Borderless business
Operate digitally and autonomously with full legal compliance and no physical residency requirements. Execute contracts, issue invoices, and sign governance decisions fully online.
Build your borderless business online
Create and manage compliant digital companies with instant licensing, global banking, and seamless payments all without setting foot in Zanzibar.
Designed for borderless operators that need speed, compliance, and certainty.
Streamlined operations
Licensing, invoicing, accounting, banking, and digital asset on/off ramps are orchestrated together through the Zone Operating System.
Secure digital infrastructure
Gain instant access to sovereign compute, storage, network, and GPU resources hosted in Zanzibar and mirrored globally on quantum-safe rails.
Built-in dispute resolution
Resolve disputes within the Zone's governance stack without legacy bureaucracy. Binding, neutral decisions keep builders moving fast.
How it works
A simple step-by-step process, orchestrated from one dashboard.
01
Apply online to become a Digital Resident
All digital, autonomous, and 100% remote. Your residency credential is the prerequisite for creating or joining Zone entities.
02
Form your Free Zone company or cooperative
Tie your Digital Residency to a Zone company or cooperative to unlock streamlined banking, licensing, accounting, and digital asset services.
03
Run borderless business
Operate from anywhere with full compliance, dispute resolution, invoicing, treasury management, and reporting built in.
Types of Entities
Choose the vehicle that fits your velocity.
01. The Foundation
Digital Resident
Your digital legal identity in the Zone. Required to establish companies, cooperatives, and hold assets with access to compliant financial rails.
Explore Digital Residency →02. Scale Your Business
Zone Companies
Choose from four company types designed to match your business stage from solo consultants to global platforms issuing digital assets.
Single Shareholder • Startup • Growth • Global Business
Explore Companies →03. Build Together
Zone Cooperatives
Democratic, member-owned entities built on cooperative principles. Perfect for communities, platforms, and shared infrastructure.
Standard (3-100 members) • Platinum (101+ members)
Explore Cooperatives →Stay current
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