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Startup Accounting, Finance and Tax CPA Expertise Enhanced with AI.
Accounting, tax, and fundraising guidance for VC-backed founders — written by the team that closes 800+ startups' books every month.
Startup CEO Salaries 2026: Data for VC-Backed Founders
Explore 2026 startup CEO salary benchmarks by stage, revenue, and burn. See how venture-backed founders pay themselves and what VCs expect this year.
Do Convertible Notes Lower 409A Values?
Learn when a convertible note can decrease your 409A valuation, what valuation firms consider, and how smart startup accounting keeps you compliant.
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How Recruiting Costs Change as a Startup Grows
Most of our startup clients are growing fast, raising capital, developing and shipping product and hiring. Lots and lots of hiring!
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Top 5 Law Firms for Startups
A list of the top 5 startup law firms and top 10 boutique firms curated by Kruze Consulting, a leading CPA focused 100% on venture-funded startups.
Vanessa Kruze
Essential HR Tools for Scaling Startups
Scale HR without chaos—discover essential HR tools for startups to manage hiring, onboarding, payroll, benefits, and compliance as headcount grows.
Vanessa Kruze
Form 571-L for California Startups Explained
If your startup has a location in California, then you likely have the pleasure of needing to file a 571-L SF Property Tax Statement. What is the Form 51-L?
Vanessa Kruze
What Financial Information VCs Want Post-Investment
If you are a startup CEO who has just raised funding, this post will help you understand the financial information your VC’s will expect to see from you.
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Top 10 Signs of Bad Bookkeeping
Vanessa Kruze, CPA, discusses bad bookkeeping, the top 10 ways your startup's financials are messed up and what you should do to correct them.
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Featured Service: InfluxData for Startups
Explore InfluxData to power metrics and events with a time-series platform built for observability, analytics, and real-time automation at scale.
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Why do VCs like to invest in Delaware C-Corps?
Today we're answering the question: Why do VC's prefer to invest in Delaware C-Corporations instead of LLC's or S-Corps.
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Startup Corporate Tax Returns Employee Options
Kruze Consulting's VP of FP&A, Healy Jones, gives a breakdown on startup Corporate Tax Returns (required by the IRS) and the options employees have.
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VC Due Diligence Checklist: Pre-Seed to Series B & Beyond
Ace VC due diligence with stage-by-stage checklists and insider insights from Kruze's experience across 1,000+ funding rounds.
Bryan Long, MBA
Startup Finance & Accounting Job Descriptions
Kruze Consulting has compiled detailed job descriptions for startups' finance and accounting teams, based on our experience managing the growth of our startups.
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