{"id":6621,"date":"2026-10-18T01:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T22:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalbit.top\/en\/case-holding-structure-it-startup\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T19:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T16:58:37","slug":"case-holding-structure-it-startup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legalbit.top\/en\/case-holding-structure-it-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"A holding structure for an IT startup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\nbody:has(.lbk) .wp-site-blocks>.has-section-bg-background-color{position:relative;isolation:isolate;background:none!important;padding:44px 20px 96px!important}\nbody:has(.lbk) .wp-site-blocks>.has-section-bg-background-color::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0a1f2e 0%,#0d2a3c 60%,#0c4e77 100%)}\nbody:has(.lbk) .wp-site-blocks>.has-section-bg-background-color .wp-block-cover__background,body:has(.lbk) .wp-site-blocks>.has-section-bg-background-color 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It needed a holding structure that would protect its intellectual property, give flexibility in management and allow tax optimisation.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"lbk-two\"><section><h2>Challenges and risks<\/h2><ul><li>Risk of losing rights to the software under an incorrect ownership structure<\/li><li>Investors\u2019 requirements for a transparent structure<\/li><li>Tax uncertainty in an international set-up<\/li><li>Risk of scaling being blocked by a rigid corporate model<\/li><\/ul><\/section><section><h2>What we did<\/h2><ol><li>Set up the holding structure<\/li><li>Protected the intellectual property and prepared the structure for raising investment<\/li><li>Ensured management flexibility and room to scale<\/li><li>Minimised tax liabilities within the applicable law<\/li><\/ol><\/section><\/div><div class=\"lbk-cta\"><p>Facing a similar task? 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