Starcycle

Closing a company is the least glamorous part of entrepreneurship, and it is usually the part nobody has built a good tool for. Starcycle exists to change that. The service asks a short set of mostly yes/no questions about your entity type, the states you are registered in and what is still running — contracts, payroll, a lease — then routes you to the right path.

Straightforward cases, such as a single-member LLC registered in one state with no investors and no active contracts, get an instant quote and a self-serve workflow. More complex windups, like a Delaware C-corp with a cap table, multiple state registrations or outstanding obligations, get a dashboard, a dated action plan and a dedicated person on the Starcycle team. Every shutdown runs on the same backbone: state filings such as articles of dissolution, certificates of cancellation, final tax returns and EIN cancellation, an automatic good-standing check across all 50 states, key-date tracking for franchise tax and renewal deadlines, contract and subscription cancellation, and document management so records stay retrievable.

Starcycle handles administrative paperwork, not legal or tax advice; where professional judgement is needed it works through partner CPA and legal relationships. The company also describes capabilities for recovering residual value during windup, such as unused equipment, software credits or intellectual property. Service is limited to US businesses and residents, and pricing is a flat upfront fee rather than an hourly clock. Simple plans start at $399.