A company founder can be an individual or a company. The documents needed by an individual founder are not the same as the documents needed by a company. An individual founder must submit a notarized copy of his or her passport. He or she must also provide a bank statement bearing his or her name. On the other hand, a company must submit an incorporation certificate, articles of association, and a list of its directors. It must also submit financial statements from the last two years or a bank statement if the company is less than two years old. Note that if the above documents were issued abroad, you will have to legalize and notarize them in the issuing country.