Central EU eurozone neighbour with 21% CIT. EU passporting, deep B2B engineering talent. Lower payroll than Germany.
When Czech Republic is the right call, and when it is not.
Incorporation runs EUR 1.5K-3K with annual maintenance around EUR 2K and minimum share capital of CZK 1. Banking via Stripe and Wise is supported, and accounts open in 21 days.
The Czech Republic combines a deep engineering talent pool with EU passporting, full participation exemption under the EU Parent Subsidiary Directive, and a 90-DTA network covering Germany, France, USA and the UK.
Czech National Bank (CNB) supervises EMI and crypto asset licensing under MiCA (EU crypto framework), and MFCR runs the gaming licence regime. EU passporting from Prague reaches all 27 member states.
The Czech CIT was raised from 19% to 21% in 2024 and there is no IP Box or refund mechanism. If you need a low effective rate on IP or trading profits:
Czech s.r.o. Structures are not accepted on standard US VC term sheets and a Delaware flip is required at Series A. If institutional US capital is the goal:
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