Why TokenTempo
Atlas, Clerky, doola form your company. They walk away. TokenTempo walks with you — with an AI navigator that ensures every step is documented correctly, a dashboard that watches the cap table and the IRS clock, and an education library that turns “I don’t know what I don’t know” into “I’ve got this.”
What we do that nobody else does
Formation is table stakes. Anyone can file paperwork. The platform value is what happens after — and what travels with you when your first investor asks for it.
| Feature | TokenTempo | Atlas | Clerky | doola |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI navigator that walks you through every step | ||||
| Built-in dashboard for cap table + deadlines + investors | docs only | docs only | ||
| Education library with plain-English primers | PDF guide | external handbook | blog only | |
| Carries you into your 506(b) round | docs only | |||
| Concurrent Reg CF Spark for public discovery | ||||
| Audit trail tied to formation events | ||||
| 83(b) handled — electronic + optional certified mail | both, included | electronic only | paid add-on | |
| Same-day formation (Montana) | DE only, 1–2 BD | DE only, 2–3 BD | ~1 day | |
| Founding Cohort lock — first 100 founders | $29/mo for life |
Comparison reflects each vendor’s public marketing as of May 2026 (clerky.com/pricing, docs.stripe.com/atlas, doola.com/c-corp). Verify current vendor offerings before deciding.
Three things that change how you build
Houston walks with you
Atlas hands you a dashboard. Clerky hands you a document set. doola hands you a checklist. None of them tells you what to do next when you don’t know what to do next.
Houston is your AI navigator. It knows where you are in the journey, what’s due, what’s optional, and what the founder before you tripped on. It doesn’t replace your attorney — it makes your attorney’s billable hours go further by handling the documentation work that would otherwise cost you $500/hour to ask about.
Learn what you don’t know
Most founders learn 506(b) rules from a cease-and-desist letter. Learn QSBS from their accountant after they’ve already missed it. Learn 83(b) from a $40K tax bill they didn’t see coming.
TokenTempo’s education library answers the questions before they cost you money. Plain English. Built into the dashboard, not buried in a separate blog. Houston pulls the right primer at the right moment.
Open your round the next day
Form on Atlas / Clerky / doola, then spend three months stitching together a cap table tool, a securities attorney, a Form D filer, and a Blue Sky attorney in each investor state before your first investor can wire.
TokenTempo bundles the Spark instrument (the instrument that runs your 506(b)), Form D filing within 5 business days, and a vetted state-licensed counsel for Blue Sky filings (we connect you with counsel licensed in each investor state — fees passed through at cost). Your first round opens the day after formation, not three months after.
Houston — the business advisor you couldn’t afford to hire
Founders who form on Atlas / Clerky / doola spend their first six months learning what they don’t know about cap tables, vesting, dilution, 506(b) rules, and QSBS. They learn it by paying lawyers $500/hour to answer questions Houston answers in two minutes.
Houston runs with full per-founder context — your formation status, your cap table, your investor list, your stage in the journey from first conversation to first round closed. Houston doesn’t replace your attorney. Houston makes you smart enough to ask the right questions when your attorney bills you.
The first 100 founders get unlimited Houston access locked at $29/mo, for life — including across acquisition.
What it actually costs to ship Year 1
The other services list a formation price. Then you discover you need a separate cap table tool, separate securities counsel for your 506(b) round, a separate Form D filer, and a separate audit trail for diligence. Here’s the all-in math.
| Service | Year 1 all-in | Carries you into your round |
|---|---|---|
| TokenTempo Express | $749 | Yes — same day |
| TokenTempo Build | $837($249 + $49×12) | Yes — same day |
| Stripe Atlas | $5,500 – $15,500$500 + $5K-$15K securities counsel for first round | No — Atlas stops at formation |
| Clerky Lifetime | $5,800 – $15,800$819 + $5K-$15K securities counsel for first round | Documents only — no AI navigator |
| doola Total Compliance | $7,000 – $17,000$1,999/yr + $5K-$15K securities counsel | No — doola is back-office |
Prices as of May 2026. Vendor formation fees are public; securities counsel for your first 506(b) round is a typical market range. TokenTempo doesn’t replace your attorney — TokenTempo makes your attorney’s hours go further by handling the documentation work that would otherwise be billable.
Founding Cohort — first 100 founders
The first 100 founders to form on TokenTempo get $29/mo locked for life — including across any acquisition. The lock is binding on successors-in-interest and disclosed in the Terms of Service.
Why so cheap? Because the first 100 founders are the proof that the architecture holds at scale. We need them more than they need a $20/mo discount.
Form your Montana C-Corp in 24 hours
Sign up. Houston walks you through formation. Sign your documents. Watch your Montana SOS filing go in. Your 506(b) round opens the moment you flip the switch.