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The best way to start an internet business
Join Stripe AtlasStarting a company can be needlessly complicated—lengthy paperwork, bank visits, legal complexity, numerous fees, and non-obvious decisions about what services to use. We built Stripe Atlas to make this easy: a tool to handle everything involved in establishing an internet business. It’s available to entrepreneurs everywhere.
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Startup toolkit
Everything you need to start an internet business. Fill out a simple form and we help handle the rest.
Choose a Stripe Atlas entity
We offer different legal structures for different types of businesses. Learn more about a few key considerations for each:
Ownership
U.S. taxes
Global founders
Flexibility
LLC
Designed with side projects, bootstrappers, and small teams in mind
Can be owned by an individual or a group, often the founding team
Individual owners generally pay personal taxes on LLC income
Non-U.S. owners may be subject to U.S. personal taxes on company income
Simpler to add members; templates for converting to a C Corporation
Start LLC →
C Corporation
Used by many companies that plan to raise money from investors
Stock can be issued to founders, investors, employees and others
Entity generally pays corporate taxes; shareholders taxed on any salary + dividends
Chosen by some non-U.S. founders because the company is taxed on its income
Widely understood management roles; can be more difficult to convert to LLC
Start C Corporation →
Run your business
The paperwork for starting a business doesn’t stop with company formation. Stripe Atlas helps you handle ongoing obligations to run your company.
Atlas could let start-up founders sidestep some of the bureaucratic hurdles that often hamper building a new business.
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.
Atlas makes it easy to start your company the right way. We counsel high growth companies in 35 countries and are excited to share our startup templates and knowledge with Atlas users.
Navigating accounting and tax matters is critical to the health of any new company. PwC and Atlas offer guidance on these topics to Atlas entrepreneurs to help them succeed.
Trusted by entrepreneurs everywhere
From San Francisco to Sri Lanka, thousands of entrepreneurs in 120 countries have used Stripe Atlas to get their businesses off the ground.
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Pasilobus builds apps and e-commerce solutions for clients on Shopify. The company is headquartered in St Louis and has employees around the world.
Zumrod is an e-commerce platform that supplies health and beauty products to women in the Arab World. Co-founder Said Hassan also leads Gaza Sky Geeks, the first startup accelerator in the Gaza Strip.
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Join the Stripe Atlas Community
Stripe Atlas members join a global community of entrepreneurs and experts.
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Connect with founders
Meet up with entrepreneurs who live near you and chat online with others in your industry.
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Learn from experts
Take part in exclusive Q&As with investors, marketers, and industry leaders every week.
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Get practical advice
Get feedback on your pitch, marketing copy, and pricing from other founders.
How long does it take?
With Stripe Atlas, your company can be set up within days. We help with all the paperwork.
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Submit your application
Day 1 -
Sign documents and access bank account
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Company formed in Delaware
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Receive a tax ID number from IRS
Day 11
The simplest way to get started
Get started with Stripe Atlas
Stripe Atlas helps you take key steps to start an internet business—all for one simple fee.
Includes
- Formation of a Stripe Atlas LLC or C Corporation in Delaware
- Delaware state filing fees ($189 fee included)
- Signed documents to establish company rules and protect IP
- Tool to issue stock to founders (for C Corporation)
- First year of registered agent fees
- Tax ID (EIN) filing
- Bank account opening
- Access to the Stripe Atlas Community
- Free templates for post-formation legal needs
$500
one-time 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 year
- Delaware tax filing—preparation is free, Delaware fee starts at $225
- Bank account maintenance—$25 per month (C Corporations only)