Hand-curated structure profiles of 17 companies registered in Germany, the entity type, the registration jurisdiction, ownership and the people on the filings. From Alphabet and Meta to Stripe, OpenAI and Anthropic.
Germany's Handelsregister is one of the strictest corporate registries in Europe, requiring notary attendance for most filings. The GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung) is the default private structure; listed companies typically use AG or SE (Societas Europaea) forms.
Many Berlin-founded tech companies run a Luxembourg or Dutch holding above a German GmbH operating sub, a pattern used by Delivery Hero, About You, and others.
The formation guide walks through LLC versus C-Corp, the EIN application, registered agents, franchise tax and BOI reporting.
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