What 1Office does

1Office is an Estonian-founded accounting and business services group headquartered in Tallinn that supports international entrepreneurs, e-residents, freelancers, SaaS startups, and SMEs in establishing and operating companies across eight European jurisdictions: Estonia, Finland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Portugal. Founded in 2008, the company operates through seven wholly-owned local subsidiaries that deliver company formation, ongoing accounting and bookkeeping, virtual office and registered address services, tax registration and compliance (including EU VAT OSS reporting), payroll, legal services (including liquidations and mergers), and business consultations. Service delivery is structured around two regional sales teams covering the Estonia/UK/Ireland and Scandinavia/Baltic markets, with each country maintaining its own e-shop and local-language support.

The underlying technology is the My1Office self-service portal, which centralises company registration, invoicing, document storage, mail handling, and subscription management into a single interface and integrates with local accounting platforms — SmartAccounts (Estonia), Fivaldi and Visma Connect (Finland and Sweden) — to deliver jurisdiction-specific bookkeeping. A separate e-resident company formation portal enables fully online Estonian private limited company (OÜ) registration in approximately 15 minutes using digital ID cards, and 1Office holds Official e-Residency Marketplace Member status. The platform's capabilities were significantly extended through the EU53263 Digital Office Development Project, co-funded by Enterprise Estonia and the European Regional Development Fund with €299,650 in combined grants across 2019-2023, which standardised and automated service delivery processes for cross-market scaling.

Commercially, 1Office operates a hybrid one-time + subscription revenue model: one-time fees for company formation (€315-€1,095 depending on jurisdiction and e-residency status), recurring monthly accounting subscriptions, annual virtual office subscriptions (€500-€590), and hourly or fixed-fee legal and tax advisory services. Customer acquisition combines inside sales responding to web and email inquiries, an affiliate program paying €50 per formation and 10% on other services, SEO-driven content marketing across multiple languages, an active social media presence, and placement on the Estonian e-Residency Marketplace. To date, 1Office reports having served 20,000+ clients and formed 1,500+ companies across its markets, with no external equity investors disclosed and revenue figures not publicly available.

Name

1Office

Legal name

1Office OÜ

Website

https://1office.co/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

1Office is a Tallinn-headquartered business services group, founded in 2008, that provides company formation, accounting, virtual office, tax compliance, and legal services to international entrepreneurs, e-residents, freelancers, and SMEs across 8 European countries via the My1Office digital platform and 7 local subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Company Formation Services: One-time fees for establishing companies in Estonia (starting at €315 for e-residents, €510 for full package with virtual office, €1,095 for non-resident notary formation), Latvia (€1,190 via notary), and other jurisdictions. Includes state fees and registered address for one year.
2. Recurring Accounting Services: Monthly accounting service subscriptions for ongoing bookkeeping, tax declarations, and financial reporting. Service period is one calendar month, automatically renewed. Fees vary by jurisdiction and service scope. Clients must submit source documents by the 5th of each month.
3. Virtual Office Services: Annual subscription services providing a registered legal address, contact person service, directors address service, and mail handling. Priced at approximately €500–€590 per year depending on jurisdiction. Includes 90 days of physical mail storage.
4. Tax Registration and Compliance Services: Fees for VAT registration (€250), annual report preparation (€150 in Latvia), and tax advisory consultations. Tax registrations are typically one-time setup fees.
5. Legal Services: Hourly legal consulting and representation by power of attorney services (e.g., €275 one-time power of attorney representation in Latvia/Lithuania). Also includes company liquidation and merger services.
6. Affiliate Referral Revenue: Revenue is generated indirectly through an affiliate program where partners earn commissions (50 EUR per company formation client, 10% of first purchase for other services) for referring new clients to 1Office services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

1Office is an accounting and business services group that helps entrepreneurs and SMEs form, run, and grow companies across 7 EU/UK jurisdictions (Estonia, Finland, Sweden, UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia) plus Portugal. It delivers company formation, ongoing accounting and bookkeeping, tax registration and compliance, virtual office (registered address, contact person, mail forwarding), legal services, and consultations, with the My1Office self-service portal enabling fully digital, multi-jurisdiction company management.

Product overview

1Office is an accounting group offering a multi-product service portfolio across 7 countries (Estonia, Finland, Sweden, UK, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Portugal). The core offering consists of company formation services, accounting/bookkeeping, virtual office solutions, tax registration, legal services, and business consultations. The company operates two main digital platforms: My1Office (self-service portal for managing companies, accounting, invoicing, and administrative tasks) and the Company Formation Portal (for e-resident digital company registration). Additional services include annual report preparation, VAT OSS reporting for EU digital services, payroll management, and representation by power of attorney. Services are available both as individual offerings and combined into subscription packages, with dedicated support for IT professionals, freelancers, startups, and digital entrepreneurs seeking EU market access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• My1Office Self-Service Portal
• Company Formation Services
• Accounting Services
• Virtual Office Services
• Tax Registration Services One-time tax registrations (e.g., VAT registration) and preparation of tax declarations and returns for companies operating across 1Office's jurisdictions.
• Legal Services Business law support including contract review, employment law, representation by power of attorney, and management of company liquidations and mergers.
• Consultation Services Advisory consultations covering business administration, commercial law, and employment law for entrepreneurs and SMEs.
• Payroll Services Digital payroll administration including salary payments, tax withholdings, social tax, pension contributions, and compliance with local employment law.

Quantifiable outcome

• Company formation completed in approximately 15 minutes for e-residents in Estonia
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Enterprise Estonia (EAS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 20191Office participates in Enterprise Estonia's Enterprise Development Program to develop and launch new innovative products and location-independent digital office services. Two projects were funded: EU53263 (01.05.2019–30.04.2021) with €92,560 support, and a follow-up project (01.10.2021–31.10.2023) with €207,090 support, both co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The projects aimed to develop a new digital office platform and increase the company's marketing and export capabilities in target markets.
• Estonian e-Residency ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner1Office is an Official Marketplace Member of the Estonian e-Residency programme, allowing the company to offer fully online company formation services to e-residents worldwide. The partnership enables 15-minute digital company registration in Estonia.
• Taloushallintoliitto (Finnish Accounting Association)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaloushallintoliitto is the Finnish Accounting Association, referenced as a 1Office Finland partner, supporting credibility and professional network in the Finnish accounting market.
• Expand AbroadminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExpand Abroad is referenced as a partner on 1Office's main page, suggesting a go-to-market or referral relationship for helping businesses expand internationally.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stripe Atlas: Stripe's digital company-formation service targeting founders globally, including in the US and increasingly in EU jurisdictions. Most directly comparable to 1Office's e-Residency-led cross-border formation offering, with a similar self-serve platform model.
• Doola: US-focused but expanding cross-border formation, accounting, tax, and compliance platform for international founders. Closely mirrors 1Office's bundled formation-plus-recurring-services model for non-resident entrepreneurs.
• Firstbase: Digital company-formation and back-office platform targeting founders setting up US entities, with growing international coverage. Operates a comparable self-serve portal and bundled formation/accounting offering.
• Healy Consultants: Global company formation, accounting, tax, and corporate services provider operating across 100+ jurisdictions including Europe. Directly comparable cross-border formation and ongoing compliance model to 1Office.

Broad incumbents

• TMF Group: Large global provider of corporate secretarial, accounting, tax, HR, and compliance services across 80+ jurisdictions. Overlaps with 1Office's multi-jurisdiction formation and accounting offering, but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Vistra: Global corporate services and compliance firm offering company formation, accounting, tax, and fund administration in major jurisdictions. Competes for the same multi-country SME and founder segments as 1Office but with broader portfolio and enterprise scale.
• Hawksford: Global provider of corporate, fiduciary, accounting, and tax services across multiple jurisdictions including the UK and Europe. Comparable to 1Office's multi-country formation and compliance offering but at significantly larger enterprise scale.
• BDO: Top-5 global accounting and advisory network with strong European presence. Competes for the same SME and founder accounting/compliance mandates as 1Office but at significantly larger scale and with broader service lines.

Emerging players

• Bordr: Digital-first cross-border company formation platform targeting entrepreneurs looking to set up entities internationally. Niche overlap with 1Office's founder segment but more limited jurisdictional coverage and accounting depth.
• Enterslice: International business setup, accounting, tax, and compliance services firm operating across multiple jurisdictions including Europe. Comparable cross-border founder offering but with weaker brand recognition in EU markets relative to 1Office.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/1OfficeGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/1Office/?ref=br_rs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1office-group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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