1. Currency. Setting up a company necessarily requires a certain amount of working capital. To cover the expenses of founding the company and starting its operations. Therefore, shareholders can contribute money.
2. Physical objects. In-kind investment is generally made in the form of machinery and equipment, raw materials, parts, goods, buildings and factories, etc.
3. Intellectual property rights. The so-called intellectual property rights refer to the civil rights that people enjoy over the fruits of their intellectual labor. Traditional intellectual property rights include trademark rights, patent rights and copyrights.
4. Land use rights. There are two ways for a company to obtain land use rights. One is that shareholders use the land use rights as a price and then contribute capital to the company so that the company obtains the land use rights; the other is that the company applies to the county or city-level land management department where it is located. After review and approval, the land use rights are obtained through a subscription contract, and the company pays site use fees in accordance with regulations. The former is a method of capital contribution by shareholders, but relevant procedures must be completed in accordance with the law.
5. Labor services and credit investment. Some civil law countries also allow shareholders to contribute capital with labor services and credit, but only in unlimited companies, limited liability companies and joint stock limited liability companies, while limited liability companies and joint stock limited companies do not allow shareholders to contribute capital with labor services and credit.