Founder-Led Finance, Runway & Investor Reporting

Treasury optimization: At illustrative $5M invested for a full year at 4.8%, gross interest is $240K before fees and taxes. Build a treasury plan from payroll reserves, near-term obligations, liquidity, counterparty risk, fees and tax treatment. A 4.5-5% yield is a fictional sensitivity, not a current quote from Mercury, Ramp or Rho; changing balances or rates changes the result. A $10M balance at 4.5-5% would yield $450K-500K on the same assumptions. Check current terms and access before moving cash; income is not a guaranteed engagement payback.

R&D tax credits: We map documented technical uncertainty and engineering time to qualified expenses alongside your tax advisor. Qualifying research requires documented technical uncertainty, experimentation, eligible activities and qualified expenses; custom software or AI work does not qualify automatically. The 6-14% range is an illustrative sensitivity, not a statutory credit rate. The less-than-$5M gross-receipts test is joined by a five-tax-year receipts-history test and group rules. Review Form 6765 and Form 8974 requirements before claiming.

QSBS records review and eligibility coordination: We coordinate cap-table records, asset tests, and tax review before issuance or exit. QSBS requires qualifying original-issue C-corp stock, an eligible business and shareholder, applicable asset tests and the required holding period. For stock acquired after July 4, 2025, the phased exclusion is 50% after 3 years, 75% after 4 years and 100% after 5 years; the per-issuer exclusion limit is the greater of the applicable $15M dollar limit or 10 times qualifying basis, with prior-exclusion coordination and other limits. Earlier stock uses different rules, including the older $10M limit. Formation alone does not secure eligibility.

Board decks and investor reporting: We track ARR bridges, magic number, CAC payback, Rule of 40, burn multiple, and cash runway.

Cloud and AI credits: Startup credits are conditional provider offers, not cash and not guaranteed retroactive refunds. AWS currently advertises up to $200K for eligible Portfolio applicants, with different Founders and invitation-only tiers. Confirm approved products, prior usage, expiry and provider access before forecasting savings. The prior $50K-$500K combined range is not a verified universally available award; approval belongs to each provider.

Entity choice and compensation planning: An S-corp election generally conflicts with C-corp QSBS and institutional venture financing; consider it only for entities not pursuing those paths. We model eligible W-2/distribution scenarios from actual facts with the relevant costs and tax interactions disclosed.

Founder-specific tax complexity: Clean documentation gives your tax and legal advisors the exact facts they need.

Bookkeeping that scales: Our team scopes monthly close and authorized AR, AP or payroll work from the records available in your books. Volume, complexity, software access and processing authority are agreed on the call; full AR/AP/payroll processing is not automatically included at the bookkeeping price floor.