Wyoming Secretary of State

Name

Wyoming Secretary of State

Legal name

Wyoming Secretary of State's Office

Website

https://wyo.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Wyoming Secretary of State is a constitutional state government office that administers business entity registration, elections, securities regulation, notary commissions, and document authentication for Wyoming through web-based self-service portals and a Cheyenne headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Administrative Services — Business Registration and Election Administration

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAOAA

Business Registration & Corporate Affairs (Registries)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Regulatory Agencies & Licensing (Cross-sector)

SECONDARYFSACAKAC

Issuer Services & Registry (Transfer Agency/Shareholder Records)

Financial & Insurance/Capital Markets & Securities/Corporate Actions & Issuer Services

Keywords

• Business entity registration
• Election administration
• Notary public commissioning
• Campaign finance filing
• Securities regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Business Filing Fees: Revenue generated from business entity registration, annual reports, reinstatement fees, trademark filings, trade name registrations, and good standing certificates
2. Notary Public Commissions: Fees from commissioning notary publics in Wyoming
3. Document Authentication Services: Apostilles and authentications for international document use including adoptions, visas, and education records
4. Securities Registration and Compliance: Fees related to securities enforcement, investor protection, and broker-dealer registration

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Wyoming Secretary of State's Office administers business entity registration, annual report filing, reinstatement, trademarks, trade names, commercial registered agent management, and UCC filings through its Business Division, while providing Certificates of Good Standing free of charge online. Additional core services include statewide election administration, candidate filing, campaign finance reporting, lobbyist and ethics disclosure registration, notary public commissioning, apostille and authentication services for international documents, securities broker-dealer and investment adviser regulation, and the administrative rules publication system.

Product overview

The Wyoming Secretary of State operates as a government administrative office providing a suite of web-based self-service tools rather than a unified software product. The portfolio comprises two broad categories: (1) Business Division services including entity registration, annual report filing, certificate of good standing, trademarks, commercial registered agents, UCC filings, and business statistics; and (2) Election Division services including candidate filing, election administration, campaign finance, ethics disclosures, and lobbyist registration. Additional services include notary commissions, apostille/authentication, securities regulation, and an administrative rules search system. These are discrete, standalone web portals with no unified platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Business Division: Handles business entity registration, trademarks, trade names, commercial registered agents, UCC filings
• Compliance Division
• Election Division
• Administration Division

Products and services

• Business Entity Registration & Filing System Online portal for registering business entities (corporations, LLCs, partnerships), filing annual reports, reinstating dissolved entities, and searching business filings in Wyoming, operated by the Business Division.
• Certificate of Good Standing Free online service to obtain or validate certificates of good standing for Wyoming business entities that are formed, current on annual fees, and maintain a registered agent.
• Trademarks & Trade Names Registration State-level registration and management of trademarks and trade names for businesses operating in Wyoming, administered by the Business Division.
• Commercial Registered Agents (CRA) Registry Official registry and management of commercial registered agents authorized to receive legal and state documents on behalf of Wyoming business entities.
• Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings Online filing and management of UCC financing statements and effective financing statements for secured transactions across Wyoming.
• Election Administration Statewide management of Wyoming elections, including candidate filing, election results reporting, voting information, and accommodations for military and overseas citizen voters.
• Campaign Finance System Online system for filing and publicly searching campaign finance information for state candidates, candidate committees, PACs, organizations, and political parties.
• Ethics & Lobbyist Disclosure Online registration and disclosure system for lobbyists and ethics filings administered through the Election Division.
• Notary Public Commission Commissioning, renewal, and information services for Wyoming notary publics, offered through the Compliance Division.
• Administrative Rules System Searchable database of proposed, emergency, final, and historical administrative rules from Wyoming state agencies, with search capabilities and GovDelivery subscription.
• Securities & Investing Division Regulation and oversight of securities offerings, broker-dealers, and investment advisers, and investor protection services for Wyoming within the Compliance Division.
• Apostilles & Authentications Authentication services for documents destined for international use, including apostilles and certifications covering adoptions, visas, and education records.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Florida Division of Corporations: Florida's Sunbiz portal handles entity registration, annual reports, UCC, and registered agents with a similar self-service digital model. It is directly comparable as a large-state registry competitor and provides a benchmark for portal maturity and fee yield at scale.
• Delaware Division of Corporations: Delaware is the dominant U.S. state of incorporation and operates the most analogous business-entity registry function at much larger scale. It is the most direct comparable because it competes head-to-head with Wyoming for incorporation, LLC formation, and corporate franchise fee revenue, and shares the same core statutory purpose: official corporate registry and filings administration.
• Texas Secretary of State: Texas operates the same constitutional office functions — business formations, UCC, trademarks, elections — but at far larger scale. It is comparable because it shares identical statutory structure and digital filing portal model, serving as an upper-bound benchmark for what Wyoming's platform could scale toward.
• Colorado Secretary of State: Colorado runs the same constitutional office model with online business filings, UCC, trademarks, notary commissioning, and elections administration. It is directly comparable as an adjacent-state peer with a similar digital self-service portal strategy and comparable scope of services.
• Nevada Secretary of State: Nevada is Wyoming's closest head-to-head competitor in the privacy/favorable-tax incorporation market and operates the same constitutional office structure with business filings, UCC, trademarks, and notaries. It is directly comparable because its positioning, fee schedule, and customer base (privacy-seeking incorporators) overlap heavily with Wyoming's.
• Montana Secretary of State: Montana mirrors Wyoming's profile — a small-population Rocky Mountain state with the same constitutional office structure overseeing business filings, elections, and notaries. It is comparable because it operates a similar scale and scope, providing a population-adjusted benchmark for Wyoming's filings economics.
• New Mexico Secretary of State: New Mexico is another small-population state operating the same constitutional office functions and competing in the same incorporation market. It is a relevant comparable for benchmarking fee schedules, digital portal maturity, and share of out-of-state formations.

Others

• CSC Global (Corporation Service Company): CSC is the largest private-sector registered agent and corporate compliance services provider, sitting downstream of Secretary-of-State filings. It is included as an ecosystem participant that processes filings with Wyoming and peer SoS offices, illustrating the private-value layer built on top of public registry infrastructure.
• Northwest Registered Agent: Northwest Registered Agent is a private registered agent and incorporation services firm that interfaces directly with Wyoming SoS filings on behalf of customers. It is a relevant adjacent because its business model depends on, and competes for the same end-customer as, Wyoming's incorporation franchise.
• Wolters Kluwer (CT Corporation): CT Corporation (a Wolters Kluwer business) is a long-established private compliance and registered agent provider that files with Secretary-of-State offices nationwide, including Wyoming. It is an adjacent peer representing the private-sector service layer that monetizes the workflow surrounding Wyoming's registry data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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