The Operational Hub is a turnkey solution that runs your back office: invoicing, approvals, payouts, month end close, and reporting, with an operator team so your team stays focused on shipping. It also gives your project a legal shield, member privacy and a compliant bridge to real-world operations in a streamlined entity.
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Running an entity creates recurring work: invoices, approvals, payouts, close, and reporting. The Operational Hub turns that into a repeatable system with operator support and workflow software, so the project can run smoothly without admin becoming a second job.
Built for teams with $250k+ in annual operating spend who need a repeatable way to run invoicing, payouts, and reporting without building a full back office.
Teams paying contributors and vendors on a recurring cadence who want operations handled without adding full-time admin headcount.
Teams maintaining open-source projects who want to own their entity and run a repeatable back office for invoicing, approvals, payouts, and reporting, even when funding comes from many different sources.
Teams that want to run real-world operations with member privacy by default and less personal exposure for signers and operators.
Turn invoicing, approvals, payouts, close and reporting into a repeatable system so ops work stops consuming your week
Start from a proven agreement stack and templates so you spend less on custom drafting and repeated reviews.
Run payouts and records through a clean process that works in fiat or stablecoins and keeps you audit ready when needed.
Operate with member privacy by default and reduce personal exposure when the project interacts with the real world
Keep onchain control while the entity handles contracts, invoicing, and vendor relationships on the team's behalf.
Start lightweight, add structure as you grow, and wind down cleanly if your needs change.
A complete operating bundle, including workflow software and an operator team to run the day to day, plus an entity that can sign, pay and keep records.
An operator team runs recurring workflows for you, so invoicing, approvals, payouts, and close do not become a constant distraction.
Repeatable workflows for invoices, approvals, payouts, and records so operations are consistent month to month, with documentation organized for reporting and tax filings.
Payouts in fiat or stablecoins with clean approval and recordkeeping, designed for contributor heavy teams.
A proven set of templates and agreements that reduces legal costs and gets you to a working setup faster.
A legal home for the project that can sign contracts, issue invoices, hold IP and other assets, and run operations through the entity instead of through individuals.
This structure gives teams a credible way to sign contracts, issue invoices, pay contributors, and hold IP through an entity instead of through individuals, while staying compatible with globally distributed operations.
Switzerland offers a stable legal environment with mature banking and professional services, and is widely used by crypto and open-source organizations that need to operate globally.
In some cases, teams can pursue a cost plus 5% model via a tax ruling, which can materially reduce the tax burden on operational spend.
Not automatic and depends on activities and structure. Informational only, not tax advice.
Member privacy is supported by default, which reduces unnecessary exposure while still operating credibly in the real world.
Other jurisdictions and entity options are planned as the product expands.
Legal setup comes first. Operational setup follows. Then you run day to day through the entity.
Create your Operational Hub and assemble your contracts with templates for Articles/Bylaws, MPA, governance minutes, contributor agreements and membership records. If required, local Counsel reviews and customizes templates.
External Swiss counsel reviews and customizes templates (not legal advice).
Operator team sets up admin workflows: payouts, vendors, approvals, reporting. Connect the operational pieces you need to run cleanly.
Run payments and agreements through the entity, not as individuals. The operator team handles day-to-day operations and maintains clean documentation for reporting, audits when needed, and tax filings.
End-to-end implementation so you can focus on the work, not administration.
Templates and guidance for contractor and employee structures, with compliant classification support.
Multi-currency payouts, expense workflows, and payment scheduling through regulated rails.
Swiss GAAP aligned bookkeeping, reporting, and annual financial statements.
Support for filings, VAT workflows, and keeping records organized for reporting and tax filings.
You own the entity and the key approvals. The operator team runs day-to-day administration.
Note: The FAQ below is for informational purposes only. It is not legal, financial, or tax advice.
No. The Operational Hub includes workflow software plus an operator team that runs the recurring back office work, like invoicing, payables, approvals, contributor payments, and month-end processes, so you do not need to staff these functions internally.
No, not as an internal function. The Operational Hub handles day-to-day finance ops and keeps records organized, including the documentation needed for tax reporting, so you do not need to hire a dedicated accounting role to stay on top of the back office. When tax filings or statutory filings are required, the Hub coordinates with external professionals as needed.
Sometimes, but far less than a custom setup. The Hub is built on standardized templates and a proven agreement stack, which greatly reduces drafting and repeated reviews. You also get an introduction to MME, a top Swiss firm that helped draft the templates, for cases where you want counsel review or have edge cases.
The Hub provides a consistent workflow for invoices and payouts. Invoices can be issued through the entity, approvals are collected through a clear process, and payouts can be executed in fiat or stablecoins with records kept in one place for reporting and tax support. The operator team coordinates the workflow and documentation, while your core team keeps approval control.
Setup is designed to be standardized and fast. You choose the scope of operations you want covered, complete onboarding and compliance steps, and then the entity and operating workflows are put in place using a proven template stack. From there, the operator team helps you transition invoicing, payouts, records, and month-end routines into the new system. Timeline depends on complexity and required reviews, but the goal is to get you operational quickly without a custom legal build.
Yes. The Operational Hub is designed to be flexible. You can start lightweight, evolve the setup as your needs change, and wind it down cleanly if it is no longer the right fit, without being locked into a heavyweight corporate structure.
Not by default. In the standard case, member names do not need to be published in a public registry, which supports privacy-first operations. Some counterparties and service providers, like banks or compliance vendors, may still require identity verification as part of their onboarding.
The entity provides a layer of separation so contracts, invoices, and operations can be handled through the organization instead of in a personal capacity. Liability is not absolute. Individuals can still have personal exposure in certain situations, including criminal, regulatory, tax, or employment matters, or cases involving willful misconduct or gross negligence.
This structure is designed for operating, not fundraising. It does not have shares, cannot pay dividends, and is typically used for service and development activity rather than high-risk financial activity. Commercial activity is generally allowed when it is secondary and supports the stated purpose, and activities like token sales or active trading are usually not a fit.
Switzerland is a stable, internationally recognized jurisdiction with mature banking and professional services, which makes it well-suited for globally distributed teams that need to sign contracts, issue invoices, pay contributors, and hold IP through an entity. Many crypto and open-source organizations use Switzerland for the same reasons. Zug is a common home base because it has deep talent and service provider infrastructure for these teams.
In some cases, a Zug-based structure may pursue a cost plus 5% model via a tax ruling, which can reduce the taxable income tied to operational spend. This is not automatic and depends on your activities and documentation.
Example (illustrative):
This approach typically aligns with lower-risk service activity, like open-source development, consultancy, R&D, or administrative support, and is usually not suitable for higher-risk activity, like token sales, active trading, staking or mining, or DeFi yield. It requires strong cost accounting and is typically pursued case by case with Swiss tax advisors.
Informational only. Not tax advice.
A back office system for global teams, with clean records for reporting and tax filings.