Delaware for VC, Wyoming for bootstrappers, UK for European SaaS, Singapore for Asian markets. The wrong structure at day one costs you in fundraising, IP, and tax. We help you choose before you file.
The structure you choose at day one will affect your fundraising, tax position, and IP ownership for years. Here are the most common paths for tech founders at different stages.
Y Combinator, SAFEs, and institutional VC all require a Delaware C-Corp. Preferred stock, option pools, and stock-for-stock M&A exits are only possible in a corporation. Form before your first investor conversation.
No corporate tax, $60/year maintenance, Stripe and Mercury access. The leanest structure for bootstrapped tech founders who are not planning institutional VC in the near term.
A UK Ltd is the go-to for European SaaS founders and bootstrapped teams serving global enterprise clients. Low cost, 24-hour formation, globally recognised, and GDPR-compatible.
Singapore is the premier tech holding jurisdiction in Asia: 17% corporate tax, massive US and SE Asia VC presence, and strong IP protection. Best for founders raising from Asian VCs or targeting APAC markets.
We review your funding plans, client geography, and team structure to recommend the right entity before you file.
Delaware and Wyoming: 24 hours. UK: 24-48 hours. Singapore: 1-3 days.
We provide a founder IP assignment agreement template to transfer pre-existing IP to the company.
We walk you through connecting Stripe, Mercury, and your billing stack to your new entity.
Form the company before you write a significant amount of code. Once you have meaningful IP (code, designs, trademarks), assigning it to a company retrospectively is more complex and can create tax events. Forming a company before development starts ensures all IP is created within the company from day one, which is what investors require.
An IP assignment agreement is a contract transferring ownership of intellectual property - your software, designs, and business methods - from you personally to your company. Without this, the company technically does not own the IP, which is a fatal issue in due diligence for any acquisition or VC round. We provide a template you can adapt.
SaaS is subject to VAT in the EU and UK (for B2C sales) and to US sales tax in most US states (for B2B and B2C). Your compliance obligations depend on your customer geography, revenue thresholds, and entity location. We do not provide tax advice - consult a specialist in SaaS tax as you approach the relevant revenue thresholds.
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