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By removing lengthy paperwork, legal complexity, and numerous fees, Stripe Atlas helps you launch your startup from anywhere in the world. Start your company rocket Trusted by founders and investors Join thousands of founders from more than 140 countries who have formed their companies using Stripe Atlas, with a best-in-class legal structure that’s built for scale. Stripe Atlas companies have raised more than $2 billion in funding. Access Stripe’s financial tools Use your Stripe account to access powerful and flexible tools for internet commerce. Stripe’s meticulously designed APIs and unmatched functionality help you create the best possible product for your users. sparkles Grow and scale with free credits Every dollar matters when you start your company. Sign up for discounts from our partners, including Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean, legal and accounting firms, and more. Marc Andreessen Co-Founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz We like investing in companies that have been established cleanly and professionally. Atlas is one of the very best ways to do that. Kat Mañalac Partner, Y Combinator We’re delighted to be working with Stripe to make it easier for our international founders to spend more time working on their startup and less time on paperwork. Elad Gil Entrepreneur and Investor Atlas is what top-tier founders are using today. Sarah Tavel General Partner, Benchmark Stripe Atlas is the easy button for forming a company. Nat Friedman CEO, GitHub I will use Atlas for my next company. Jessica Verrilli General Partner, GV Company formation through Stripe Atlas is streamlining the shift toward remote work, helping founders all over the world participate in the opportunities abundant in Silicon Valley. Daniel Gross Founder, Pioneer.app Atlas is the perfect way to graduate your project into a real company. Get going in about 10 minutes We guide you through the essentials and handle the rest. Spend 10 minutes filling out a bit of information, and then we’ll create the legal framework for your company. Form a legal entity Set up your new company as a C Corporation in the state of Delaware. We’ll create the legal documents, file the paperwork, and apply for your Tax ID number. Our goal is to have you in business within a few days. Issue stock to founders Create your company’s initial ownership structure using our tool to generate stock issuance documents with standard terms used by many top startups. Stripe account Activate your Stripe account to start accepting payments from customers in 100+ currencies. You can also take advantage of a range of Stripe’s other products, including Billing , Capital , Connect , Corporate Card , and Radar . A helpful, supportive community Forming your company with Stripe Atlas grants you automatic access to the Stripe Atlas Community. As a member, you’ll get personalized help and learn best practices. Special offers on startup services Receive discounts from our partners, including up to $5,000 in free credits from Amazon Web Services, $10,000 in free credits from DigitalOcean, and flat-rate packages from vetted providers of legal and tax services. Trusted by entrepreneurs in more than 140 countries From New York to New Delhi, thousands of people have started their businesses with Stripe Atlas. Hourspent headquarters is in Nigeria, but expanding our customer base internationally was our next step. Stripe Atlas was the all-in-one package we needed to form a US presence and grow the business internationally. Blessing Ijoma CEO, Hourspent Stripe Atlas enabled CoinTracker to get incorporated super fast. More importantly, Stripe Atlas continues to provide invaluable startup resources: awesome Q&A opportunities with business leaders and a wonderful startup community. I would incorporate my next company with Atlas without a second thought. Chandan Lodha Co-Founder, CoinTracker (YC W18) Led by Madhuban Kumar, Metafused ’s mission is to make data meaningful. Their product applies artificial intelligence to let users know what customers and prospects are going to do next. Madhuban Kumar CEO & Co-founder, Metafused From setting up the company to preparing for Y Combinator, Stripe Atlas has been helpful to Buy Me A Coffee every step of the way. Thanks to Stripe Atlas, we enabled frictionless payments to 25,000 creators in less than six months. I’m not sure we could have done this without them. Jijo Sunny CEO & Co-founder, Buy Me A Coffee (YC W19) Started in Ghana, Tress is a social community for black women to discover and share hairstyle inspiration, information, and tips. Founders Priscilla Hazel, Esther Olatunde, and Cassandra Sarfo participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2017 batch. Tress (YC W17) After setting up our corporation, Stripe Atlas has provided continual value to our team through the Stripe Atlas Community. They helped WorkClout get into YC by coaching us through the application and interview process—Stripe Atlas is truly an invaluable service to us. Arjun Patel CEO & Co-founder, WorkClout (YC W19) Stripe Atlas made incorporating Cognition IP easy and fast. Using a tool built specifically to help small, but serious, tech companies gave me confidence. It felt great knowing I was building company foundations suitable for the tech industry and its investors, just by clicking a few buttons. Bryant Lee CEO, Cognition IP (YC W18) What’s the process? With Stripe Atlas, your company can be set up within days. We help with all the paperwork. Submit your information Step 1 Sign your company formation documents Step 2 Your company is formed in Delaware Step 3 Receive a tax ID number from the IRS Step 4 Set up your startup for $500 Form a company with Stripe Atlas We’ll guide you through what’s needed to set up your startup. Includes Formation of a C Corporation in Delaware Delaware state filing fees Signed documents to establish company bylaws and protect IP Tool to issue stock to founders First year of registered agent fees Tax ID (EIN) filing Stripe Atlas Community membership Free templates for post-formation legal needs $500 setup fee Run your business After you set up your company using Stripe Atlas, there are separate ongoing costs of running a company that we help you manage. Key ongoing costs (not included in the setup fee) Delaware registered agent —$100 per year (renewed automatically) Corporate tax preparation —packages start at $250 per ...