🚀
Best Countries for Funded Startups
Jurisdictions where venture capital flows, with investor-friendly structures and startup ecosystems.
🇦🇷
Argentina
americas
Corp. Tax25–35% (progressive: 25% up to ARS 50M, 30% to ARS 150M, 35% above)
Setup2–6 weeks
Min. CapitalARS 100,000 (~$100) for SAS; ARS 30,000 (~$30) for SRL
View Guide →
🇦🇲
Armenia
caucasus
Corp. Tax18%
Setup2–5 business days
Min. CapitalNo minimum required for LLC
View Guide →
🇦🇺
Australia
asia pacific
Corp. Tax25–30%
Setup1–2 business days
Min. CapitalNone (no minimum)
View Guide →
🇻🇬
British Virgin Islands
offshore
Corp. Tax0%
Setup3–5 business days
Min. CapitalNo minimum required
View Guide →
🇧🇬
Bulgaria
europe
Corp. Tax10% flat
Setup5–10 business days
Min. CapitalBGN 2 (≈ €1)
View Guide →
🇨🇦
Canada
americas
Corp. Tax15% federal + 0–16% provincial (23–31% combined)
Setup1–5 business days
Min. CapitalNone (no minimum)
View Guide →
🇰🇾
Cayman Islands
offshore
Corp. Tax0%
Setup5–10 business days
Min. CapitalNo minimum required
View Guide →
🇨🇱
Chile
americas
Corp. Tax27%
Setup3–7 days
Min. CapitalNo minimum
View Guide →
🇨🇴
Colombia
americas
Corp. Tax35% (20% in Free Trade Zones)
Setup3–5 days
Min. CapitalNo minimum
View Guide →
🇨🇷
Costa Rica
americas
Corp. Tax30%
Setup5–10 days
Min. CapitalNo minimum (symbolic amount accepted)
View Guide →
🇨🇾
Cyprus
europe
Corp. Tax12.5%
Setup5–10 business days
Min. Capital€1 (no statutory minimum)
View Guide →
🇨🇿
Czech Republic
europe
Corp. Tax21%
Setup5–10 business days
Min. CapitalCZK 1 (approx. €0.04 — effectively none)
View Guide →
🇩🇰
Denmark
europe
Corp. Tax22%
Setup1–2 days (online)
Min. CapitalDKK 40,000 (ApS)
View Guide →
🇪🇬
Egypt
mena
Corp. Tax22.5%
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. CapitalEGP 1,000 (LLC) / EGP 250,000 (JSC)
View Guide →
🇪🇪
Estonia
europe
Corp. Tax20% (on distribution only — 0% on retained profits)
Setup1–3 business days (fully digital)
Min. Capital€2,500 (can be deferred)
View Guide →
🇫🇷
France
europe
Corp. Tax25%
Setup3–7 business days
Min. Capital€1 (SAS / SARL)
View Guide →
🇩🇪
Germany
europe
Corp. Tax~30% (15% corporate tax + 5.5% solidarity surcharge + ~14% trade tax)
Setup4–8 weeks
Min. Capital€25,000 (GmbH) / €1 (UG)
View Guide →
🇬🇭
Ghana
africa
Corp. Tax25% (15% for listed companies; reduced rates for specific sectors)
Setup1–3 weeks
Min. CapitalGHS 500,000 (~$40,000) for foreign-owned trading companies
View Guide →
🇭🇰
Hong Kong
asia pacific
Corp. Tax8.25–16.5% (two-tier)
Setup1–3 business days
Min. CapitalHKD 1 (no minimum)
View Guide →
🇮🇳
India
asia pacific
Corp. Tax22–30%
Setup5–10 business days
Min. CapitalINR 100,000 (Pvt Ltd, no statutory minimum but practical standard)
View Guide →
🇮🇶
Iraq
mena
Corp. Tax15%
Setup4–12 weeks
Min. CapitalIQD 1,000,000 (~$680)
View Guide →
🇮🇪
Ireland
europe
Corp. Tax12.5% (trading) / 25% (non-trading)
Setup3–5 business days
Min. Capital€1 (no minimum)
View Guide →
🇮🇹
Italy
europe
Corp. Tax~27.9% (24% IRES + 3.9% IRAP)
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. Capital€1 (SRL Semplificata) / €10,000 (standard SRL)
View Guide →
🇯🇵
Japan
asia pacific
Corp. Tax23.2% (national) + local taxes ≈ 30–34% effective
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. CapitalJPY 1 (KK); JPY 1 (GK)
View Guide →
🇯🇴
Jordan
mena
Corp. Tax20% (standard); reduced rates in Aqaba SEZ
Setup1–3 weeks
Min. CapitalJOD 1 (LLC) / JOD 50,000 (Public Shareholding)
View Guide →
🇰🇪
Kenya
africa
Corp. Tax30% (resident); 37.5% (non-resident branches)
Setup1–3 weeks
Min. CapitalNo statutory minimum (private Ltd)
View Guide →
🇰🇼
Kuwait
mena
Corp. Tax15% (foreign entities only; Kuwaiti/GCC-owned companies: 0%)
Setup4–8 weeks
Min. CapitalKWD 1,000 (WLL) / KWD 10,000 (KSC closed)
View Guide →
🇱🇧
Lebanon
mena
Corp. Tax17%
Setup2–6 weeks
Min. CapitalLBP 5,000,000 (SAL) / LBP 5,000,000 (SARL)
View Guide →
🇱🇾
Libya
mena
Corp. Tax20%
Setup8–16 weeks (highly variable)
Min. CapitalLYD 1,000 (LLC)
View Guide →
🇱🇹
Lithuania
europe
Corp. Tax15% standard (5% for small companies)
Setup3–5 business days
Min. Capital€2,500
View Guide →
🇲🇺
Mauritius
africa
Corp. Tax15% (3% effective for GBC)
Setup10–20 business days (GBC)
Min. CapitalNo statutory minimum
View Guide →
🇲🇽
Mexico
americas
Corp. Tax30%
Setup3–6 weeks
Min. CapitalNo minimum
View Guide →
🇲🇦
Morocco
mena
Corp. Tax20% (≤ MAD 100M profits); 35% (> MAD 100M)
Setup1–3 weeks
Min. CapitalMAD 10,000 (SARL) / MAD 300,000 (SA)
View Guide →
🇳🇱
Netherlands
europe
Corp. Tax19% (first €200K) / 25.8% (above)
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. Capital€0.01 (no meaningful minimum)
View Guide →
🇳🇿
New Zealand
asia pacific
Corp. Tax28%
Setup1–3 business days
Min. CapitalNZ$1 (no minimum requirement)
View Guide →
🇳🇬
Nigeria
africa
Corp. Tax30% (large); 20% (medium); 0% (small — turnover < NGN 25M)
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. CapitalNGN 100,000 (Ltd) / NGN 2M (GTE with foreign participation)
View Guide →
🇴🇲
Oman
mena
Corp. Tax15%
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. CapitalOMR 20,000 (LLC) / OMR 500,000 (SAOC)
View Guide →
🇵🇪
Peru
americas
Corp. Tax29.5%
Setup5–10 days
Min. CapitalNo minimum (any amount accepted)
View Guide →
🇵🇭
Philippines
asia pacific
Corp. Tax25% (20% for domestic SMEs with net taxable income ≤ PHP 5 million and total assets ≤ PHP 100 million)
Setup4–8 weeks
Min. CapitalPHP 5,000 (domestic corporation); USD 200,000 (foreign-owned corporation, general rule)
View Guide →
🇵🇱
Poland
europe
Corp. Tax9% (small taxpayer / new company ≤ €2M revenue) or 19%
Setup1–3 weeks
Min. CapitalPLN 5,000 (~€1,150)
View Guide →
🇵🇹
Portugal
europe
Corp. Tax21% (17% SME rate on first €50K)
Setup2–5 business days
Min. Capital€1 (Lda)
View Guide →
🇷🇴
Romania
europe
Corp. Tax1% micro-company (under €500K revenue) or 16% standard
Setup3–5 business days
Min. CapitalRON 1 (approx. €0.20 — effectively none)
View Guide →
🇷🇼
Rwanda
africa
Corp. Tax30% (standard); 0% for registered investors in priority sectors
Setup1–3 business days
Min. CapitalNo statutory minimum (private Ltd)
View Guide →
🇸🇦
Saudi Arabia
mena
Corp. Tax20% (foreign investors) / 2.5% Zakat (Saudi/GCC nationals)
Setup2–8 weeks
Min. CapitalSector-dependent (SAR 500,000 for many foreign-invested LLCs)
View Guide →
🇸🇨
Seychelles
offshore
Corp. Tax0% (IBC on foreign income)
Setup3–5 business days
Min. CapitalUSD 1 (IBC)
View Guide →
🇸🇬
Singapore
asia pacific
Corp. Tax17%
Setup1–2 business days
Min. CapitalSGD 1
View Guide →
🇿🇦
South Africa
africa
Corp. Tax27%
Setup3–7 business days
Min. CapitalNo minimum (Pty Ltd)
View Guide →
🇰🇷
South Korea
asia pacific
Corp. Tax9–24% (progressive)
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. CapitalKRW 100 million (Chusik Hoesa, relaxed for small companies); no minimum (Yuhan Hoesa)
View Guide →
🇪🇸
Spain
europe
Corp. Tax25% (15% for first two profitable years of new companies)
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. Capital€3,000 (SL)
View Guide →
🇸🇪
Sweden
europe
Corp. Tax20.6%
Setup1–2 weeks
Min. CapitalSEK 25,000 (AB)
View Guide →
🇨🇭
Switzerland
europe
Corp. Tax11.9–21.6% (canton-dependent)
Setup3–6 weeks
Min. CapitalCHF 20,000 (GmbH) / CHF 100,000 (AG)
View Guide →
🇹🇼
Taiwan
asia pacific
Corp. Tax20%
Setup2–4 weeks
Min. CapitalNo statutory minimum (NTD 500,000+ recommended for work permit eligibility)
View Guide →
🇹🇷
Turkey
caucasus
Corp. Tax25%
Setup3–7 business days
Min. CapitalTRY 10,000 (Ltd Şti) / TRY 50,000 (AŞ)
View Guide →
🇬🇧
United Kingdom
europe
Corp. Tax25% (19% for small profits up to £50,000)
Setup1–2 business days
Min. Capital£1 (no minimum)
View Guide →
🇺🇸
United States
americas
Corp. Tax21% federal (+ state)
Setup1–5 business days
Min. CapitalNo minimum (most states)
View Guide →