GmbH & UG formation in Germany

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Everything you need to launch your GmbH or UG in no time

  • Free, step-by-step guidance on forming your business

  • German IBAN on preliminary documents, before you're fully registered

  • Prefer an expert to handle it? Save up to €200 with our partner Firma

Get €200 off

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GmbH & UG formation in Germany

Launch your business Faster

Everything you need to launch your GmbH or UG in no time

  • Free, step-by-step guidance on forming your business

  • German IBAN on preliminary documents, before you're fully registered

  • Prefer an expert to handle it? Save up to €200 with our partner Firma

Get €200 off

Get free advice

GmbH & UG formation in Germany

Launch your business Faster

Everything you need to launch your GmbH or UG in no time

  • Free, step-by-step guidance on forming your business

  • German IBAN on preliminary documents, before you're fully registered

  • Prefer an expert to handle it? Save up to €200 with our partner Firma

Get €200 off

Get free advice

Form your company
in 5 easy steps

Step 1: Before you start

Write your business plan. Set your direction for year one.

Forecasting your cash flow in advance allows you to estimate how much funding you will need to get going, when you will likely start to see revenue, and how much. Cover your market, model and a 12-month cash-flow forecast and refine your projections as you go.

Step 2: Form your company
Step 3: Prepare your formation documents
Step 4: Notarise your documents
Step 5: Business account and capital

Open your Finom account

Form your company
in 5 easy steps

Step 1: Before you start

Write your business plan. Set your direction for year one.

Forecasting your cash flow in advance allows you to estimate how much funding you will need to get going, when you will likely start to see revenue, and how much. Cover your market, model and a 12-month cash-flow forecast and refine your projections as you go.

Step 2: Form your company
Step 3: Prepare your formation documents
Step 4: Notarise your documents
Step 5: Business account and capital

Open your Finom account

Form your company
in 5 easy steps

Step 1: Before you start

Write your business plan. Set your direction for year one.

Forecasting your cash flow in advance allows you to estimate how much funding you will need to get going, when you will likely start to see revenue, and how much. Cover your market, model and a 12-month cash-flow forecast and refine your projections as you go.

Step 2: Form your company
Step 3: Prepare your formation documents
Step 4: Notarise your documents
Step 5: Business account and capital

Open your Finom account

Have an expert do it for you

Tailored support at every stage

Our partners at Firma, Germany's leading formation platform, handle your formation end-to-end – ideal for complex setups, launching from abroad, or if you'd simply rather skip the paperwork.

One expert who fully coordinates: IHK, notary, documents, Handelsregister, Finanzamt

100% online: no in-person appointment

15,000+ formations completed

Save up to €200 on a Firma package with your Finom account

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Have an expert do it for you

Tailored support at every stage

Our partners at Firma, Germany's leading formation platform, handle your formation end-to-end – ideal for complex setups, launching from abroad, or if you'd simply rather skip the paperwork.

One expert who fully coordinates: IHK, notary, documents, Handelsregister, Finanzamt

100% online: no in-person appointment

15,000+ formations completed

Save up to €200 on a Firma package with your Finom account

Found with Finom and Firma

By clicking the button, you express your consent to Finom sharing your personal data with firma.de Firmenbaukasten AG and processing your personal data for the purposes of offering you products and services in line with Finom Privacy Policy.

Have an expert do it for you

Tailored support at every stage

Our partners at Firma, Germany's leading formation platform, handle your formation end-to-end – ideal for complex setups, launching from abroad, or if you'd simply rather skip the paperwork.

One expert who fully coordinates: IHK, notary, documents, Handelsregister, Finanzamt

100% online: no in-person appointment

15,000+ formations completed

Save up to €200 on a Firma package with your Finom account

Found with Finom and Firma

By clicking the button, you express your consent to Finom sharing your personal data with firma.de Firmenbaukasten AG and processing your personal data for the purposes of offering you products and services in line with Finom Privacy Policy.

A business account, built for founders

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you spend

Free physical and virtual VISA cards

Ready to use immediately

Invoicing

Send your first invoice 
in 60 seconds. For free.

ZUGFeRD / XRechnung compliant e-invoicing

Payment links and reminders

Savings

Put idle cash to work

Earn up to 5% p.a. on funds sitting at 0%

Withdraw anytime, no penalties

Integrations

Stay on top of your finances everywhere

Connect to your accounting software in a matter of clicks

A business account, built for founders

Cards

Get more from every euro 
you spend

Free physical and virtual VISA cards

Ready to use immediately

Invoicing

Send your first invoice 
in 60 seconds. For free.

ZUGFeRD / XRechnung compliant e-invoicing

Payment links and reminders

Savings

Put idle cash to work

Earn up to 5% p.a. on funds sitting at 0%

Withdraw anytime, no penalties

Integrations

Stay on top of your finances everywhere

Connect to your accounting software in a matter of clicks

A business account, built for founders

Cards

Get more from every euro 
you spend

Free physical and virtual VISA cards

Ready to use immediately

Invoicing

Send your first invoice 
in 60 seconds. For free.

ZUGFeRD / XRechnung compliant e-invoicing

Payment links and reminders

Savings

Put idle cash to work

Earn up to 5% p.a. on funds sitting at 0%

Withdraw anytime, no penalties

Integrations

Stay on top of your finances everywhere

Connect to your accounting software in a matter of clicks

Built for how you're working

Whether it's your first company or fifth, you're based in Germany or founding from abroad – register fast and start trading today

Built for how you're working

Whether it's your first company or fifth, you're based in Germany or founding from abroad – register fast and start trading today

Built for how you're working

Whether it's your first company or fifth, you're based in Germany or founding from abroad – register fast and start trading today

Founding with Finom is easy

Get your paperwork right the first time, and start operating while registration is still in progress

24h

German IBAN on your preliminary documents, before your Handelsregisternummer arrives

Day 1

Take your first payment while your registration is still in process

Save up to €1,000

Avoid costly mistakes, extra consultations, and repeat notary appointments

Founding with Finom is easy

Get your paperwork right the first time, and start operating while registration is still in progress

24h

German IBAN on your preliminary documents, before your Handelsregisternummer arrives

Day 1

Take your first payment while your registration is still in process

Save up to €1,000

Avoid costly mistakes, extra consultations, and repeat notary appointments

Founding with Finom is easy

Get your paperwork right the first time, and start operating while registration is still in progress

24h

German IBAN on your preliminary documents, before your Handelsregisternummer arrives

Day 1

Take your first payment while your registration is still in process

Save up to €1,000

Avoid costly mistakes, extra consultations, and repeat notary appointments

Questions founders ask

  • Do I have to see a notary in person?

    Every UG and GmbH formation must be notarised in Germany. For a straightforward single-shareholder formation using the Musterprotokoll, some notaries now offer video notarisation – you'll usually need a German eID. More complex setups, or founders without an eID, still need an in-person appointment.

  • Do I need to be in Germany, or speak German, to found a company here?
No.

  • Can I open an account before my company is registered?

  • Will my notary accept Finom as proof of share capital, and what do I send them?

  • What documents do you need to open the account?

  • Is Finom a bank, and where is my money held?

  • What does Firma add that the free checklist doesn't?

  • How do the Firma discounts work?

Questions founders ask

  • Do I have to see a notary in person?

    Every UG and GmbH formation must be notarised in Germany. For a straightforward single-shareholder formation using the Musterprotokoll, some notaries now offer video notarisation – you'll usually need a German eID. More complex setups, or founders without an eID, still need an in-person appointment.

  • Do I need to be in Germany, or speak German, to found a company here?
No.

  • Can I open an account before my company is registered?

  • Will my notary accept Finom as proof of share capital, and what do I send them?

  • What documents do you need to open the account?

  • Is Finom a bank, and where is my money held?

  • What does Firma add that the free checklist doesn't?

  • How do the Firma discounts work?

Questions founders ask

  • Do I have to see a notary in person?

    Every UG and GmbH formation must be notarised in Germany. For a straightforward single-shareholder formation using the Musterprotokoll, some notaries now offer video notarisation – you'll usually need a German eID. More complex setups, or founders without an eID, still need an in-person appointment.

  • Do I need to be in Germany, or speak German, to found a company here?
No.

  • Can I open an account before my company is registered?

  • Will my notary accept Finom as proof of share capital, and what do I send them?

  • What documents do you need to open the account?

  • Is Finom a bank, and where is my money held?

  • What does Firma add that the free checklist doesn't?

  • How do the Firma discounts work?