Ask HN: Any US banks who are friendly to international founders?

Posted by alexkon on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:28PM
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Are there any startup-friendly banks that non-US founders can use for the initial stages of the company before their revenue starts to grow rapidly?

Ideally, I’d like to find someone who does not require us to visit the US at all.

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Re:Ask HN: Any US banks who are friendly to international fo... by pseingatl on Monday April 02, 2018 @12:34PM (#16736114)

U.S. banks will never, ever do this. It's a violation of KYC anti-money laundering rules. They simply won't get involved. You should be able to use the attorney trust accounts of the law firm that set up your company, but you won't have control.

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Re:Ask HN: Any US banks who are friendly to international fo... by itamarst on Monday April 02, 2018 @01:46PM (#16737010)

You may want to look into https://stripe.com/atlas

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Re:Ask HN: Any US banks who are friendly to international fo... by dotmanish on Monday April 02, 2018 @02:46PM (#16737846)

I second this. Via Atlas, SVB does provide accounts for international founders for Delaware C-Corp (incorporated via Atlas only).

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