Automating US Company Formation: 1,850 Incorporations, -78% Processing Time

4B - US Incorporation & Compliance Platform.

Industry: LegalTech / FinTech (Incorporation & Compliance)

Period of collaboration: 4 months from design to production

Company Stage: Launch to scale (0 → 1,850 companies incorporated)

Site: London, UK

4B Delaware company formation landing page

Challenge

Starting a US company from abroad means navigating law firms, IRS paperwork, registered agent services, and compliance filings — each a separate process, each slow, each expensive. Most international founders either paid lawyers to manage the complexity or gave up entirely. There was no self-serve path.

Key challenges:

Fragmented process: incorporation, IRS paperwork, registered agent, and compliance were all separate
Slow and expensive: each step required law firms or specialist services
No self-serve path for international founders forming a US entity
High abandonment: founders gave up rather than fight the complexity
Scattered documents: operating agreements and filings spread across providers

Solution

We built an online platform that automates US company formation end-to-end — from incorporation filing to EIN acquisition, document storage, and ongoing compliance. A team of 3 shipped in 4 months: 1 backend engineer, 1 frontend engineer, and 1 PM + QA.

Guided Incorporation Flow

Delaware LLC and Corporation formation as a structured online experience
No law firm, no back-and-forth, no ambiguity
Self-serve path replacing slow, expensive legal engagements

Document Automation

Operating agreements, incorporation documents, and compliance filings generated automatically
Everything stored in one place
No scattered paperwork across providers

EIN & Registered Agent

Structured acquisition process built into the platform
Handled as part of the same workflow, not a separate engagement
No need to coordinate third-party services manually

Compliance Management

Amendments, annual filings, and Good Standing requests in one dashboard
Ongoing compliance tracked alongside formation
Single source of truth for every entity

Bundled Services

Virtual address, apostille processing, and additional compliance products
Available within the same account
Higher revenue per client through service bundling

4B multi-step company registration wizard

4B client dashboard with companies, documents and activity

4B companies list with registration status per entity

4B company detail with registration status, info and add-ons

Result

Business Impact:

🚀 1,850 companies incorporated, starting from zero
📈 +37% revenue per client through service bundling
🛒 64% of clients purchased additional services (EIN, virtual address, apostille)

Operational Efficiency: