Where is your company on the route today?
You are here. We chart the road. Turn incorporation, banking, taxes and compliance into a single guided route — so every founder knows the road, the deadlines, and the next steps.
- One unified platform for founding a company.
- Signals map to filings, not vanity metrics.
- Pause the route anytime. Your position is saved.
- DE franchise taxMar 01filed
- Form 5472 · foreign ownerApr 15in 12 days
- Federal 1120Apr 15scheduled
Read about the method
A route, not just a dashboard.
Founding a company is a sequence of decisions with real consequences. Startup GPS treats it that way — one question, one signal, one step at a time.
Answer a few questions.
Tell us where you live, what you sell, and where you want to sell it. Every field explains itself and your Progress is a position on the guided route. 90 seconds, no jargon.
Incorporate in the state your answers point to.
We map your answers to the state whose fee, residency treatment, and reporting cadence fits your plan. No shortlist paralysis. No affiliate steering.
Ready your banking, not just your account.
Before you open an account, we produce the exact documents each bank asks for — EIN letter, formation certificate, ownership statement, address proof.
Keep the calendar honest.
Every filing you owe is a dated waypoint on your route — federal, state, franchise, BOI. The calendar changes when your answers change.
Which state fits the company you're actually building?
Pick one to see its filing math, its calendar, and the signal it lights up on your route.
Fits you if · You expect to raise venture capital and issue preferred stock within 18 months.
One number. No affiliate math.
Pick the retainer cadence that matches your runway. Annual renewals only cover filings we actually make on your behalf.
- LLC or C-Corp formation
- EIN issuance (IRS)
- U.S. bank account
- Registered agent — year one
- Compliance calendar (read-only)
- Everything in Formation Basic
- Expedited filing — 24 hours
- Compliance calendar with reminders
- Cap table & vesting
- Local subsidiary payroll
- Everything in Holdco OS
- Annual tax filings — 1120 & 5472
- FX repatriation engine
- Investor data room
- Dedicated KYC concierge
What founders said, in their own words.
"Every other product asked me to pick things I didn't understand. Startup GPS asked me one question and then handled the paperwork the answer implied."
"The compliance calendar is the first one I've kept. It only shows what's actually due, when it's due, and what happens if I miss it."
"I bought the Route plan on a Monday and had my EIN letter by Wednesday. It felt boring, in the best sense of the word."
"The sales-tax caution came up in the questionnaire before I made a mistake, not after. That single yellow signal saved us two months of cleanup."
"My investors asked for our incorporation package and I sent one PDF. There's nothing fancy about that — it's just the way it should have always worked."
"No dashboard to check. No dopamine, no anxiety — just the next question waiting for me the morning after I make a decision."
Read our latest insights.
Playbooks and briefings on US incorporation, cross-border compliance, and fundraising for African founders.
What do you want to know before you begin?
Are you ready to answer the first question?
It takes about 90 seconds. You'll see the route your answers imply — the state, the entity, the filing calendar — before you pay a cent.