Creating a C-Corp with a foreign owner?

Having started up more companies than I want to admit, I will say that creating a C-Corp is unduly burdensome and not needed upfront unless you already have serious investors. Most of us start out self-funding, friends and family or with angels and, in those cases, it is perfectly fine - and some VCs actually prefer - if you use an LLC.

When you get real money in the door, the investors will want to amend or change your corporate articles to standardize within their ecosystem. Using an LLC enables that flexibility when you convert to a C Corp and is a preferred vehicle to this end.

In the case where a foreign company owns a majority then I think you are forced into a C Corp but every state varies in its rules.