Partner with a licensed Estonian formation provider
Capture is an FIU-licensed Estonian Trust and Company Service Provider working with international corporate services firms, foreign tax and legal advisors, and Estonian consultants who need a regulated, transparent partner for company formation, registered address, and ongoing compliance.
Why partners choose us
Built for partners who care about regulatory grade
FIU-licensed
License FIU000432 issued by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit. Held only by providers that meet the highest compliance standards and demonstrate a stellar reputation.
Documented procedures
Optimized internal processes for handling complex scenarios — built around the highest standards and refined continuously as edge cases come up.
Automated KYC and AML
ID-document verification, biometric face match, and sanctions screening on every client. Full audit trail retained for the regulatory retention period.
30+ countries served
Predominantly low-risk jurisdictions. Enhanced due diligence applied to medium-risk countries per RahaPTS § 36.
Electronic-first
Every service delivered remotely. No paper, no in-person formalities. Compatible with enterprise vendor onboarding.
Transparent pricing
Public pricing on capture.ee. No setup fees, no surprises for founders, no lock-ins. Partners may qualify for preferential rates depending on volume and arrangement.
Models
Four ways to work together
Most partnerships fall into one of the patterns below. If yours doesn't, talk to us — we're flexible.
Subcontracting for international corporate services firms
- Best for
- Multinational corporate services firms, fund administrators, fiduciary providers, and global accounting groups whose clients need Estonian entity formation, registered presence, or ongoing administrative compliance.
- What Capture provides
- Estonian OÜ formation (e-Residency or notarial Power of Attorney), legal seat / registered address, and related administrative services on your client's behalf.
- What you retain
- Client relationship.
- How it works
- Master subcontracting agreement establishes the framework. Per-client Statement of Work covers each engagement.
- Operational fit
- Equipped for enterprise vendor onboarding — professional indemnity insurance, business continuity planning, GDPR-compliant data handling, and audit access. Procedural rules align with EU AML Directive 2015/849.
Referral or co-branded for foreign tax and legal advisors
- Best for
- Tax advisors, accountants, lawyers, and corporate consultants outside Estonia — particularly in the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, and India — whose clients want to incorporate in Estonia.
- What Capture provides
- The full Estonian formation pipeline: company registration, registered address, contact person, and ongoing compliance. We can deliver this as a co-branded or customized experience that matches your brand and flow.
- What you get
- A reliable, regulated partner you can recommend with confidence. Choose between named referrals (your client knows who's doing the work) or a co-branded, customized experience — we still perform our regulatory obligations, but the touchpoints fit your brand.
- Compensation options
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- Referral fee — per order
- Recurring revenue share — % of ongoing service fees
- Partner margin — you set your client's price; pay Capture our partner price.
- How it works
- A short partnership agreement covers commercial terms, brand usage (if any), and client KYC handling.
Licensed back-end for Estonian consultants
- Best for
- Estonian consultants, advisors, and business services firms who advise clients on Estonian company structures but don't hold an FIU ÄTP license themselves.
- What Capture provides
- The regulated work — formation, registered address, contact person services — under our license, on your client's behalf.
- What you provide
- The client relationship, advisory work, any tax or accounting services already in your scope.
- Why this matters
- Providing trust and company services without a license is a regulatory offence under RahaPTS. Working with a licensed partner is the cleanest way to keep advising on Estonian structures without exposing your firm to FIU enforcement risk.
- How it works
- Cooperation agreement governs how you refer clients to Capture's regulated services. You can keep the rest of the engagement entirely under your firm.
Affiliate program for content creators
Selective program — we accept partners whose audience genuinely overlaps with our user profile (foreign founders looking to incorporate in the EU). Quality over volume.
- Best for
- Bloggers, YouTubers, podcasters, IndieHackers founders, and digital nomad community members whose audience asks about starting an Estonian company.
- What Capture provides
- Tracked referral links, transparent commission, marketing assets you can use (banners, draft copy, screenshots).
- Compensation
- Per successful signup, or recurring revenue share.
Side by side
At a glance
| Feature | Subcontracting | Referral / Co-branded | Licensed back-end | Affiliate |
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| Best for | Multinational corporate services firms | Foreign tax & legal advisors | Estonian consultants without ÄTP license | Content creators with relevant audience |
| Client relationship | Stays with you | Stays with you (or branded as Capture) | Stays with you | Goes to Capture |
| Brand visibility | Co-branded or low-profile | Co-branded or named referral | Co-branded or low-profile | Public referral |
| Regulatory wrapper | Capture's FIU license — every partnership runs under FIU000432 | |||
| Compensation | Wholesale pricing | Referral fee or partner margin | Wholesale pricing | Per-signup commission |
| Typical agreement | Master subcontracting + per-client SOW | Partnership / referral agreement | Cooperation agreement | Affiliate terms |
| Best fit volume | High (10+ clients/year) | Medium to high | Low to medium | Low (1–10/year) |
Onboarding
From first message to first client
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Tell us about your partnership idea
Use the form below. Include your firm's name, country, and a sentence on what you have in mind. We typically reply fast.
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Preparations
We exchange corporate documents both ways, agree on how the flow will run end to end, align on how each side operates, and scope any custom integration or ops work that needs to happen before the first client moves through.
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Agreement and go-live
Master partnership or subcontracting agreement signed. First client through the pipeline within 1–2 weeks of signing.
Common questions
Frequently asked
What's the difference between subcontracting and a referral relationship?
Subcontracting means we work as your vendor — you keep the client relationship, brand the work as yours (or co-branded), and handle billing. We're invisible to the end client unless you choose otherwise. Referral means we take over the client and pay you a fee or revenue share. Most international corporate services firms use subcontracting; most foreign tax advisors prefer referral.
Who handles KYC and AML on the underlying clients?
Both of us, in different ways. Estonian RahaPTS requires Capture to apply due diligence measures to the underlying client — including identity verification, beneficial ownership identification, and sanctions screening. We can rely on KYC documentation you've already collected (under Section 23 of our procedural rules and Article 27 of the EU AML Directive) provided you're a regulated obligated entity. The biometric identity verification step itself must be performed directly with the underlying UBO; we cannot accept passport copies submitted on their behalf.
What happens to the client relationship if our partnership ends?
Depends on the partnership type. In subcontracting and licensed back-end arrangements, your clients remain your clients. In referral arrangements, the client typically stays with whoever originated the relationship. The specific terms are governed by the partnership agreement — we're flexible and document this clearly upfront.
Are you licensed for crypto, gambling, or other regulated industries?
No. Our FIU license covers Trust and Company Service Provider activities. We don't form companies for gambling, weapons/munitions, or other prohibited sectors. We can form companies for fintech, SaaS, e-commerce, consulting, holding structures, and most non-regulated businesses. Crypto-adjacent activities (e.g. a SaaS firm that takes crypto payments) are case-by-case with enhanced due diligence.
Do you offer accounting and payroll?
Not directly — Capture focuses on formation, registered address, contact person, and administrative compliance. If you or your client need accounting or payroll support, we can recommend suitable software for self-service setups, or help find a partner provider that fits the specific need.
How quickly can we onboard a partner?
Typical timeline: 2 weeks from first contact to signed agreement. The bottleneck is usually our partner's internal vendor onboarding process, not ours.
Get in touch
Tell us what you have in mind
We typically reply fast to every partnership inquiry. Drop us a line via the form and we'll take it from there.
Email
info@capture.ee