Stephensen Consulting is a European advisory and investment firm based in Estonia. We help founders, investors, and organizations bring ideas to life, expand into new markets, and navigate legal and regulatory complexity with confidence.
Our core team combines legal expertise, entrepreneurial insight, and international experience to support clients with clarity, speed, and discretion.
Headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, and serving clients across Europe, Stephensen Consulting works on both client-driven assignments and its own entrepreneurial ventures — ranging from legal-tech platforms to real estate developments. With a lean, digitally native approach, we eliminate unnecessary overhead and focus on delivering high-impact results.
The firm was founded by Icelandic lawyer and entrepreneur Gísli Gíslason and operates in English, Icelandic, and Estonian.
Tailored, efficient, and reliable solutions for startups, entrepreneurs, and small and medium enterprises — delivered online, anywhere in Europe.
Company setup in Estonia, Iceland, and other European jurisdictions — from entity selection and registration to banking and compliance groundwork.
Contracts, corporate documents, and compliance materials prepared online — tailored to your business and aligned with EU and EEA legal frameworks.
Guidance on protecting and leveraging your innovations — patents, trademarks, and copyright — with actionable, industry-specific advice.
Investor-ready business plans integrating market analysis, financial projections, and strategic insight — built to secure funding and drive growth.
Structuring of investment vehicles and methodology-driven valuations — giving owners and investors clarity before an acquisition, sale, or funding round.
Digital-first business infrastructure for founders operating across borders — enabling lean, compliant, location-independent companies.
Stephensen Consulting engages directly in ventures across Europe — as strategist, legal counsel, and investor — alongside its client advisory work.
A Danish defence technology group developing integrated unmanned systems — combining extreme-terrain UGV platforms, drone systems, and maritime capability with partners including Rheinmetall, Kongsberg, and OMT. Stephensen Consulting's founder serves as Chief Strategy & Legal Officer, guiding corporate structure, partnerships, and programme strategy across NATO-aligned markets.
apollotech.group ↗Supporting WIAG's European expansion — a production launch programme targeting operations in the Netherlands by 2027. Stephensen Consulting assists with corporate structuring, legal groundwork, and strategic planning for the European market entry.
wiageurope.com ↗A U.S. electric vehicle company creating the next generation of all-electric, all-terrain vehicles built on a proven hub-motor platform. Stephensen Consulting acts as a consultant to LandX Motors, providing legal and strategic advisory to support the company's development and growth.
landxmotors.com ↗A search-and-recovery mission to locate Het Wapen van Amsterdam — "The Goldship" of Icelandic folklore — a Dutch flagship laden with gold, silver, diamonds, and silk, lost beneath the sands of Skeiðarársandur in 1667. Founded by Gísli Gíslason, the project unites explorers, investors, and recovery technologists, and was the subject of a documentary aired on Icelandic television. Stephensen Consulting serves as advisor on structuring, partnerships, and project strategy.
anno1667.com ↗A cooperative restoration venture centred on a château in the French countryside. Stephensen Consulting leads the legal and business setup — managing the co-ownership structure, French legal compliance and notarial liaison, and supporting the renovation and governance of the shared property. An innovative model blending real estate, co-living, and historical preservation into a sustainable ownership concept.
A remote-work retreat and regional development project in Raufarhöfn, one of Iceland's most remote settlements, just below the Arctic Circle. A 450 m² house is being fully renovated into a dedicated retreat for company teams — eight private rooms, a professional kitchen with local chefs, and a large open meeting room — where remoteness is the product, not a drawback. For Bergþórshvoll ehf., Stephensen Consulting leads the project definition, business plan and grant application to Byggðastofnun (the Icelandic Regional Development Institute), renovation project management, and the launch and marketing campaign.
Raufarhöfn ↗Every engagement begins with a consultation to understand your business, goals, and challenges — before a single document is drafted or strategy proposed.
No templates, no generic advice. Each service plan is built around your specific situation, jurisdiction, and objectives — with transparent, value-based pricing.
Scheduled check-ins, progress updates, and open communication throughout. We measure ourselves on client satisfaction and long-term partnership, not billable hours.
Whether you are launching a startup, protecting your intellectual property, or evaluating an investment — we would be glad to hear from you.