Hand-curated structure profiles of 10 companies registered in Estonia, the entity type, the registration jurisdiction, ownership and the people on the filings. From Alphabet and Meta to Stripe, OpenAI and Anthropic.
Estonia's e-Residency program lets non-residents incorporate and operate an EU-based Osauhing (OU) entirely online. Retained profits are taxed at 0% (tax only triggers on distribution, at 20%), making Estonia popular for reinvesting startups. Notable alumni include Skype (since acquired by Microsoft via a Luxembourg holding), Bolt, Pipedrive and Wise.
The formation guide walks through LLC versus C-Corp, the EIN application, registered agents, franchise tax and BOI reporting.
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