Founders
Private wealth foundation companies for founders
A cost-effective Cayman structure for protecting founder wealth, built and run by a team of market professionals that understand both private wealth and digital assets.
A foundation company built for founders
For founders, we assist in the set up of private wealth foundation companies in the Cayman Islands. The foundation company gives founders a legal home for their wealth that sits outside personal ownership, while remaining governed and utilized in line with their stated purpose.
It is, for many founders, a cleaner and more robust solution as opposed to a traditional trust, particularly where token holdings, vesting positions, and operating company equity sit in the same wealth structure.
Full incorporation through ongoing operation
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Incorporation & constitution
Foundation company incorporation. Purpose and beneficiary class clarification.
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Registered office & secretary
Statutory infrastructure for the entity. Filings. Records. Ongoing compliance with Cayman corporate requirements.
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Independent directorship & supervisor
Board oversight aligned with the founder’s stated purpose. Supervisor function where required by the constitution.
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Operations, compliance, treasury
Through LemMa, Provenance, and eXTreasury. Accounting, KYC, AML, and on-chain treasury where the structure holds digital assets.
Why founders use us
Most private wealth advisers know the structures. Few know the assets.
Most founders move into private wealth planning through advisers who understand structures but not the assets and the broad market products available to them. Tokens. Vesting schedules. Locked positions. Secondary liquidity arrangements. On-chain holdings. Dynamic custody solutions.
Founder questions we hear most
Is a foundation company always the right vehicle for founder wealth?
Not always. Trusts, foundation companies, and hybrid arrangements all have their place depending on tax residency, family circumstances, and the asset mix. We talk through the fit before drafting starts. Counsel takes the legal and tax view.
Can the founder still influence decisions?
The constitution defines what role, if any, the founder retains. Different jurisdictions and tax positions push toward different answers. This is a key conversation with your counsel. Key fact with respect to foundation companies in the Cayman Islands, is that it can be incorporated without a named beneficiary and a named beneficiary can at a later date be added.
Uniquely the Cayman Islands has no corporate, income, capital gains, inheritance or property tax, the Foundations wealth can grow and multiply in a tax neutral jurisdiction.
How do you handle digital assets inside the structure?
We ensure the appropriate custody architecture, signer policies, and reporting. Holdings are treated with the same operational discipline we apply to project treasuries.
What is the typical cost?
It depends on the structure and the operational scope required. We are explicit about pricing on the first call and tend to be cost-effective compared with traditional private client routes for the equivalent operational coverage.
Protecting Founder wealth
Bring the picture you have. We will talk through what is realistic, what counsel would do alongside us, and what the structure would look like in practice.