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How Osome’s Self-Service Company Incorporation Works
- Published: 21 October 2026
- 11 min read
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Ruth Dsouza
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Shubham Gupta is a Product Marketing Manager at Osome, focused on turning complex product features into clear, actionable solutions. By combining market insights with a deep understanding of customer needs, he helps businesses leverage digital tools to improve efficiency. Shubham’s content supports Singapore entrepreneurs with practical strategies for scaling operations and achieving sustainable growth.
Osome’s self-service incorporation flow lets eligible founders set up a Singapore private limited company online through a guided digital process. The service brings company details, identity verification, electronic document signing, and ACRA filing into one workflow, allowing founders to complete the incorporation requirements remotely without managing the process through separate providers.
Key Takeaways
- Osome’s flow has four milestones: company details, identity checks, pre-incorporation document signing, and ACRA lodgement. The flow runs in your web browser on desktop or mobile, and progress saves automatically.
- Singapore residents verify through Singpass in under 60 seconds. Overseas founders verify digitally and need their passport and a recent proof of address ready.
- Osome prepares your pre-incorporation documents, including a standard-template constitution, director consents and a notice of controllers. Every officer signs electronically, with no printing or scanning.
- ACRA usually approves applications on the day they’re filed, though referrals to other authorities can take longer. You then receive your UEN, business profile, and digital corporate kit.
What Is Osome's Self-Service Incorporation Flow?
Osome's self-service incorporation flow is a guided online dashboard for forming a Singapore private limited company. You can reach it at my.osome.com/get-started after checkout. A milestone tracker splits the work into four timed stages:
- Share company details: your company profile, share structure, and members.
- Confirm your identity: Know Your Customer (KYC) checks for each officer, which usually take just a few minutes.
- Sign documents: electronic signing of your pre-incorporation papers, in about 5 minutes.
- Get your company: Osome reviews your application and files it with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), Singapore’s company registrar. ACRA usually approves on the day of filing.
Progress saves continuously, so you can pause and resume in any web browser, on desktop or mobile.
What Does Singapore Require From a New Company?
ACRA sets the core legal requirements for a new private limited company. Osome builds each one into its flow as a question or step, so you don't need to track them separately.
Requirement | What ACRA expects | How Osome handles it |
|---|---|---|
| Entity type | Private limited company (Pte. Ltd.) | Standard structure, configured for venture backing |
| Resident director | At least 1 Singapore Citizen, Permanent Resident or eligible pass holder | Nominee director service for a fee, with no cash deposit |
| Registered address | A physical commercial office in Singapore (no P.O. box) | Virtual registered office address, with mail scanned and forwarded the same day |
| Company secretary | Appointed within 6 months of incorporation | Resident corporate secretary included, with in-app chat support |
| Paid-up capital | At least SG$ 1 | Set your amount and share split in Step 1, from SG$ 1 |
A business bank account isn't an ACRA requirement, but you'll need one to trade. After registration, Osome can refer you to its banking partners, Aspire and Airwallex. The bank decides whether to approve your account.
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How Do You Choose Your Package Before Onboarding?
Osome's checkout asks five questions about your setup before you reach the dashboard. Each answer updates your requirements and pricing in real time, so you finish with a package built around your company.
Pick a country and an onboarding path
Choose where to incorporate. Singapore, Hong Kong, or the United Kingdom. If you've contacted Osome before on WhatsApp, web chat, or email, log in with the same phone number or email to restore your saved session.
Then pick a route. Proceed to checkout is the 24/7 self-service option for founders who know their requirements. Speak with an expert first books a free, no-obligation consultation with an Osome business specialist for structuring advice.
Confirm whether you have a resident director
Every Singapore private limited company needs at least one locally resident director. Choose Yes if you, a co-founder, or an appointed director is a Singapore Citizen, Permanent Resident, or eligible pass holder.
Choose No if all founders are overseas. You can then add Osome’s nominee director service for a fee, which provides a local resident director to fill the statutory role, along with a registered address. There’s no cash security deposit.
Decide how to handle accounting
I'll use Osome Accounting bundles corporate tax returns (Form C-S/C), unaudited financial statements, Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI) filings, unlimited bookkeeping and chat with a dedicated accountant. Decide Later lets you form the company first.
With Osome Accounting, two follow-ups tailor the plan: your expected first-year revenue, from SG$ 0 to SG$ 30,000 up to SG$ 900,000+, and how often you want management reports and review calls (monthly, quarterly, annually, or "not sure yet").
Set your registered address and Employment Passes
Every Singapore company needs a physical office address, accessible during business hours. With Osome’s virtual registered office address, all mail addressed to your company is scanned and forwarded the same day to your digital mailroom in your Osome account. Or enter your own Singapore commercial address.
If you or your team will relocate to run the company, select how many Employment Passes (EPs) you need. An EP is Singapore's work pass for foreign professionals. Osome handles the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) application, and once it's approved you can take over the local directorship.
Review your package and pay
Osome then recommends a package based on the requirements shared. It bundles your incorporation, ACRA's lodgement fees, a resident corporate secretary and any add-ons, such as CorpPass registration for access to government tax services. Once you pay, your onboarding dashboard opens instantly.
Want to compare costs before you start? Osome's incorporation packages set out what's included for local and overseas founders, from registration and government fees to your resident company secretary.
How Do You Incorporate Your Company on the Osome Dashboard?
Once checkout is complete, you land on your Osome dashboard at my.osome.com/get-started. From there, incorporation follows four steps in order: share your company details, confirm your identity, sign your pre-incorporation documents, and receive your registered company. Each step unlocks the next, and your progress saves automatically.
Step 1: Share your company details
In this step, you give ACRA everything it needs to register the company. Every field saves as you type.
- Company name: enter your proposed name. The “Pte. Ltd.” suffix is added automatically, and the platform checks the name against ACRA’s registry for availability and restricted terms.
- Address and description: if you chose Osome’s registered office service, your address is pre-filled. Otherwise, enter your own Singapore commercial address. Then describe your business in at least 100 characters, and add your website and your customers’ main countries.
- SSIC code: type what your business does, and Osome matches it to a Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSIC) code. To explore options first, try Osome's SSIC code search tool.
- Currency and financial year end: choose the functional currency for your books, such as SGD, USD, EUR or GBP. Osome pre-fills your financial year-end about 12 months out to make the most of the start-up tax exemption, which IRAS grants over your first three years of assessment.
- Paid-up capital and shares: start with as little as SG$ 1 in paid-up capital. Enter each shareholder's shares, and the platform calculates ownership percentages in real time. Most startups issue 1,000 or 10,000 shares at SG$ 1.00 each.
- Directors and shareholders: add every director and shareholder with their name, email and mobile number, then assign a role. Each co-founder and shareholder receives an email with a unique verification link and can verify on any device.
- Corporate shareholders: if a company will own shares, enter its legal name, registration number, registered address and Authorised Corporate Representative. Supported jurisdictions for a parent or holding company include the US, UK, Hong Kong, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands.
- Member roster review: check every member in one view, with edit and delete options, then click Save & Continue →. If you added the nominee director service at checkout, Osome assigns your nominee once every member has cleared verification and confirmed the due diligence form.
Step 2: Confirm your identity
Singapore's anti-money laundering rules require every director and shareholder to verify their identity. Osome’s Know Your Customer (KYC) checks usually take just a few minutes, with no embassy visits, notarised paperwork, or couriers.
- Residency question: the platform asks "Are you a resident of Singapore?" Your answer sends you to Singpass or to digital verification through Sumsub.
- Singapore residents: click Verify now and scan the QR code with the Singpass app. MyInfo transfers your legal name, NRIC or FIN, date of birth, and address, so no uploads are needed and your ACRA filing stays typo-free.
- Overseas founders: verify digitally through Sumsub, an identity verification provider, on your phone or computer. Keep your passport ready. The system captures your passport and guides you through a short video check. You’ll upload your proof of address from the last 3 months, such as a bank statement, utility bill or tenancy agreement, as part of the same check.
- Address privacy: ACRA records are publicly searchable, so you can show your residential address or provide a separate contact address in the same country as your residence. Osome’s registered office address can’t be used as your contact address.
- Due diligence declaration: complete the due diligence declaration in the flow, which includes confirming whether you’re a Politically Exposed Person (PEP). Refer to the declaration itself for the full list of questions.
The table below compares the two verification routes.
Singapore residents | Overseas founders | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Citizens, Permanent Residents and local pass holders with Singpass | Founders without a Singpass account |
| How you verify | Scan a QR code with the Singpass app | Digital passport check and short video verification, powered by Sumsub |
| Documents to upload | None. MyInfo transfers your verified government data | Proof of address dated within 3 months, uploaded during the Sumsub check |
| Time to verify | Under 60 seconds | Usually a minute or less, depending on the submission |
Step 3: Sign your pre-incorporation documents
Once identity checks are verified, Osome prepares your pre-incorporation documents under the Singapore Companies Act. Signing takes about 5 minutes on screen, with no printer, scanner or wet signature.
- Company constitution: A standard-template constitution setting out your company’s rules, share structure and governance procedures.
- Form 45 (Consent to Act as Director): The statutory declaration each director signs to accept their appointment.
- Notice of controllers: a notice every director and shareholder signs so the company can record its registrable controllers.
To sign, click Continue → on the Sign documents milestone, review each document and sign with a single click or tap. These signatures are legally binding. Co-founders and corporate representatives receive signing links at their own email addresses.
Step 4: Receive your registered company
After the final signature, Osome’s team reviews your company information and signed documents, usually within the same day. If anything about your company or its intended business needs clarifying, they’ll ask you before filing. Osome then files your application through BizFile+, ACRA’s online filing portal. ACRA usually approves applications on the day they’re filed. If it refers yours to another authority for review, approval can take longer. You then receive:
- Unique Entity Number (UEN): your company's official business identification and tax registration number.
- Electronic ACRA business profile: a downloadable, government-certified document confirming your company details, paid-up capital, registered address and officers.
- Digital corporate kit: digital registers of members and controllers, share certificates, initial resolutions and your constitution.
After incorporation, you’ll also sign a few post-incorporation documents, such as the first board resolutions. From there, three services take over:
- Business banking: get referred to Osome’s banking partners, Aspire and Airwallex, from your Osome account. Account approval is up to the bank.
- Corporate secretarial support: send requests through the built-in messaging hub.
- Accounting: if you chose Osome Accounting, your accountant handles reconciliations, invoice tracking, ECI and annual returns in the Osome web and mobile app.
Chose "Decide later" at checkout? You can still add accounting once your company is registered. Osome's accounting packages bundle bookkeeping, ECI and corporate tax filings, priced by your revenue bracket.
How Osome Can Help
Incorporating in Singapore means meeting several statutory requirements at once: a resident director, a registered address, a company secretary, and verified identities for every officer. Founders based abroad often need local support before they can even file.
Osome handles each requirement inside one guided flow, including a paid nominee director service with no cash deposit, a registered address, and a resident company secretary. Once your company is live, the same account covers bookkeeping, tax filings and secretarial requests. That works whether you're a solo founder setting up from abroad or a startup team sharing equity with a holding company.
Summary
Most of the flow is entering information you already have, so preparing it in advance keeps the four milestones moving. Before you start, agree your share split, confirm whether anyone qualifies as a resident director, and draft a business description of at least 100 characters.
Overseas officers should have their passport and proof of address from the last 3 months ready. Co-founders and shareholders will receive their own verification and signing links by email.