect.com/events-london/sponsors/ship-shape Technology Connected Members: Technology connected: https://technologyconnected.net/members/ship-shape-search-ltd/ Tech Transfer with Anchored In Ship Shape: https://www.shipshape.vc/companynews/a-conversation-with-ian-tracey Latest Insights Jul 27, 2023 3 min Building relationships in Cardiff Apr 7, 2023 1 min Emergence Global 2023 - Investment Trends Panel Oct 24, 2022 2 min Celebrations at Ship Shape

Sponsorship and Advertising Terms & Conditions Last updated 20th of February, 2023 1. Definitions In these Conditions, the following words and expressions shall have the meaning set out below: “Advertiser” is the entity or person whose products and/or services are featured in the Advertising Material; “Advertising Material” means promotional material (including any text, images, audio and video content) to be placed on one or more Platforms in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; “Agreement” means these Terms and Conditions and the associated Booking Terms; “Booking Terms” means (i) an insertion order; and (ii) any other written documents (including emails) which set out the details of a booking to place Advertising Material on Platforms and which have been accepted in writing by Publisher; “Campaign Period” means the campaign period booked by the Client during which the Advertising Material will be placed on one or more Platforms; “Client” means the Advertiser and/or its advertising agency as set out in the Booking Terms; “Client Trade Marks” means the name of the Advertiser and any other trade marks incorporated in the Advertising Material other than Publisher Trade Marks; “Client Website” means the web site(s) referred to in the Advertising Material and/or to which the Advertising Material is linked via hyper-text link(s); “GDPR” : has the meaning given to it in section 3(10) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (as supplemented by section 205(4)); “Information” means video, audio, text, images, Client Trade Marks and other materials which will appear within (or will be used to create) the Advertising Material; “Personal Data” has the meaning given in the GDPR. “Platform” means the relevant Publisher Platforms and (where applicable) selected Third Party Platforms; “Publisher” means the company which publishes the relevant Publisher Platform where the Advertising Material will appear. Where more than one company is involved, each one will have the benefit of these terms. For information, the relevant company is currently: Ship Shape Search Limited, a limited company incorporated in England and Wales (registration number 12762842) having its registered office at Cardigan House, Ship Shape Search Ltd C/O Bevan Buckland Llp, Castle Court, Swansea Enterprise Park, Swansea, Wales, SA7 9LA doing business as Ship Shape; “Publisher Platforms” means the Ship Shape Search Platforms; “Publisher Trade Marks” means all trade marks owned by Publisher; “Third Party Platform” means a digital platform owned and operated by a third party; and “User” means any person who accesses or otherwise engages with a Platform. “User Data” means Personal Data collected from end-users of Platforms (whether through the use of cookies, web beacons or any other technology). ​ 2. Provision of Services 2.1 Publisher will arrange for the Advertising Material to appear in the Platforms, as arranged with the Client insofar as is possible. While every endeavour will be made to meet the wishes of the Client, Publisher does not guarantee that any particular Advertising Material will be disseminated. 2.2 Publisher retains full editorial control over the Publisher Platforms. 2.3 All rights (including copyright) in all artwork, copy and other material produced by Publisher shall vest in Publisher 3. Rights and Obligations of the Client 3.1 The Client agrees to supply to Publisher on or before the agreed delivery date either: (i) a file containing the Advertising Material in the format agreed between the Client and Publisher; or (ii) (if it is specifically agreed with Publisher that Publisher will create the Advertising Material) all Information requested by Publisher in an agreed format and medium. 3.2 In relation to digital campaigns, the Client will not, and will not authorize any third party to, (i) generate automated, fraudulent or otherwise invalid impressions, inquiries, clicks or conversions or (ii) conceal conversions. 4. Acceptance 4.1 The placing of an order for the insertion of Advertising Material shall amount to an acceptance by the Client of the terms of this Agreement. 4.2 Any conditions stipulated verbally or in any other format by the Client shall be void insofar as they are (i) not approved by Publisher in writing; and/or (ii) in conflict with this Agreement. 5. Advertising Material 5.1 Publisher retains the right to omit, amend, suspend or change the position/timing of any Advertising Material, including, but not limited to where in the sole discretion of Publisher: (i) the Advertising Material is in breach of any undertakings or warranties under this Agreement, (ii) the software code associated with the Advertising Material (e.g. pixels, tags, JavaScript) or the website to which the Advertising Material is linked does not comply with Publisher’s policies or any applicable laws, regulations and/or guidelines; or (iii) where any third party claims that any of its rights or any relevant regulations have been breached. 5.2 In the event that Publisher elects to amend the Advertising Material (or the position/timing thereof), Publisher will use reasonable endeavours to consult with the Client in good faith. 6. Charges 6.1 The Client shall pay all fees and charges in advance unless an account has been previously approved by Publisher. 6.2 The Client agrees that Publisher’s statistics (including its impression count) will be used for all digital campaigns and will be final and binding on Client. 7. Errors 7.1 It is the responsibility of the Client to check upon the first appearance of the Advertising Material and notify Publisher immediately of any errors. Publisher assumes no responsibility for the correction of errors unless notified by the Client within 7 days. In the event of any error or omission in the appearance of Advertising Material which is caused by Publisher, Publisher will either re-publish the Advertising Material (or relevant part thereof) or make a reasonable refund of or adjustment to the charges. No re-publication, refund or adjustment will be made where the error, misprint or omission does not materially detract from the advertisement. 8. Warranties 8.1 Publisher warrants to the Client that it has the full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement. 8.2 The Client warrants and undertakes to Publisher that: (i) it has the full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement; (ii) where it is acting as advertising agency for an Advertiser, it is authorised by the Advertiser to place the advertisement with Publisher, that it is entering into this Agreement with Publisher as a principal and that it will indemnify Publisher against any claim made by the Advertiser against Publisher arising from the publication thereof; (iii) the reproduction of the Advertising Material and Information on the Platforms shall not infringe any copyright, trade mark, right of privacy, right of publicity or personality or any other right of any nature of any third party; (iv) where any Advertising Material contains the name or pictorial representation (photographic or otherwise) of any living person and/or any part of any living person and/or any copy by which any living person is or can be identified, the Client has obtained the authority of such living person to make use of such name, representation and/or copy; (v) in relation to any investment advertisement, the Advertising Material has been approved by a person authorised under the relevant legislation; (vi) there are and shall be no claims, demands, liens, encumbrances or rights of any kind in any of the Information which can or will impair or interfere with the rights or obligations of Publisher; (vii) the Advertising Material, the Client Website and any claims made therein: (a) comply with all relevant laws, regulations and advertising codes (e.g. The UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing) and any other standards communicated to Client by Publisher from time to time; (b) do not contain any material that is misleading, deceptive, obscene, blasphemous, defamatory, infringing of any rights of any third party or is otherwise legally actionable under any civil or criminal laws in force in any jurisdiction from which the Advertising Material will be accessible; (c) do not contain and will not distribute any viruses, spyware, malware or other malicious or destructive code; and (d) do not contain any material which might bring Publisher, its products or partners into disrepute. 8.3 In relation to Advertising Material which includes: (i) a competition, prize draw, discounted offer or other form of sales promotion; and (ii) both Client Trade Marks and Publisher Trade Marks (a “Promotion”), the Client warrants and undertakes to Publisher that: (i) it is entitled to supply the goods and services featured in the Promotion and Publisher will incur no cost or liability in respect of such supply (and the Client will put in place suitable insurance arrangements); (ii) such goods and services will comply with any specification or description agreed between Publisher and the Client; (iii) such goods and services will be supplied with reasonable care and skill and in accordance with best industry standards, (iv) such goods and services will comply with all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines both in their supply and manufacture, (v) such goods will be delivered and such services will be performed in a timely fashion, in the quantities, at the time(s) and location(s) set out in the Advertising Material or as otherwise agreed by Publisher and the Client; (vi) in the event of any defect in such goods or in the performance of such services, the Client will supply substitute goods or services in a timely fashion, in the quantities, at the time(s) and location(s) specified by Publisher; and (vii) it will use its best endeavours to ensure the success of the Promotion and shall cooperate fully with Publisher in respect of any reasonable request made by Publisher in relation to the Promotion. 9. Liability 9.1 The Client agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Publisher and its officers, directors, agents, affiliates and employees, at all times against all claims, proceedings, demands, damages, liabilities and costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising in connection with: (i) a breach of this Agreement by the Client; (ii) the content of any Advertising Material or Client Website; (iii) a contaminated file, virus, worm, or Trojan horse originating from the Client or Advertiser; and (iv) any transaction entered into by the Client and a User. 9.2 Publisher will not be liable for any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of any failure to publish any Advertising Material or for the delayed publication of any Advertising Material or Publisher’s failure to perform any other obligation howsoever occasioned, save where caused by the direct negligence of Publisher, in which case compensation shall be limited to the charges payable by the Client. 9.3 Publisher gives no warranties or guarantees in respect of Third Party Platforms and Publisher will not be liable for any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of or in connection with Third Party Platforms. 9.4 Save for any liability that cannot be limited by law, Publisher’s liability to the Client will be limited to the amount of the fees due under the Booking Terms and Publisher shall have no liability to the Client for any indirect losses. 9.5 Nothing in this Agreement limits or excludes any liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law. 10. Intellectual Property Rights 10.1 The Client warrants and undertakes that it is and shall remain the owner (or expressly authorised by the owner), of all intellectual property rights in the Client Website and the Client Trade Marks. 10.2 The Client hereby grants Publisher a non-exclusive licence to use the Information and to publish the Advertising Material on the Platforms as agreed in the Booking Terms. 10.3 Where any third party claims that any Advertising Material infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party: (i) the Client shall notify Publisher immediately; and (ii) Publisher may modify the Advertising Material or delete or replace any part of the Advertising Material, or information contained in the Advertising Material in accordance with Clause 5. 11. Confidentiality and Data 11.1 Each party agrees to keep confidential (both during and after the Campaign Period) the terms of this Agreement and all other information concerning the business or affairs of the other party. This obligation will not apply in the case of any disclosure required by law, or information which is already publicly available or in the possession of a party at the time of disclosure by the other (other than as a result of a breach of any confidentiality obligation). 11.2 Client agrees that it will not make any disclosure or public statement concerning the subject matter of this Agreement without Publisher’s prior written approval. 11.3 Client will comply with all applicable data protection legislation, including the GDPR. 11.4 Client will not collect or otherwise process any User Data without Publisher’s prior written consent. 11.5 If Publisher does grant such consent, Client acknowledges and agrees that Client will: (i) be an independent controller of User Data; (ii) stop processing User Data within 7 days of its collection; (iii) not use User Data to retarget individuals on other sites; (iv) not disclose User Data to any third party, unless it has been anonymised prior to such disclosure and there is no reference to Publisher or any Platform; (v) not process User Data in a way that is inconsistent with the privacy notice displayed to end-users of our websites from time to time; and (vi) not utilise the User Data to create or augment profiles of individuals based on their behaviour. 11.6 Client will ensure that all third parties who Clients work with (directly or indirectly) adhere to these provisions of this clause 11. 12. Cancellation Orders cannot be cancelled once Publisher has started to carry out the order in accordance with the first publication date requested by the Client. Where Publisher has not started to carry out the order, unless otherwise agreed in the Booking Terms, not less than twenty-eight (28) days’ notice of cancellation is required. Email notification of cancellation is required. ​ 13. Termination 13.1 Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately by giving written notice to the other party: (i) if the other party commits any material breach of its obligations and/or warranties under this Agreement which, in the case of a breach capable of remedy, is not remedied within 10 days of service of a notice specifying the breach and requiring it to be remedied (Publisher reserves the right to suspend dissemination of the Advertising Material pending its eventual reinstatement upon the breach in question being remedied); or (ii) if the other party holds any meeting with or proposes to enter into or has proposed to it any arrangement or composition with its creditors (including any voluntary arrangements as described in the Insolvency Act 1986); has a receiver, administrator, or other encumbrance take possession of or appointed over or has any distress, execution or other process levied or enforced (and not discharged within 7 days) upon the whole or substantially all of its assets; ceases or threatens to cease to carry on business or becomes unable to pay its debts within the meaning of the Insolvency Act 1986; or (iii) pursuant to Clause 16. 13.2 Upon termination of this Agreement: (i) Publisher will remove the Advertising Material from the Platforms; and (ii)The Client will account to Publisher within 7 days for all fees and charges payable up to and including the last day of the Campaign Period or date of termination, as applicable. 13.3 Termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to any rights of a party accrued before termination. 14. Disputes 14.1 This agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England and Wales. Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims). 15. Notices 15.1 Any notice given under this Agreement will be in writing and may be delivered to the other party or sent by pre-paid post or courier to, the main business of that party (or such other address as may be notified under this Agreement by that party from time to time for this purpose). Email is not acceptable, unless specifically mentioned in these Terms and Conditions. 16. Force Majeure 16.1 A party will not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under this Agreement to the extent that this failure is the result of any cause or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of that party. If by reason of force majeure a party is unable to perform all or any part of its obligations under this Agreement for a continuous period of 20 working days, the other party may terminate this Agreement immediately by written notice. 17. Assignment ​ 17.1 The Publisher may at any time assign, transfer, charge, subcontract, delegate or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations. ​ 17.2 The Client shall not, without the prior written consent of Ship ShapeGCL, assign, transfer, charge, subcontract or deal in any other manner with all or any of its rights or obligations under the Order Confirmation. 18. General 18.1 Nothing in this Agreement will be deemed to create a partnership or joint venture between the parties. 18.2 No failure or delay by any party in exercising its rights under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of that right nor will any single or partial exercise by either party of any right preclude any further exercise of any other right. 18.3 The Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises, assurances, warranties, representations and understandings between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter. Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made innocently or negligently) that is not expressly set out in the Agreement. 18.4 Each party agrees that it shall: (i) comply with all applicable laws, statutes, regulations and codes relating to anti-bribery and anti-corruption including but not limited to the Bribery Act 2010 (“Relevant Requirements”); and (ii) maintain in place throughout the term of this agreement its own policies and procedures, including but not limited to adequate procedures to ensure compliance with the Relevant Requirements and will enforce them where appropriate. 18.5 Nothing in this agreement shall exclude or restrict either party’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from the negligence of that party or for any other liability which cannot be limited by law. 18.6 Any variation to the Booking Terms must be in writing and agreed by the parties. 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Support portfolio follow-on funding Empower your founders. Add value to the portfolio. View Pricing How Ship Shape can help you Increased Deal Flow Get found by start-ups through your published content. From Tweets to Medium articles - your words matter Learn more Minimum effort, maximum reward 1. Enter your email (used to confirm published content) 2. Ship Shape will locate your online published content 3. Ship Shape will confirm we have located all platforms that you publish content 4. Ship Shape will index your published content and add you to our search engine 5. Expect increased deal flow through entrepreneurs, startups, government agencies and even other VCs Request for your VC Firm to be indexed Index Request Identify VC investors relevant to your portfolio companies Empower portfolio companies with self-serve access Leverage your network and be connected to the right people Support your portfolio Find the value-add investors for your portfolio company’s next raise ​ Leverage your firm’s network to make warm introductions for portfolio companies Speed up business execution and return the fund through faster raises Start using Ship Shape Ship Shape are building a unique AI-powered search engine that answers a genuine need that no one else is solving Associate Director M&A Growth Advisory, BDO Adam Baron Increase your value add Start using Ship Shape Latest Insights Jul 27, 2023 3 min Building relationships in Cardiff Apr 7, 2023 1 min Emergence Global 2023 - Investment Trends Panel Oct 24, 2022 2 min Celebrations at Ship Shape Ship Shape helps you find the right VC investor in seconds, not months Increase your value add? Start using Ship Shape

Get Leads on businesses that are raising. Say what leads you want Set your bid and budget You'll get leads that fit. Get started today, get £50 in credits Min. bid £0.01 (or your currency equivalent). No charge to you whilst you're in credit. And... get a UTM link from us, and you'll get the data on every new startup that signs-up through it. Get started example of leads (csv) Some of our customers How shipshape.vc helps Set criteria for the tech businesses you are targeting Those that win bids, get exclusive Leads in their segment Get Leads automatically with auto-bidding Increase conversion rates by up to 8x Get set up Frequently Asked Questions What is Ship Shape? Ship Shape is a Search Engine that lets you search content produced by individual investors at VC firms, portfolio companies and investment entities. Who is Ship Shape for? Ship Shape has been built to help entrepreneurs and those who help them on their journeys (VC firms, PE firms, Family Offices, Accelerators, Incubators, Universities, Corporate Financiers, Investment Banks, Government Trade Agencies and Regional/Enterprise Development Agencies. How is Ship Shape's Search Engine different from investor databases? Databases are great - they can store and retrieve huge amounts of structured data, but you frequently need to build large and complex filters, which takes time and effort. Structured data also relies extensively on human analysts to maintain and classify. Search engines look through unstructured text and can then order results by relevance (based on a number of factors). This makes search engines great for rapidly changing and evolving industries and markets....like Venture Capital and the brilliant ideas that entrepreneurs are accelerating. Why should I use Ship Shape? Individuals and investment entities publish content that is targetted at specific audiences. By indexing their content, we enable our clients to find VC investors that demonstrate evidence of 'Investor Fit' in a few seconds. How long does running a search in Ship Shape take? Running a search in Ship Shape takes seconds, saving you the time of reading through millions of publications and finding the VC investors that published said content. How can I use Ship Shape's Search Engine? Simply head to www.shipshape.vc and begin searching. It's free for all users, including any that participate in auctions. What types of investors can I find via your search engine? We index content that that has been published by individual investors that work at VC firms and the content that is published by VC firms themselves. We do not currently proactively index Angels and Family Offices. However, Angels and Family Offices can be found amongst our search results if they choose to have their content indexed. Why does Ship Shape's Search Engine increase my chances of getting funded? When you use Ship Shape, you find the right investor within seconds that matches that search term. We also provide you with the evidence that has been matched and their social/contact details. This helps you understand the VC better and increases your confidence when speaking to them. Ship Shape not only reduces research time, but the time it takes to build a relationship and close. I'm an investor, how do I make sure I get recognised by start-ups?" The best way to get recognised by start-ups is to publish content that helps attract the most relevant dealflow for you (i.e. publishing content on Decentralised Finance (DeFi) makes it easier for DeFi start-ups to find you). The more relevant content you publish, the higher you rank. If you want to make sure we index your content, please fill out this form.

Start-Up Journey Every journey is different, however, we have tried to pinpoint key moments during a start-up lifecycle to help guide you through the process Types of Start-ups The term “start-up” is usually used in reference to Product-oriented companies rather than service companies. However, some companies try to sell services to provide cash, while building products in the background. Product A product orientated startup sells a tangible product that is not directly linked to labour. Advantage: Scalable and can multiply output significantly compared to labour and other input costs. ​ ​ Disadvantage: Needs capital to research, design and produce a viable product (also known as an MVP). Service A service-oriented startup is where sales are driven by labour (or derivations of labour) sold. Advantage: Instant cash flow on sales of the service. Disadvantage: Harder to scale. Staff retention, training. Stages of a Start-up Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Overall Revenue Valley of Death Funding Stages of a Product start-up You need investment funding until you reach profitability: ​ Building out technology products until they can be sold is expensive ​ ​ For e.g. Capital goods, the payback period is usually longer and even more expensive to fund ​ ​ Some product lead times are very long and expensive. The world’s first commercial nuclear fusion reactor will cost billions and come online after a 23-year project! Funding Stages Of A Tech Start Up Varies with the need of the product and market. But typically the biggest need is when product development is near the end and before the money starts coming in - if it does! ​ ​ And don’t forget go-to-market funding e.g. advertising! ​ ​ Many startups initially just “hack”, or have no-code trial versions; you don’t need the full technical development team; however full commercialisation requires full security and reliability in order to maximise success to market. Which costs. Revenue is likely to be minimal at this point. What about Series B, C, D? Typically this is funding either for: significant retail-facing growth; or extensive product development ​ ​ Funding at Series B, C and D is often used to take on significant players. See Fintechs v. incumbent banks. ​ ​ Sometimes code for a new idea (so a new “curve”) Sources of Funds The source of funding varies depending upon which stage the start-up is currently positioned, and the circumstances of the founding team. Ship Shape helps you find the right VC investor in seconds, not months

Where do early-stage tech companies based in the US plan to expand to? We've leveraged data from our search engine (shipshape.vc) from the tech companies based in the US to see which markets they are planning to expand to. 1. The United Kingdom (UK) Common Language and Business Practices: ​ Access to European Markets: ​ Though the U.K. has officially left the European Union, it still provides relatively easy access to EU markets, making it a strategic location for companies looking to expand their reach into Europe. Cultural Affinity: There is a strong cultural affinity between the U.S. and the U.K., which can facilitate business relationships and collaborations. Shared cultural values and business norms can contribute to a smoother transition for U.S. companies entering the U.K. market. Access to Talent: The U.K. has a well-established and diverse talent pool in the tech industry. Access to skilled professionals can be crucial for the growth of early-stage tech companies, and the U.K. offers a competitive workforce with expertise in various tech fields. Supportive Ecosystem: The U.K. has a robust ecosystem that supports innovation and technology. Cities like London, in particular, have thriving tech hubs, accelerators, and incubators that provide resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities for startups. Financial Infrastructure, including Venture Capital: London is a global financial hub with a sophisticated financial infrastructure. Access to venture capital, angel investors, and other funding sources is readily available, providing opportunities for early-stage companies to secure the necessary capital for growth. Time Zone Advantage: The time zone in the U.K. allows for easier communication and collaboration with both the U.S. and Asian markets. This can be advantageous for companies that operate globally and need to coordinate activities across different time zones. Stable Regulatory Environment: The U.K. has a stable and well-established regulatory environment, which can be reassuring for companies seeking a predictable and secure business environment. Incentives: National, Regional and City Governments can offer various incentives and programs to attract foreign investment and support innovation. This can include tax incentives, grants, and support for research and development activities. Quality of Life: The quality of life in the U.K., particularly in cities like London, can be appealing to employees and executives. This factor can contribute to attracting and retaining top talent. While the U.K. presents many advantages, it's essential for companies to carefully evaluate their specific needs and objectives before deciding to expand internationally. 🇦🇺 Australia 🇮🇳 India 🇨🇦 Canada 🇦🇪 UAE 🇯🇵 Japan 🇩🇪 Germany 🇨🇳 China 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇸🇪 Sweden ​ In ​ *This is by country only, however if geographic abstractions are included then Europe would be no.1, Latam no.3 and MENA no. 5. ​ Based on over 300 US tech companies during 2023-24 English is the primary language in both the U.S. and the U.K. ​ The Legal systems are similar, making it easier for U.S. companies to navigate regulatory environments. Those leveraging our data: How shipshape.vc helps Inward Investment Offices Set criteria for the tech businesses you are targeting Ability to include After-Care and Investor Development Measurable ROI Increase conversion rates by up to 8x Register your interest