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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.
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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Get help from experts
Stripe Atlas connects you with attorneys and accountants who specialize in helping startups, and offer discounts to Atlas users.
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Legal
As a Stripe Atlas member, you’ll have access to a free conversation with a lawyer in the Stripe Atlas network, free templates designed just for startups, and flat-rate legal packages (including $349 to have a lawyer customize stock agreements).
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Tax & accounting
Chat for free with an accounting expert in the Stripe Atlas network. Atlas also offers flat-rate tax preparation packages from leading accounting firms like PwC, starting at $1,000 for all U.S. tax obligations.
Community of entrepreneurs and experts
Join the Stripe Atlas Forum—a private discussion board for all Stripe Atlas entrepreneurs around the world. Connect with other entrepreneurs, find beta users, learn from experienced founders, and get advice on surmounting early challenges.
The Stripe Atlas community also includes 200 investors, accelerators, and companies around the world in the Stripe Atlas network, who can directly invite you to Atlas.
See the networkHow long does it take?
Once you’re invited to Stripe Atlas, your company will be set up within days. We help take care of all the paperwork.
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Submit your application
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Sign documents and access bank account
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Company incorporated in Delaware
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Receive a tax ID number from IRS
Day 11
One time fee
$500
- Incorporation
- First year of registered agent fees
- Tax ID (EIN)
- Bank account opening
- U.S. Stripe account
- Conversation with lawyer & accountant
- Free post-incorporation templates
Access special packages
- $349 for post-incorporation legal advice
- $1,000 for tax return preparation
Ongoing costs
- $100 per year to renew Delaware registered agent
- $25 per month to maintain bank account (waived with a minimum account balance)