Stripe Atlas is a company formation service from Stripe. It incorporates your startup, gets a company tax ID, issues founder equity and files 83(b) elections.
Atlas forms either a Delaware C corporation, which Stripe says is often used by startups, or a Delaware LLC, which it says is often used by small businesses. You can customize your founder equity vesting period, cliff and start date. Atlas takes care of key legal documents such as bylaws, operating agreements and the paperwork for issuing initial stock, using documents developed with the law firm Cooley. Stripe notes that Atlas does not give legal, tax or accounting advice.
Stripe says Atlas lets founders anywhere in the world set up a US company. Its documentation has a guide on tax election filing for non-US founders. Other guides cover incorporating with Indian resident founders in line with India’s ODI rules and incorporating a US company from Singapore. The Singapore guide explains when you might need a US company and which company structure to choose.
Atlas lets you set up a Stripe financial account and begin taking Stripe payments right after incorporation, before your EIN arrives. You can also open an account with your preferred US bank. Post-formation guides cover business taxes and getting an LLC or C corporation ready for tax season. Others explain adding a co-founder after incorporation and fundraising by creating, sending and tracking SAFEs from your Stripe Dashboard.
Atlas also gives you Stripe product credits and partner discounts to use after you launch. Current prices are in the pricing box above.