SaaS and AI founders
The US company your SaaS needs. Before an investor asks.
Formation, EIN, banking readiness, books and Delaware compliance, stood up in the order a diligence request will eventually ask for them. We file for founders with no SSN and provide the US address.
- C-Corp or LLC
- Recommended in writing before anything is filed
- No SSN
- Required from you for the EIN
- $397
- First year, with the state's own filing fee quoted separately
- 2
- Entity types, chosen on a written recommendation
- 1
- Operating calendar carrying every deadline
- 0
- Generic templates in your formation documents
Everything a US entity needs. In one place.
| Item | State | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | C-Corp or LLC | Written recommendation first |
| EIN | Filed | No SSN required from you |
| Registered agent | Included | Plus a US address |
| Banking | Documents prepared | You submit it. Stripe readiness built in |
| Operating calendar | Live | Every deadline lands here |
Formation
C-Corp or LLC, decided on your actual plan
A written recommendation based on your actual plan, not the default everyone repeats. EIN filing, including without an SSN, plus a registered agent and a US business address.
Banking and payments
Applications prepared before you submit them
The document set a bank application asks for, with Stripe and processor readiness built in, so the paperwork lines up before you apply. You submit the application; no provider lets a third party do it for you.
Books and filings
Records in the format investors expect
Bookkeeping support on eligible plans, delivered in a format investors expect to see. Year-end filings, including Form 5472 where applicable.
Operating calendar
Deadlines that arrive before the penalty
Delaware annual filings and franchise tax sit on the operating calendar from day one, alongside cash, runway and your next finance deadline in the founder dashboard.
What a diligence request asks for. And where each item comes from.
| Asked for | Produced by | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of incorporation | Formation | On file |
| Bylaws or operating agreement | Formation | Built for your structure |
| EIN confirmation | Formation | On file |
| Franchise tax standing | Compliance | Tracked on the calendar |
| Books for the period | Finance | Eligible plans |
| Cap table | Partner platform | Coordinated |
Diligence does not accept a rebuild. Later is more expensive.
Every item on a diligence list exists from the day you incorporate or it does not exist at all. A missed franchise-tax year, a template operating agreement, or books assembled the week the term sheet lands are all fixable, just not quickly and not quietly.
Standing the entity up in the right order costs nothing extra. Repairing it during a raise costs time you will not have.
Check this is the right fit. Both directions.
Who this is for
- →Bootstrapped SaaS founders preparing to take revenue
- →Pre-seed and seed founders heading into accelerators or US angel rounds
- →AI builders selling APIs and products into US enterprise
- →Founders restructuring an existing entity into a Delaware C-Corp for fundraising
Who this is not for
- →You want the cheapest possible filing with no ongoing support.
- →You need legal or tax advice. Prolify is neither a law firm nor a CPA firm.
- →You are past Series A with an in-house finance team already running this.
- →You need securities work for a priced round; that is your counsel's job.
What founders ask. Before you file.
Should I form a C-Corp or an LLC for my SaaS?
It depends on whether you plan to raise, how you intend to hold profits, and how you want equity issued. Entity choice carries tax and legal consequences, so we do not publish a general rule here. You get a written recommendation for your situation before anything is filed.
Can you convert my LLC to a C-Corp later if I raise?
Yes, and quoted clearly. Starting as an LLC is not a dead end. Whether it is cheaper to start as a C-Corp when a raise is already planned depends on your situation, and we cost both before you decide.
Do you handle 409A valuations and cap tables?
Cap table support and stock administration are not built yet. Today we coordinate with partner platforms where needed.
I am not a US resident. Does that change anything?
We file EINs for founders who have no SSN and no US address, and we provide the US address. Where your company is a foreign-owned LLC we coordinate Form 5472 with licensed partners. Which banks and platforms accept someone resident in your country is a separate question, answered on the banking guide.
Stand it up in the right order. It costs nothing extra.
The entity, the EIN and the calendar in the sequence a diligence request will eventually ask for them.