Founder Resources Hub
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Founder Resources Hub

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Many thanks to YC, On Deck, Village Global, Techstars, and the many founders, startups, and businesses that support the startup ecosystem. Below is a list of resources designed to help you start and scale your startup easier. If we’re missing your favorite tool or if you’d like to add something, please email us at founders@puzzle.io.

Startup Software and Services Resources

None of the software or services paid for placement, and happy to add more!

🖥️ Popular Startup Software

Accounting Software
Banks
Cap Table
Compliance
Credit Cards for Startups
Financial Planning Software

Runway/FP&A

Revenue Management

Fundraising
Insurance
Payments Processors
  • Stripe here
  • Braintree here
  • Chargebee (recurring billing) here
  • Recurly (recurring billing) here
  • Adyen enterprise payments here
Payroll, Benefits & Comp Related
Revenue & Sales Software

👷 Popular Startup Services

Back Office Operations
Bookkeepers (Formation stage)
  • AG Accounting - Personalized accounting support by US-based experts, catering to Angel and VC-funded tech startups.
  • Fondo.com - Bookkeeping, CFO Advisory, R&D Tax Credits, and Tax
  • Truewind.ai - AI-Powered Bookkeeping & Finance for Startups
  • Accountalent - Startup tax experts, Bookkeeping, State Registrations
  • Trivium Accounting and Tax - Bookkeeping, Tax, CFO Advisory, Accounting Policy
Bookkeepers (All stages)

Early-Stage Startup Expertise

  • Burkland Associates - Bookkeeping, CFO Advisory, Tax, HR (Popular with portfolio companies of top tier venture firms)
  • Accountalent - Startup tax experts, Bookkeeping, State Registrations
  • Trivium Accounting and Tax - Bookkeeping, Tax, CFO Advisory, Accounting Policy
  • AG Accounting - Personalized accounting support by US-based experts, catering to Angel and VC-funded tech startups.
  • Integrus - Accounting, tax compliance, advisory, outsourced CFO services
  • Perlson LLP - Bookkeeping, Tax, CFO Advisory, Accounting Policy, Sales Tax
  • Integrated CPA - Bookkeeping, Tax, CFO Advisory, Crypto, R&D Tax Credits
  • Pilot.com - Bookkeeping, Tax, R&D Tax Credit, using Quickbooks
  • Kruze Consulting - Bookkeeping, Tax, Compliance, CFO, using Quickbooks
Design
  • Numi (W20) - Your startups design department
  • DesignBake - Helps founders fill early-stage design roles
Fractional HR
Fractional Sales
  • RevPilots - Fractional and full time sales hires
  • Zevenue - Automated SDRs to book sales meetings
Job Boards
Lawyers
  • Bigger Startup Firms
  • Boutique Startup Firms
Marketing & Content
Registered Agents
Recruiters

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Nothing in this resource list constitutes legal, tax, or compliance advice or an endorsement of any service. Please consult a professional.