Shape your startup idea. Unlock UK Start Up Loans, Innovate UK & SEIS.
Every year, UK founders miss out on British Business Bank Start Up Loans (£25k/founder), Innovate UK Smart Grants, and HMRC 50% SEIS angel tax relief because survival budgets, 9-question applications, and 36-month cashflows look too complex. Tell us your idea in plain English—we guide you from raw concept to submission-ready.
“Stuck on a number? Click Park It or use an Industry Benchmark so you never lose momentum.”
1-Page Concept Canvas & Supportive Blind-Spot Review
Independent trade contractors lose 6+ hours a week chasing quote approvals and late deposit payments over WhatsApp.
2–10 person electrical & HVAC firms in Manchester, UK doing £250k–£1.2M annual turnover.
ÂŁ129/month SaaS + 1% instant card deposit fee.
Every UK funding & tax scheme Startup Preflight prepares you for
UK loan underwriters, Innovate UK assessors, and HMRC caseworkers reject applications when your survival budget, cashflow forecast, and narrative don't line up. We wire them together automatically.
UK Start Up Loans (Up to ÂŁ25,000 per Co-Founder)
Government-backed personal loan for business use (up to ÂŁ100k per company across co-founders) with 12 months of free mentoring. Includes the mandatory Personal Survival Budget & 4-Part Workbook export.
Innovate UK Smart & Feasibility Grants
Non-dilutive R&D funding for innovative UK products and services. Automatically structures your project into Work Packages (`WP1–n`), a 4-category Risk Register, UK capital usage depreciation, and the Official 9-Question IFS format.
HMRC SEIS (50% Tax Relief) & EIS Advance Assurance
UK angel investors strongly prefer startups with HMRC SEIS Advance Assurance because they get 50% of their investment back in income tax relief. We verify qualifying trade rules and compile your HMRC business plan pack.
More than a document builder—four practical startup tools in one workspace
Every tool feeds live data directly into your financial model and final Business Plan so you never copy-paste between apps.
1-Click Customer Validation Survey & Waitlist Page
Most founders ask leading questions (“Would you use my app?”) and get polite lies. We generate bias-free “Mom Test” questions, host your public survey & waitlist page at startuppreflight.com/v/your-slug, and synthesize customer willingness-to-pay automatically.
Blind-Reveal Co-Founder Alignment & Survival Budget
Building with a partner? Both co-founders privately answer 12 awkward questions on hours, personal salary needs, cash contributions, and exit goals before revealing a side-by-side alignment heatmap. Solo founder? Map your 7 Startup Hats and Personal Survival Budget.
Getting Set Up: Domain, Incorporation, Banking & Compliance
Stop juggling 15 browser tabs to set up your company. Track your Operations Readiness Score across 6 practical cards: Legal Entity Registration (Companies House UK), live .ie / .co.uk / .com domain availability & official @company email check, Business Banking, Bookkeeping, Insurance, and IP/GDPR.
UK Grant/Loan Matcher, 36-Month Cashflow & Official Compiler
Automatically score your readiness for British Business Bank Start Up Loans, Innovate UK Smart Grants, and HMRC SEIS/EIS Advance Assurance—then export directly into official assessor formats.
How Startup Preflight takes you from raw idea to grant- & investor-ready
Every single question includes a “Why Are We Asking This?” coaching card, an Industry Example, and a “Park It in Open Questions” button so you never get stuck.
Brain-Dump Your Idea & Check Grant Fit
Explain your idea in everyday language. Our supportive AI Co-Founder structures your 1-Page Concept Canvas, gently flags blind spots to think about, and checks which grant sectors you match with.
Validate Demand, Align Co-Founders & Price It
Launch a 1-click public customer survey & waitlist link, align privately with your co-founder on 12 awkward questions, track your company setup checklist, and answer plain-English questions to build a 36-month financial model.
Audit & Export Your Official Grant or Business Plan
Compile everything into an official UK Start Up Loans 4-Part Workbook, Innovate UK 9-Question pack, HMRC SEIS pack, or Standard Business Plan—pre-audited by AI before you submit.
Simple, founder-friendly pricing
Start with Module A 100% Free Forever. Only upgrade to a 6-Month Builder Pass when you're ready to unlock Modules B–L, live customer surveys, 3-year financials, and full plan exports.
Perfect for getting your raw idea out of your head and testing if it has legs in 10 minutes.
- Full Module A (Steps 1–8) Ideation & Vision
- 1-Page Concept Canvas & Customer Storyboard
- Live Domain (
.ie / .co.uk / .com) Check - Supportive AI “Things to Consider” Blind-Spot Review
- Founder-Idea Fit Scorecard (0–100) & Grant Sector Pre-Check
Everything a solo founder needs to validate customers, build 3-year financials, and compile a complete plan.
- All 12 Guided Modules (A–L) unlocked
- 1 Startup Plan + 1 Founder Seat
- Hosted Public Customer Survey & Waitlist Link + QR
- “Pocket Profit” Breakeven & 36-Month Cashflow Builder
- Grant Readiness Matcher + All 5 Official Export Modes
For co-founder teams or serial founders testing & comparing up to 3 different startup concepts.
- Everything in Solo Pass + Up to 3 Plans
- Up to 3 Co-Founder / Mentor Seats
- Unlocks Multi-Seat Blind-Reveal Co-Founder Alignment Survey (12 Awkward Questions)
- 1-Click Plan Clone & Pivot Engine
- Keep read-only vault forever after 6 mos (or ÂŁ8/mo Living Vault)
20+ Years in Software & Cloud Architecture • 400+ Startups Scaled
“I watched hundreds of brilliant founders get rejected because their great idea was trapped in a messy document or broken spreadsheet. Startup Preflight puts our 12-module commercial, technical, and financial underwriting playbook in your hands.”