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If you don’t know, Firstbase does. The YC-backed company is helping makers launch US companies online, all in one platform. Maker Mark Milastsivy started Firstbase three years ago, but it was limited to one product —Firstbase Start— which focused only on incorporating a US company and accessing startup tools like Salesforce, Zendesk, and AWS. Today, the platform has multiple products in its offerings.

In addition to helping makers manage legal matters, Firstbase automates your business compliance, creates a physical business address, helps you apply for financial tools, and sets up payroll accounts in any US state. Firstbase Raise helps startups connect their business data to Firstbase and share it with VCs. “Our goal is to make fundraising more data-driven and empower more founders to raise money and build massive businesses,” says Milastsivy.

Firstbase is making an impact across borders. So far, the platform has helped makers in over 160 countries launch their businesses in the US. For Milastsivy, making that kind of impact is personal—"As a foreign-born founder myself, I had to go through many manual processes with banks and lawyers when initially starting a business, and I quickly realized that these situations could be extremely difficult to navigate.”

According to an MIT study, immigrants in the US are 80% more likely to start businesses than American-born citizens. Building companies is no walk in the park, so we love seeing makers come full circle and give back to the community through tools that make the journey easier. Here are some that caught our eyes:

Formance helps you build and track custom money flows.

Lawpath wants to make legal support accessible for small businesses. It helps business owners create legal documents, eSignatures, and manage their legal workflows.

Nanonets automates your financial processes. You can automatically upload invoices, pay and manage vendors, and access real-time expense reports.

• Meta just launched Make a Video, a new AI tool that generates videos from text.

• Nocodey.io connects you with no-code developers that can help you build your web and mobile apps.

• Capture App is a Web3 photo app that allows creators to secure, share, and get paid for their content.

• Imgeditor.ai lets you photoshop images using only text.