Ecosystem Coordination
Entering the U.S. requires more than product and marketing. You need a legal entity, a U.S. bank account, the right visa status, and operational playbooks. We build the infrastructure that lets you scale without legal, financial, or HR surprises.
THE PROBLEM
Wrong entity type costs €5K-10K to convert and delays fundraising 4-6 weeks
Operating without U.S. bank account costs 3-5% in currency losses monthly (€18K-30K/year on €50K MRR)
No employment contracts creates legal liability of €50K+ per dispute
Data privacy non-compliance fines: €1,000-7,500 per violation
WHAT WE COVER
TIMING MATTERS
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WHY IT MATTERS
Clean entity structure, cap table, and compliance documentation accelerate due diligence and eliminate deal delays. Proper foundation can compress a 4-month VC process into 2 months.
Getting structure right upfront costs €30K-50K. Fixing it after fundraising costs €100K-200K and delays closing. Proper foundation avoids expensive remediation.
Standard contracts, repeatable hiring playbooks, automated accounting, and compliant processes scale with your team. You're not reinventing hiring or compliance for every hire.
Insurance, IP protection, and compliance documentation reduce your legal risk from disputes, lawsuits, and regulatory fines—protecting both your company and personal assets.
HOW IT WORKS
We audit your current structure (entity, banking, hiring, compliance), identify gaps, and prioritize the work. What's urgent? What can wait? What's costing you money now?
Incorporate proper U.S. entity, open bank account, set up accounting software, choose visa strategy, and procure essential insurance. You're legally and financially operational.
Set up payroll, benefits, employment contracts, IP assignments, stock option plan, and 409A valuation. Your first hire is smooth and compliant.
Implement privacy policy, DPA, trademarks, SOC 2 roadmap, and compliance calendar. You're investor-ready and can scale with confidence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
You can pick, but they're designed to work together. At minimum: Entity Setup + Banking. If hiring: add HR. If raising capital: add Compliance. If bringing founder to U.S.: add Visa. Most founders benefit from the full ecosystem.
Roughly €60K-150K depending on depth. Broken down: Entity (€8K), Banking (€3K), Insurance & Compliance (€30K-73K), Hiring per role (€11K-35K), Visa (€4K-12K). These are investments that typically pay for themselves in the first deal or fundraise.
Immediate cost savings (€15K-30K), long-term risk. Insurance gap means a lawsuit costs €500K. Compliance gap means €10K-100K in fines. IP gap means you can't sell or raise capital. The 'savings' vanish in one problem.
EOR is best for your first 1-2 hires (fast, simple, €0 setup cost). But you pay 10-12% of payroll ongoing. After 3-4 hires, it's cheaper to incorporate directly. Most founders eventually need a real entity to fundraise.
3-6 months for core foundation (entity, banking, visa, basic compliance). 6-12 months to be fully investor-ready (clean cap table, SOC 2, mature hiring). Total: assume 12 months to be fully prepared.
Audit it. We review your current entity, cap table, contracts, and compliance. 70% of founders discover gaps that need remediation. Cost: €1,500 for audit. ROI: avoiding €30K-100K problems down the road.
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