About Staxiom
Staxiom is startup accounting. We handle the bookkeeping, the tax prep, and the capital strategy behind a raise, an exit, or just steady growth, so your books hold up the day someone asks to see them. Staxiom was founded in 2024 and is based in Brea, California.
What we do
Bookkeeping is the floor for every client. From there we add tax prep and the capital strategy work: what a raise costs you in dilution, what an exit does to your taxes, and which elections and deadlines matter before they pass. Because we're already in the books, we also catch the credits and incentives most back offices miss, including the federal R&D credit and state programs.
Pricing is a fixed monthly fee, set by what you need, never a percentage of a refund.
Who's behind it
Our team was on the early side of Ardius, the R&D tax credit company Gusto acquired in 2021, so we've built a startup and been through an exit ourselves. Our co-founder and CEO, Josh Lee, founded Ardius and ran EY's West Coast R&D Tax Credit practice for thirteen years, and he reviews the credit work we do.
Josh Lee
Co-founder and CEO
Founded Ardius, the R&D tax credit company Gusto acquired in 2021. Before that he spent 13 years at Ernst & Young, where he ran the West Coast R&D Tax Credit practice, and worked in venture capital.
LinkedInByron Wang
Co-founder and CTO
Previously Chief Product Officer and Head of Engineering at Ardius.
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Who backs us
Our seed round was led by Conductive and Sovereign's Capital, with participation from Operate and Gumshoe Ventures.
- Operate
Talk to us
We're in Brea, California. The quickest way to reach us is to book a call, and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.