Stripe for startups: Delaware company for $500 + $2,500 credits
Online US company incorporation for founders worldwide. What Stripe gives startups, who qualifies and how to claim it, checked against Stripe's own page on 26 October 2026.
How to claim it
- Check you meet the criteria on this page.
- Apply on stripe.com. Stripe decides who's approved, usually by email.
- If their page says something different from ours, tell us and we'll fix this page.
Good to know
Not free: the perks come with paying for Atlas. Page shows two headline perk values ($50K+ and $200K+); we used the lower.
Questions about Stripe's deal
- Can a bootstrapped startup get Stripe's deal?
- Yes. Anyone forming a US company via Atlas; $500 fee (refunded if $5,000 deposited to Stripe Treasury within 90 days), $100/yr registered agent after year 1.
- What does Stripe give startups?
- US Delaware incorporation for $500 one-off incl. $2,500 Stripe credits and access to $50K+ partner discounts (page also says $200K+ perks). Worth up to $50k in US dollars.
- How do I claim it?
- Check you meet the criteria on this page. Apply on stripe.com. Stripe decides who's approved, usually by email. If their page says something different from ours, tell us and we'll fix this page.
- Can I use Stripe if I live in Indonesia?
- Atlas sets up a Delaware company for founders living anywhere outside its prohibited list (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea), so you can do it from Bali, though Stripe can still turn down any business at its discretion.
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- The deal
- US Delaware incorporation for $500 one-off incl. $2,500 Stripe credits and access to $50K+ partner discounts (page also says $200K+ perks)
- Worth up to
- $50k (US dollars, the programme's maximum)
- Who qualifies
- Anyone forming a US company via Atlas; $500 fee (refunded if $5,000 deposited to Stripe Treasury within 90 days), $100/yr registered agent after year 1
- Bootstrapped
- Yes, no funding needed
- Living in Indonesia
- Atlas sets up a Delaware company for founders living anywhere outside its prohibited list (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea), so you can do it from Bali, though Stripe can still turn down any business at its discretion. Source
- How to claim
- Apply on stripe.com
- Category
- Finance, legal & HR
- Checked
- 26 October 2026, on stripe.com
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