Middle East
Founders on the US VC path, Israel
The standard playbook is to incorporate Israeli OpCo as the R&D subsidiary and flip to a Delaware C-corp parent at Series A. Israeli VCs and US funds are aligned on this template, making the structure frictionless for term sheet negotiations.
Delaware flip standardVC templateR&D subsidiary
Start setup {placement} 4 min · no card required
Corp tax
23%
Fastest setup
2 weeks
Tax treaties
58
Region
Middle East
What you'll need
- No resident director required
- Local registered office required
- No substance requirement
- Minimum capital: ILS 1
- Administrative language: Hebrew
- Legal system: Civil law
Tax and treaty profile
- Corporate tax 23%
- Tax treaties 58
- VAT rate 18%
- Withholding on dividends 25%
Key treaty partners
United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyFranceNetherlandsSingapore
Banking and payments
- Banking takes 2 to 4 weeks with KYC
- Stripe not supported
- Wise supported
Considerations
If you need Stripe acquiring from day one
Stripe support in Israel is limited and Israeli bank onboarding can take 60 days due to AML and source of funds review. For instant US payment rails:
Bank onboarding 60 daysLimited Stripe support18% VAT