Legalstart is a fully digital platform that lets French entrepreneurs create and manage their companies in a single online interface. It handles company formation, statutory filing, professional banking, accounting outsourcing, and optional trademark and insurance services, while providing unlimited legal support from qualified jurists.
Funding
$11.3M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Entrepreneurs in France must navigate a fragmented set of legal, accounting, and administrative procedures to create, modify, and run a company, often requiring multiple service providers, physical paperwork, and specialist advice. This complexity creates delays, errors, and high costs, especially for first‑time founders and small businesses.
Solution
Legalstart provides a fully digital, end‑to‑end platform that consolidates company formation, statutory compliance, accounting outsourcing, professional banking, and intellectual‑property protection in a single online interface. Users answer a guided questionnaire, upload required documents, and the platform’s French‑qualified jurists generate and file the necessary statutes, K‑bis, or SIREN filings on the Guichet Unique. Integrated with the LS Compta accounting firm, the service handles bookkeeping, tax filings, and annual accounts, while a dedicated legal hotline offers unlimited phone and chat support. A French IBAN professional account with unlimited transfers and card issuance supports capital deposits and daily operations. Optional modules add trademark registration, prior‑art searches, and professional liability insurance, enabling entrepreneurs to protect their brand without external counsel.
Target Audience
Primary customers are first‑time founders, freelancers, and small‑to‑medium enterprises in France seeking a single, affordable solution for company formation, ongoing compliance, accounting, and brand protection.
Features
- Guided online questionnaire that auto‑generates statutory documents (statuts, K‑bis, SIREN) and validates them before filing
- Full filing service on the Guichet Unique, including publication of legal notices and submission to the greffe
- Integrated professional bank account (French IBAN, unlimited transfers, debit/credit cards) for capital deposit and daily payments
- Outsourced accounting via LS Compta, covering bookkeeping, VAT, tax returns, and annual financial statements
- Unlimited legal assistance (phone, chat, email) from French‑qualified jurists for creation, modifications, and compliance questions
- Optional trademark filing, prior‑art search, and professional liability insurance managed through the same platform
- Automated alerts for statutory deadlines (annual accounts, capital changes, K‑bis updates) and secure document storage