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Institution | The Financial Operating System
The Private Office for Startups

Scale your startup,
not your finance team.

The financial operating system for high-growth capital. Automated bookkeeping, R&D credit monitoring, and CFO-level insights—reinvented for the digital age.

Trusted by founders backed by YC, Sequoia, and a16z

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/// The Financial Stack

The operating system for
high-growth capital.

live_ledger.tsx
01 // Ingesting transaction stream…
02 const reconcile = async (tx) => {
03   if (tx.source === ‘STRIPE’) {
04     category = ‘REVENUE’;
05   } else if (tx.source === ‘AWS’) {
06     category = ‘INFRASTRUCTURE’;
07   }
08   return classify(tx, category);
09 };
Stripe Payout +$42,500.00
Auto-Categorized 99.9% Accuracy
01

Precision Bookkeeping

Close your books in days, not weeks. Our engine ingests data from 10,000+ institutions, categorizing transactions with machine-learning precision. Anomalies are flagged for human review instantly.

  • > Accrual or Cash Basis Reporting
  • > Multi-Entity Consolidation
  • > Class & Department Tracking
02

Strategic Tax Compliance

Don’t leave money on the table. We proactively identify R&D credits, handle state nexus registration, and file federal returns on autopilot.

“Institution uncovered $56,000 in R&D credits we didn’t know we qualified for.”

  • > Federal & State Income Tax
  • > Delaware Franchise Tax
  • > 1099 Contractor Filings
100%
Compliant
Estimated Refund
$14,200
R&D Credit Claimed
Can we afford to hire 2 specialized engineers in Q3?
I/O

Yes. Based on your current burn of $140k/mo, you have 18 months of runway even with the hires.

Runway Impact -2.1 Months
Ask your CFO…
03

Expert CFO Support

Guidance when you need it. Our team of former Big 4 accountants and CFOs are available via Slack and email to answer complex questions about equity, fundraising, and burn.

  • > 409a Valuations
  • > Board Deck Preparation
  • > Fundraising Diligence

Works with your entire stack.

stripe
gusto
BREX
qb
RIPPLING
Mercury

And 5,000+ other banks via Plaid

“Institution gave us the confidence to scale burn during our Series B raise. It’s like having a top-tier CFO in your pocket, without the massive retainer.”

Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
CEO at Vertex (Raised $40M)