In Germany one can start an Ug and convert to a GmbH later. There is bureaucracy though, almost everything has to be done at a notary, in person. And they will

In Germany one can start an Ug and convert to a GmbH later. There is bureaucracy though, almost everything has to be done at a notary, in person. And they will expect you to speak German. Have done it as a non-German speaker though (pre Corona). In terms of the difficulties one has running ones own company succesfully, it does not rank high. But it is easy to complain about I guess.