What company forms/types do you accept?

In general, Holvi does not support ownership structures that involve one or more legal entities with 25% or more shares / investments. That means if your company is owned by another company, we will not be able to offer you an account.

You may also not open an account for a holding company.

Please Note: Your business must be fully registered and you must have all required documents available when opening your account. (With the exception of German GmbH and UG; see below.)

Finland:

Oy - Osakeyhtiö
Toiminimi / Yksityinen elinkeinonharjoittaja

Germany:

Einzelunternehmen / Gewerbe (nicht eingetragen)
Freiberufler
GmbH in Gründung (Vor-GmbH)
GmbH - Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung
UG - Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt) in Gründung
UG - Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)

For German company types GmbH and UG, we can offer founder accounts, which allow you to pay your starting capital into your bank account before official documentation is available. All other company forms must be able to provide all relevant documents for verification before opening the account.

Austria:

Einzelunternehmen / Gewerbe (nicht eingetragen)
Freiberufler
GmbH - Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung

Eurozone:

Belgium

For all companies: You must be fully registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) (Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises (BCE) / Kruispunktbank van Ondernemingen (KBO))

Sole trader (registered)
Single person private limited company (SPRLU/EBVBA)
Private limited company (SPRL/BVBA)
A “société privée à responsabilité limitée” (in French) or “besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid” (in Dutch)

Ireland

For all companies: You must be fully registered with the Companies Registration Office (CRO).

Sole trader
Private limited company (Ltd.)
Single Member Company

Netherlands

For all companies: You must be fully registered with the Kamer van Koophandel (KvK).

Eenmanszaak (Sole trader)
Besloten Vennootschap (BV) (Private limited company)

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