Kruze Consulting’s focus is providing accounting and tax services to venture funded startups, and our San Jose office works with some of the highest profile companies in the Bay Area.
We offer financial and accounting services for 800+ fast growing Seed, Series A, and Series B startups.
Founder & CEO Vanessa Kruze is a CPA, Deloitte Tax alumni, and former Controller of a 120+ FTE startup. We have a former VC who leads our clients in fundraising strategy. Our team of Staff Accountants and Controllers come from the Big 4, leading accounting firms, and top venture capital backed startups. Kruze serves venture funded startups in San Jose and Silicon Valley out of our offices in San Jose and San Francisco.
As an innovator in startup accounting services, Kruze, is your reliable partner in delivering not only accrual based financial statements monthly, but also assisting with tax filings and helping you prepare for VC due diligence. With a proven track record of serving VC-backed startups that have raised over $15B in funding, we fully understand what it takes to ace financial due diligence.
Cloud accounting services involve the provision of remote accounting, tax, and bookkeeping services through cloud-based SaaS software like QuickBooks Online. Opting for a provider like Kruze significantly reduces your expenses, enhances the quality of financial reporting, and primes your startup for complex accounting and tax due diligence. Furthermore, storing your accounting data in the cloud offers improved reliability, cost-effectiveness, and superior quality.
In addition to the regular bookkeeping tasks, accounting provides crucial information for informed decision-making. This includes helping startup founders understand vital metrics like your runway and burn rate. These are critical measures of how fast you’re expending funds every month, and how many months you have before your resources are depleted.
While many founders may handle their own accounting initially, it’s never too early to engage our professional services. We can help answer essential questions like the most suitable accounting method for your startup (we recommend accrual), and other specifics like the documentation needed for tax filings.
Trust Kruze, San Jose and Silicon Valley’s premier accounting firm, to guide your startup towards financial success.
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Deadline to file California Corporation Franchise or Income Tax Return (Form 100). Minimum amount due is $800.
C Corp Form 1120 Tax Return due. The Federal Form 1120 is the U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return, which the IRS has companies use to report their income, losses, credits, etc., and to figure the income tax liability of the corporation. Can extend the deadline to Oct. 15. All San Jose startups are required to file this Federal form by this deadline unless they file an extension.
Federal Quarterly Estimated Tax 1st installment (first quarter 2026).
File the R&D Tax Credit Form 6765 with your tax return. Can extend to October 15. We strongly recommend working with a qualified CPA to prepare this form in conjunction with your Form 1120 if your company is going to be acquired by a major technology company, that company’s CFO will use a strong tax team to do due diligence on this.
Due date for San Jose startup employees to make contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) for 2025 (Employee Benefits).
San Jose startups can claim Research & Development Tax Credits on Form 941.
Delaware Quarterly Estimated Franchise Tax. Pay 40% of estimated annual amount (if annual amount expected to exceed $5,000).
Federal Quarterly Estimated Tax 2nd installment (second quarter 2026).
Claim Research & Development Tax Credits on Form 941.
Delaware Quarterly Estimated Franchise Tax. Pay 20% of your estimated annual amount (if annual amount expected to exceed $5,000).
Federal Quarterly Estimated Tax 3rd installment (third quarter 2026).
C Corp Form 1120 Tax Return final due date for San Jose startups if extension was filed.
Claim your Research & Development Tax Credits on Form 941.
Delaware Quarterly Estimated Franchise Tax, Pay 20% of estimated annual amount (if annual amount expected to exceed $5,000).
Federal Quarterly Estimated Tax 4th installment (fourth quarter 2026).
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$250M+ VC Funding Raised
"I had a great experience working with Kruze Consulting when we raised Series A. They know what VCs need to see, and how to present a startup's books and finances. If you are going to raise venture capital, you need experts like Kruze."
Chris Mansi
CEO
Startup Venture Capital Assistance
With former venture capitalists on staff, our team is here to help you navigate the fundraising process and manage your board of directors
Scale Remote Operations & Team
"Kruze has supported us above and beyond basic accounting needs by ensuring we have everything we need to expand and support our team wherever they may be located"
Zack Fisch
Head of Operations & Legal
Clients who have worked with Kruze have collectively raised over $15 billion in VC funding.
We set startups up for fundrising success, and know how to work with the top VCs.
Experienced team helping you
Our account management team is staffed by CPAs and accountants who have, on average, 11 years of experience.
Grew from a 2-person startup to a NASDAQ listed public company.
"The Kruze team helped us grow from a 2-person startup to a NASDAQ listed public company in 2 years. We wouldn't have gotten public without Kruze's support. Anyone thinking of launching a startup should make Vanessa their first call!"
Jesse Shefferman
CEO
