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Clerky vs. Stripe Atlas - Incorporation Services

#1

Post by jblandino » Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 5:37 PM UTC

I would like to know from your perspective, which service you understand is more convenient when choosing to incorporate a company in the United States (I am a Latino citizen).

Clerky vs Stripe Atlas.

Stripe Atlas Package https://stripe.com/en-es/atlas

Lifetime Clerky Package https://www.clerky.com/pricing

Bearing in mind that Stripe Atlas advantage for me is that they can open the bank account themselves directly with the SVB but Clerky gives me management tools (including the post-incorporation that they have included in the package, Fundraising, Hiring and Maintenance) although this does not give me A bank account that I understand for me is mandatory.

The question arises because I am currently incorporated in Delaware thanks to Stripe Atlas but I have not tried Clerky and it has options that Stripe Atlas really lacks and I want to know what you think about it.

Thank you.

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#2

Post by nathanbauman1 » Tue, Jul 23, 2019, 10:16 PM UTC

I am interested in opinions on this also- I am in the exact same situation, although I am in LA and I have not yet incorporated yet.

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Post by cpersona » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 12:30 AM UTC

Curious about the Latino citizen part. Do they offer different services or experiences as a result?

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#4

Post by rodneyrdx » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 5:43 AM UTC

cpersona wrote: post #3

Curious about the Latino citizen part. Do they offer different services or experiences as a result?

Don't think so. It's the same service for any region. I think what OP's trying to convey is that he has no access to a 3rd party Bank account, or confident legal advice without being physically in the US.

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Post by jblandino » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 4:03 PM UTC

cpersona wrote: post #3

Curious about the Latino citizen part. Do they offer different services or experiences as a result?

What I mean promptly with this is that Clerky does not allow you to open a bank account but recommends some and for this you must have a presence in the United States and in the case of Stripe Atlas to open an LLC you must be an American citizen (although in my case it is for a C-Corp).

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Post by jblandino » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 4:07 PM UTC

Then now comes another provider called Gust (gust.com) that offer different products that are equally attractive.

This has a product called Gust Launch (https://gust.com/launch/start) which has features like Clerky including a financial board of the company so it sounds interesting but the cost is $300 dollars annually (there is includes the incorporation, post, etc), Clerky is a single payment of $800 dollars and Stripe Atlas $500.

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Post by swampthing » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 7:59 PM UTC

jblandino wrote: post #5

cpersona wrote: post #3

Curious about the Latino citizen part. Do they offer different services or experiences as a result?

What I mean promptly with this is that Clerky does not allow you to open a bank account but recommends some and for this you must have a presence in the United States and in the case of Stripe Atlas to open an LLC you must be an American citizen (although in my case it is for a C-Corp).

Hey, I'm one of the founders of Clerky - we actually recently added an integration with Mercury, that allows people anywhere to open a bank account. There's more info here: https://help.clerky.com/article/2647-bank-account-integratio...

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Post by jblandino » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:09 PM UTC

swampthing wrote: post #7

jblandino wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What I mean promptly with this is that Clerky does not allow you to open a bank account but recommends some and for this you must have a presence in the United States and in the case of Stripe Atlas to open an LLC you must be an American citizen (although in my case it is for a C-Corp).

Hey, I'm one of the founders of Clerky - we actually recently added an integration with Mercury, that allows people anywhere to open a bank account. There's more info here: https://help.clerky.com/article/2647-bank-account-integratio...

Is Mercury the same as SVB? (which is a real bank) Because if so, I could opt for Clerky but for example the SVB gives me a debit card to be able to consume directly from the account and the possibility of making bank transfers to my country.

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Post by swampthing » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:17 PM UTC

jblandino wrote: post #8

swampthing wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey, I'm one of the founders of Clerky - we actually recently added an integration with Mercury, that allows people anywhere to open a bank account. There's more info here: https://help.clerky.com/article/2647-bank-account-integratio...

Is Mercury the same as SVB? (which is a real bank) Because if so, I could opt for Clerky but for example the SVB gives me a debit card to be able to consume directly from the account and the possibility of making bank transfers to my country.

The banks are all different from each other in various ways, but to answer your question, yup Mercury provide debit cards too! Not sure about the nuances of what you're looking for in terms of transferring money, you might need to check with them on that.

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Post by oluogunlela » Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 5:23 AM UTC

swampthing wrote: post #7

jblandino wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What I mean promptly with this is that Clerky does not allow you to open a bank account but recommends some and for this you must have a presence in the United States and in the case of Stripe Atlas to open an LLC you must be an American citizen (although in my case it is for a C-Corp).

Hey, I'm one of the founders of Clerky - we actually recently added an integration with Mercury, that allows people anywhere to open a bank account. There's more info here: https://help.clerky.com/article/2647-bank-account-integratio...

I'm also about to pick between Clerky & Stripe Atlas. I'm scheduled to talking to someone at Stripe soon. Anyone I can speak to at Clerky. I'm a foreign citizen but in the US at the moment. Olu@liferithms.com incase you can connect me to someone at your company.