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# Company Formation Process

Forming a company involves a lot of moving parts, and OCV's role is to handle the operational complexity so founders can stay focused on building. The following pages document each stage of that process in order, from internal approval to when the business is funded and ready to operate.

## Formation Steps

1. [Internal approvals and conflict checks](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/internal-approvals-and-conflict-checks.md)
2. [Choose legal entity structure](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/legal-entity-structure.md)
3. [Founder offer & equity](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/founder-offer-and-equity.md)
4. [Choose company name](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/company-name.md) 
5. [File incorporation documents](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/incorporation-documents.md)
6. [Issue equity & establish options pool](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/issue-equity-and-options-pool.md) 
7. [Fund the business](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/funding.md)
8. [Set up systems](/ocv-employees/vc-ops/company-formation-process/systems.md)


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