Notable Singapore-headquartered companies: regional unicorns, state-linked investment vehicles, and public holdings.
Singapore's Pte Ltd (Private Limited) structure is the default for both local and foreign founders, registerable online via ACRA BizFile in as little as one day. The 17% headline corporate rate is softened for startups via the Start-Up Tax Exemption (SUTE). Many Southeast Asian unicorns run a Cayman parent holding above a Singapore operating entity for capital-markets flexibility, a pattern used by Grab, Sea and Razer.
Our Singapore formation guide walks through every step, cost, and document.
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