Get an investor-ready business address for your startup
Choose a virtual office from our hand-picked offices and coworking spaces across Germany. Register your GmbH or UG at a credible address, book workspace for your team and investor meetings as you scale, and keep your founders' home addresses off the public register.
- Valid for GmbH & UG formation and the Handelsregister
- Startup-hub and premium addresses across Germany
- Monthly or annual plans – cancel anytime
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The right address to build a startup
Everything a founding team needs – an address customers, partners and investors recognise, workspace that scales as you grow, and your home address kept private.
A credible business address
A real office address that's accepted by the Handelsregister and earns trust with customers, partners and investors.
Workspace that scales with you
Book desks, meeting rooms and private offices on demand – for client and partner meetings, board meetings and investor pitches.
Keep founders' details private
Keep your founders' home addresses off the public Handelsregister and Impressum, and present a professional address from day one.
Can a startup use a virtual office as its business address?
Yes. Most startups incorporate as a GmbH or UG (haftungsbeschränkt), and German law requires every GmbH and UG to provide a domestic ladungsfähige Anschrift – a serviceable address capable of reliably receiving legal service and official correspondence (§ 8 Abs. 4 GmbHG).
An Olea business address meets that requirement, is accepted by notaries and the Handelsregister, and gives you a credible address investors and partners recognise – while keeping your founders' home addresses off the public register. For the full formation mechanics, see our GmbH & UG Formation page.
Legal foundations: GmbHG § 8(4), HGB § 10, ZPO §§ 170–171. For the full formation process, see our GmbH & UG Formation page.
| What a startup needs | What Olea provides |
|---|---|
| A domestic street address (no P.O. box) | A real office with workspace |
| A credible address investors and partners trust | Premium and startup-hub locations |
| Room to scale as you hire | Meeting rooms and private offices on demand |
| Proof you're entitled to use the address | Consent-to-use documentation (Nutzungsüberlassungserklärung) |
Everything you need, in one virtual office
Get a legal business address at one of our hand-picked offices or coworking spaces, receive your mail however you want, and book workspace whenever you need it
Legal business address
- Valid for Handelsregister, Impressum and more
- Choose from handpicked offices and coworking spaces
- Registration documents included
Mail handled your way
- Digital mailbox included
- Forwarding or pickup available
- Unlimited mail receipt
Workspace across the network
- Book desks, meeting rooms and private offices
- Availability across Olea locations
- Catering, events and special requests available
Use your business address everywhere
A legally valid address which replaces the need for a physical office.
Handelsregister
A serviceable address to register your GmbH or UG company.
Impressum
A compliant address for your website's legal Impressum notice.
Gewerbeanmeldung
A valid business address for registering your Gewerbe trade.
Finanzamt
Your address for tax registration and Finanzamt correspondence.
Business mail
A professional address for everyday business correspondence.
Business accounts
A verifiable address for banks and platform verification.
Choose how your mail is handled
Every location includes a digital mailbox, with pickup and forwarding options also available.
Mail Pickup
Collect in person at your location
- Available during business hours
- Keep your original documents
- Notification when mail is ready to collect
Digital Mailbox
RecommendedScanned weekly to your online mailbox
- 5 scans/month
- Unlimited mail receipt
- Searchable mail library
- Free 30-day storage and shredding
- 10 archives/month included
Book workspace whenever you need it
Access desks, meeting rooms and private offices at your address and across our network.
Meeting rooms
- Host clients, interviews or team sessions
- Screens, whiteboards and catering available
Coworking desks
- A desk to work from whenever you need it
- Hot desks bookable across our network
Private offices
- A private, lockable office for focused work
- For you or a small team
Other uses for a virtual office beyond building a startup
GmbH & UG formation
- ✓Handelsregister, Impressum and more
- ✓No physical office needed
Freelancers & sole traders
- ✓Gewerbeanmeldung and Impressum
- ✓Keep your home address private
International companies
- ✓Prestigious German business address
- ✓Choose a location popular with your industry
Professional services
- ✓Professional address that builds client trust
- ✓No traditional office costs
Remote businesses
- ✓Permanent German business address
- ✓Workspace access when you need it
E-commerce sellers
- ✓A business address for your online store
- ✓Amazon, Shopify and marketplace verification
Website Impressum
- ✓Valid serviceable address for your Impressum
- ✓All official mail reaches you
Set up online in 3 steps
Choose your location and plan, complete our verification process and start using your address today.
Choose your location
- Search by city or postcode
- Filter by features and price
- Choose the one that fits your business
Complete verification
- Upload your ID and business documents
- Guided step-by-step process
- Verified on the same day
Start operating
- Register your company with your address
- Start receiving mail digitally
- Book workspace whenever you need it
Building a startup from a virtual business address
Building a startup in Germany? Here's how your business address supports incorporation, fundraising and scaling – and what it does and doesn't do.
Choosing your legal form: GmbH or UG?
Most German startups incorporate as a GmbH or UG (haftungsbeschränkt):
- GmbH – the credible default for startups raising investment, and the structure most VCs and angels expect to see on a cap table. It requires €25,000 share capital (at least €12,500 paid in to register).
- UG (haftungsbeschränkt) – the "mini-GmbH", formable from €1 of share capital, with a duty to build reserves toward GmbH-level capital over time. Popular with very early-stage founders keeping formation costs low, and convertible to a full GmbH later.
An Olea address works identically for either, and the formation steps, the address requirement and the documentation are the same. We keep the deep formation detail – notary, Satzung, the document set and the step-by-step Handelsregister journey – on our GmbH & UG Formation page so we don't repeat it here; this guide focuses on what a virtual office means for a startup specifically.
Why your address matters to customers, partners and investors
For a startup, the business address is a credibility signal as much as a legal requirement. The address on your Handelsregister entry, your website and invoices, your pitch deck and data room, and your bank and platform onboarding tells customers, partners and investors you're an established, contactable company – not a side project run from a kitchen table. A premium address (a landmark in Berlin Mitte, the Munich Altstadt or Frankfurt's banking district) or a recognised startup-hub address lets early-stage teams present that credibility from day one, without the cost or commitment of leasing their own office. A business address is exactly that – where your company is registered and reachable; it doesn't by itself change where your company is tax-resident.
Scaling without committing to a lease
Startups optimise for runway and optionality, and a virtual office fits that: monthly or annual plans, no deposit and no long-term lease, so your fixed costs stay low while you find product-market fit. As the team grows you can book on-demand workspace – desks for new hires, meeting rooms for board meetings and investor pitches, private offices for focused sprints – at your own location and across our network. If you expand into new cities, the same workspace access follows you in each, and you can choose a base that fits your sector: Berlin Mitte for the consumer and creative scene, Munich for deep tech and engineering, Frankfurt for fintech and finance.
Keeping founders' details private
Without a business address, a founder's home address ends up on the public Handelsregister, the company's Impressum, its invoices and its contracts – and, from there, often in a simple search of the founder's name. A virtual office lets you register and operate the company from a professional address while keeping founders' private addresses off public record, with official and legal post still reliably received and made available to you.
What a business address does – and doesn't – cover
Your Olea address covers the address obligations of running a startup: your Handelsregister entry and Impressum, your Finanzamt and Gewerbeamt correspondence, your everyday business mail, and the business address banks and platforms ask for during onboarding. It is not automatically your place of management (Ort der Geschäftsleitung) or a permanent establishment (Betriebsstätte) for tax – those depend on where you actually run the business and are assessed by the Finanzamt. And it doesn't touch the startup-specific matters that have nothing to do with where you're based – your cap table, shareholder and investor agreements, ESOP/VSOP and IP assignment – which you handle with your lawyers and your notary. If your situation isn't clear-cut, check with your tax and legal advisers.
Your path from address to incorporated startup
- Choose your address & location (≈5 minutes) – pick the city and location that will become your company's business address.
- Checkout & pre-formation compliance (≈10–15 minutes) – complete our initial compliance check, a legal requirement under the German Anti-Money Laundering Act (GwG) for every business address, covering your ID, your planned company structure and your beneficial owners (UBO).
- Get your consent-to-use letter – once you pass pre-formation compliance, generate your Nutzungsüberlassungserklärung (your consent-to-use letter) from the Customer Portal and pass it to your notary.
- Notarisation & Handelsregister filing (timing varies) – your notary drafts and notarises the Satzung and submits the Handelsregister application using your address documentation. (See the GmbH & UG Formation page for the full detail.)
- Your startup is registered (typically 2–4 weeks of Handelsregister processing) – once your Handelsregister entry is published, your GmbH or UG is officially formed.
- Activate, then scale – submit your Handelsregister extract and transparency-register entry to fully activate your account; your mail handling and digital mailbox go live, and you can book workspace for hires, board meetings and investor sessions as you grow.
Questions about a business address for startups
Everything you need to know about using a business address to build your startup.
The best virtual office for a startup is one that provides a genuine serviceable address (ladungsfähige Anschrift) accepted by notaries and the Handelsregister, reads as credible to investors and partners, and comes with on-demand workspace you can scale into as you hire. Every Olea location meets these criteria – startup-hub and premium addresses across Germany, with consent-to-use documentation available from the Customer Portal – starting from €69/month, on monthly terms that keep your runway intact.
Yes. Every GmbH and UG must provide a domestic serviceable address under § 8 Abs. 4 GmbHG, and an Olea address meets this requirement and is accepted by the commercial register and by notaries. We provide the consent-to-use documentation (Nutzungsüberlassungserklärung) your notary needs to file. For the full formation walkthrough, see our GmbH & UG Formation page.
Customers, partners and investors all care that your company is properly incorporated, contactable and credible – all of which a real, serviceable business address supports. Your Olea address appears on your Handelsregister entry, website and company documents as a genuine office you can also visit and book, at a premium or startup-hub location. It's a far stronger signal than a founder's home address, and the credibility it builds with customers and partners is exactly what makes a company appealing to investors too.
Yes. Every location gives you on-demand access to meeting rooms, coworking desks and private offices – at your own address and across our network – so you can host board meetings and investor pitches, bring on your first hires, or run a focused sprint without signing a long lease. You book and pay only for what you use.
Yes. You choose your address first and complete our pre-formation compliance check (your ID, planned company structure and beneficial owners); once you pass, we release your Nutzungsüberlassungserklärung so your notary can form the company using the address. We start accepting mail addressed to your company once it's registered and your account is fully activated.
No. A business address is where your company is registered and reachable – it is not automatically your place of management (Ort der Geschäftsleitung) or a permanent establishment (Betriebsstätte) for tax. Those depend on where you actually run the business and are assessed by the Finanzamt. If your situation isn't clear-cut, check with your tax adviser.
Yes. That's one of the main reasons founders use a business address. Your Olea address goes on the Handelsregister, your Impressum, your invoices and your contracts instead of a founder's home address – keeping private addresses off public record while official and legal post still reaches the company reliably.
Our virtual offices start from €69/month, with the exact price depending on the location you choose. Every location includes the same complete service; the price simply reflects the address. Annual plans save 15%, with no setup fees or deposits – which suits startups keeping fixed costs and runway under control.
No. You can complete the entire address setup remotely – choose your location, check out, and submit KYC online, and we deliver all documents digitally. You'll still need to attend a notary appointment for the formation itself (required for a GmbH or UG), but the address setup is fully remote – which is why international founders use it to base a German startup without relocating first.
Once your account is active, incoming mail is received at your location and made available in your digital mailbox (scanned, typically within 5–7 days), forwarded by post (from €10/month + postage), or held for in-person collection. Options vary by location.
