doola’s AI Co-Founder has arrived, redefining what it means to launch and scale a business.
Entrepreneurs across industries are excited about our latest launch: doola AI Co-Founder.
And it’s no surprise! Finally they can focus on building instead of battling information overload and endless compliance checklists.
For years, global founders have felt stuck in a loop where every Google search on US business formation, tax filing, or compliance led to a rabbit hole of legal jargon, conflicting advice, and wasted hours.
AI is poised to transform that journey, and with doola AI Co-Founder, founders finally have a personalized guide built to simplify US business formation and compliance, no matter where they are in the world.
If you’re a founder reading this, you’ll love how it cuts through the noise, saving you hours and giving you the freedom to focus on growth.
The Problem: Painful Complexity for Global Founders
According to the World Bank’s Doing Business Report:
Businesses lose 275+ hours per year navigating regulatory requirements, time that could otherwise be spent building and scaling.
doola AI Co-Founder is here to change that. But before we begin, let’s first understand the real challenges that led to its inception.
Legal uncertainty across states
Each of the 50 states in the US has its own compliance rules, annual filing fees, franchise taxes, and reporting structures. A founder trying to make the “right” choice is often left guessing:
Which state gives me the most protection? Which structure minimizes my tax liability?
A single misstep, like registering in the wrong state or missing a required filing, can lead to penalties, unnecessary costs, or even the dissolution of the business.
For global founders, who may not be familiar with US legal systems at all, this complexity multiplies.
Scattered, unreliable resources
Most of the information available online is fragmented, generic, or outdated. One article says you need a registered agent; another suggests you don’t.
For non-US residents, the confusion doubles because many mainstream resources assume the founder is US-based and fail to address international nuances.
Without a reliable system, founders waste precious hours vetting conflicting advice.
Time wasted Googling basics
Simple but critical tasks, like applying for an EIN, setting up a business bank account, or understanding state filing deadlines, often take hours of research. Founders get trapped in a loop of “just one more search,” only to find conflicting advice.
In fact, on average, global entrepreneurs spend 7–10 hours per week on compliance and admin tasks, which adds up to nearly 500+ hours annually.
As a result, many brilliant ideas don’t fail because of market demand or vision, but because founders get slowed down by paperwork, compliance confusion, and avoidable errors.
Meet Your doola AI Co-Founder: Personalized, Always-On Support
doola AI Co-Founder is a generative AI chatbot powered by OpenAI’s latest LLM and trained on doola’s deep knowledge base of formation, compliance, and global founder FAQs.
Unlike generic tools, doola AI Co-Founder is built for business owners.
Directly integrated into your doola dashboard, it is built to provide you with accurate, context-aware, and efficient support by understanding your entity type, stage of growth, and unique business needs.
What Makes doola AI Co-Founder Different?
Context-rich answers
Most AI assistants stop at surface-level advice. doola AI Co-Founder goes deeper, delivering answers tailored to your entity type, state, and stage of growth. You’ll always get actionable advice that fits your unique setup.
Proactive guidance
AI Co-Founder doesn’t just wait for you to ask questions, it anticipates your needs.
From reminding you about upcoming filing deadlines to flagging state-specific compliance tasks, it acts like a vigilant business partner that keeps you one step ahead.
Full-service support
doola AI Co-Founder handles everything from freeform queries (“Which payment processor accepts non-US founders?”) to routine compliance (“Remind me when my Delaware franchise tax is due”).
It’s not just reactive, it’s comprehensive support built into your daily workflow.
| 📌 Does AI Co-Founder replace human support? No. It handles routine questions and frees up the support team for complex cases. You can still reach or even escalate to a human agent. Just click “Contact doola Team” in the chat window. Your full conversation history, plus your original prompt, will be forwarded to our support team. |
ChatGPT vs. doola AI Co-Founder: The Difference in Action
Here’s a real-world example of how the two compare when asked the same question:
| Founder Question | ChatGPT Answer | doola AI Co-Founder Answer |
| “Do I need a registered agent in Wyoming?” | “Yes, Wyoming requires a registered agent.” | “Since your Wyoming LLC is already set up with doola, you’re covered. doola is acting as your registered agent. Here’s what you need to know for annual compliance and next steps.” |
| “When is my next filing due?” | “Wyoming requires annual reports to be filed by the first day of the anniversary month of formation.” | “Your Wyoming LLC’s next annual report is due on June 1, 2025. Here’s a step-by-step guide to file it, and I’ll send you a reminder 30 days before the deadline.” |
| “What’s the best payment processor for non-US founders?” | “Popular options include PayPal, Stripe, and Wise.” | “Since you’re a non-US founder with a Wyoming LLC, Stripe Atlas is available but may require additional documentation. Wise Business is a strong alternative for international transactions. Here’s a comparison tailored to your use case.” |
Instead of leaving you with half-answers or generic advice, doola AI Co-Founder gives you clarity, next steps, and makes sure you never feel lost in the complexity of US business formation and compliance again.
What Can doola AI Co-Founder Do?
You can think of doola AI Co-Founder as the business partner who never forgets a deadline and always knows the next step you should take.
Whether you’re forming your US company, staying compliant, or scaling operations, it works alongside you (and doola’s ecosystem of partners) to guide you through the entire founder journey.
What Exactly Is AI Co-Founder for Your Business?
At its core, AI Co-Founder is a Generative AI-powered business companion designed to guide founders at every stage of growth:
- Deeply Trained: Uses doola’s knowledge base as its first source of truth, ensuring compliance-grade accuracy.
- Always Expanding: If the knowledge base doesn’t have the answer, it can pull from trusted external sources to fill the gap.
- Personalized Context: Understands both you (the founder) and your company’s details to tailor guidance, no more generic answers.
- Flexible Queries: Handles custom, freeform questions as well as pre-set “common founder requests.”
- Smart Access Model: Runs on a credit-based system, with higher-tier plans offering more access.
Key Benefits & Features
1. Personalized Business Guidance: AI Co-Founder understands your unique company details: from your name, EIN, and entity type (LLC, C-Corp, etc.) to your state of formation (e.g., Delaware), industry (e.g., E-commerce), and active doola services (Bookkeeping, Tax, E-Commerce Analytics).
2. Comprehensive Knowledge: Backed by doola’s deep repository of policies, guides, FAQs, and blogs, its recommendations align with doola’s proven best practices.
3. Smart Fallback: If a question falls outside doola’s knowledge base, it can intelligently tap into trusted external sources to keep your workflow moving.
4. Seamless Human Escalation: Need more than AI? Just click “Contact doola Team” in the chat window for a direct handoff to our support specialists.
5. Secure & Private: Company data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. No sensitive data is ever sold to third parties.
How Does It Actually Help Business Owners?
The doola AI Co-Founder isn’t just another chatbot; it understands your business inside out.
By combining real-world data with your company’s unique profile, it delivers insights and actions across the areas founders care about most.
Formation & Setup
- Step-by-step US company formation guidance: Whether you’re a US resident or a non-US founder, AI Co-Founder walks you through entity setup in plain English, eliminating guesswork.
- EIN application support: Guidance on when, why, and how to file, plus how to avoid the common mistakes that delay approvals.
- Banking and payment processor setup: Practical playbooks for setting up your business bank account, Stripe, or PayPal live without back-and-forth confusion.
Compliance & Taxes
- Automated compliance reminders: From annual state filings to franchise taxes, you’ll know exactly what’s due and when.
- Smart countdowns and schedules: Instead of manually tracking dates, AI Co-Founder creates calendars with live countdowns so filings never sneak up on you.
- Clear breakdowns of obligations: No jargon, just straightforward explanations of state, federal, and IRS requirements tailored to your entity type.
Finance & Operations
- Real-time performance insights: From orders and inventory to ad spend efficiency, you get visibility into the levers driving your business growth.
- Streamlined bookkeeping and tax workflows: Recordkeeping becomes automatic, minimizing hours of manual entry and last-minute scrambling.
- Personalized financial reminders: Gentle nudges for things like quarterly tax payments or reconciling monthly books so you’re always ahead, not catching up.
Customer Workflows & Automations
- Automated operational tasks: Purchase confirmations, bookkeeping updates, and compliance document generation are handled without you lifting a finger.
- Seamless integrations: Connect platforms like Shopify, Brex, and others with minimal friction, so setup and testing take days instead of weeks.
- AI-driven product automations: Unlike rigid software, Co-Founder learns and adapts, giving you faster, smarter automations that evolve with your business.
| 📌 What if the bot doesn’t know an answer? It will search trusted external sources. If an answer is still unclear, it prompts you to open a ticket so our team can step in. |
What’s Coming Next?
The roadmap is even bigger. With future releases, AI Co-Founder will be able to:
- Launch workflow automations that eliminate manual busywork.
- Enable one-click e-commerce store setups (Shopify, Amazon, etc.).
- Auto-fill compliance documents so filings take minutes, not hours.
So stay tuned, do’ers! We’ll be diving deeper into each of these features in the sections ahead.
AI Co-Founder Deep Dive: Personalized Use Cases
Every founder’s journey is unique. That’s why doola AI Co-Founder doesn’t just provide generic answers; it adapts to your exact business type, location, and stage.
Here’s how real founders put it to work:
1. Annual Filings Made Simple
The scenario: Let’s say, Maria, a busy e-commerce founder running her LLC in Wyoming, has no idea what her annual state filing looks like or when it’s due.
Normally, she’d be stuck scouring government websites or risking late fees.
The AI Co-Founder Solution:
Instead of guesswork, doola AI Co-Founder:
- Generates a personalized checklist of filing requirements.
- Builds a reminder calendar synced to her account.
- Breaks down costs upfront (e.g., Wyoming’s $60 annual fee).
- Offers a guided filing flow so she can submit everything in minutes.
| Filing Requirement | Deadline | Cost | AI Co-Founder Support |
| Wyoming LLC Annual Report | Every year on LLC’s anniversary month | $60 | Sends reminders + prepares checklist |
| Federal EIN Update (if needed) | As required | Free | Provides step-by-step EIN update guide |
🏆 Result: Maria never misses a deadline and avoids hundreds of dollars in penalties.
2. Non-US Founder Choosing a Payment Processor
The scenario: Suppose Samir, based in India, has just formed his US LLC but doesn’t know which payment processors will accept him as a non-US founder.
Stripe, PayPal, or Mercury? The internet gives him conflicting answers.
The AI Co-Founder Solution:
- Recommends processors that accept international founders (e.g., Mercury for banking, Stripe Atlas for payments).
- Flags setup documents needed (passport, EIN, business formation docs).
- Highlights processing fees upfront, so Samir can make an informed decision.
- Walks him through step-by-step onboarding to avoid rejections.
| Payment Processor | Accepts Non-US Founders? | Key Setup Requirements | Typical Fees |
| Mercury (Banking) | ✅ Yes | Passport + EIN + LLC docs | $0/month, no minimums |
| Stripe | ✅ Yes | EIN + US business address | 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction |
| PayPal Business | ✅ Yes | Passport + EIN | 3.49% + $0.49 per transaction |
🏆 Result: Samir launches smoothly, accepts payments globally, and avoids costly trial-and-error with the wrong providers.
3. Compliance Countdowns
The scenario: Let’s say Alex runs a Delaware LLC and suddenly gets an email reminder from a random site about “Franchise Tax due soon.” He panics and thinks:
What’s due? How much? Where? When?
The AI Co-Founder Solution:
- Proactively alerts Alex 30 days in advance: “Your Delaware LLC annual franchise tax is due March 1.”
- Provides a clear cost estimate (minimum $300, depending on shares).
- Generates a filing link + step-by-step guide to complete it on time.
- Syncs it with Alex’s Google Calendar or Slack reminders for accountability.
| Compliance Task | State | Cost | AI Co-Founder Action |
| Franchise Tax | Delaware | $300+ (based on shares) | Sends 30-day countdown + guide |
| Registered Agent Renewal | Delaware | $50–$150/year | Notifies + provides payment portal |
| Federal Filing (IRS) | USA | Variable | Personalized deadline tracker |
🏆 Result: Alex stays compliant without stress, never scrambles at the last minute, and avoids paying extra penalties.
The Vision: AI-Powered Guidance from Launch to Scale
doola AI Co-Founder is basically your continuous onboarding partner.
From the day you form your company to the moment you’re scaling across markets, it’s designed to stay by your side, adapting as your business evolves, answering questions before you even know to ask them, and removing friction from the founder journey.
And that’s just the beginning. Our upcoming features will expand capabilities into:
- Workflow Automation to Cut Busywork: Routine tasks, like categorizing expenses, updating records, or scheduling compliance reminders, will run in the background. This frees founders to focus on strategy and growth instead of drowning in repetitive admin.
- One-Click Store Setup for Digital Founders: Launching an online store shouldn’t take weeks of trial and error. With one click, founders will get a ready-to-go setup tailored to their business model: integrated with payment processors, tax settings, and e-commerce platforms like Shopify or WooCommerce.
- Auto-Document Generation, Ready to File: From operating agreements to state filings, the AI will prepare polished, jurisdiction-ready documents in seconds. No more downloading random templates or worrying if you missed a section, the paperwork is done right, the first time.
Why This Changes the Game for Global Entrepreneurs
For global founders, the stakes are high: one missed deadline can mean penalties or even dissolution. That’s why doola AI Co-Founder is more than just convenience; it’s peace of mind.
1. Saves hours of research and confusion: Instead of getting lost in US tax codes, compliance laws, or conflicting Google results, you get clear, accurate answers instantly, so you can spend more time building and less time stressing.
2. Makes US business formation accessible to anyone, anywhere: Whether you’re in Lagos, London, or Lahore, you can now launch and grow a US business without ever booking a flight or hiring an expensive consultant.
3. Ensures continuous compliance, no missed deadlines: From tax filings to annual reports, you’re always reminded, prepared, and ready, keeping your business safe from penalties and shutdowns.
4. Delivers tailored answers, never generic chatter: Every response is tailored to your business’s stage, industry, and goals, so you get clarity you can trust.
Overall, doola AI Co-Founder removes the guesswork, safeguards your business, and unlocks opportunities on a global scale. Book a demo with us to get started.
How to Get Started: AI Co-Founder Access & Pricing
Unlocking doola AI Co-Founder is simple, you just need to follow a few steps:
Step 1: Choose Your doola Plan
Whether you’re signing up for formation, compliance, or bookkeeping, your doola plan helps unlock AI Co-Founder. It is fully integrated, so you don’t need to download extra tools or juggle multiple platforms.
Step 2: Launch Your Business
Once your business entity is set up, all the details are automatically synced into your account. This means your AI Co-Founder is already aware of your company’s specifics. No manual uploads, no data entry, no wasted time.
Step 3: Start Chatting with Your AI Co-Founder
Simply ask your first question, and the AI Co-Founder responds with tailored, compliance-ready answers that fit your exact business situation. It’s like having an expert on call, 24/7, ready to guide you through formation, compliance, and growth.
| 🚫 Pulse plans are not eligible Customers on Pulse will not have access to AI Co-Founder, even if standalone services are purchased. To unlock full access, you’ll need to upgrade to Total Compliance or Business-in-a-Box™. |
The Credit System: Access & Plans for Founders
Each plan comes with a set number of AI Co-Founder credits. Every AI interaction “costs” one credit.
As your business grows, you can level up your plan for more credits.
Starter
- Includes: 25 credits/year (one-time)
- Credits are front-loaded at signup
- Once credits are used, upgrade to TC or Business-in-a-Box™ for continued access
Total Compliance (TC)
- Includes: 150 credits/year (one-time)
- Credits are front-loaded
- Once credits are used, upgrade to Business-in-a-Box™ for more access
Business-in-a-Box™ (BnB)
- Monthly plan: 25 credits/month (new credits added with each successful payment)
- Annual plan: 250 credits/year (front-loaded)
Important Note:
📌 Manual credit purchases are NOT supported in the current version
📌 1 credit = 1 chat session = max 30 exchanges (exchanges = question + answer)
How AI Co-Founder Fits Into the Bigger doola Mission
Since day one, doola’s mission has been unwavering: to empower entrepreneurs around the globe to effortlessly launch and scale US businesses.
And now, with AI Co-Founder, we’re amplifying that vision, offering founders not just tools, but a true partner every step of the way.
doola provides the infrastructure
We handle the essentials: formation, EINs, US banking, bookkeeping, and compliance, so you don’t have to piece it together from scratch. It’s the solid foundation every entrepreneur needs.
AI Co-Founder offers guidance
doola AI Co-Founder acts like your always-on guide, giving tailored, context-aware advice instead of one-size-fits-all answers.
Whether it’s understanding compliance timelines, preparing for taxes, or exploring growth strategies, your AI Co-Founder shows you the fastest route forward.
With doola laying the groundwork and AI Co-Founder mapping the journey, founders can move confidently from formation to first sale, and then to scale, all without missing critical steps.
Scale Smarter, Not Harder: Sign Up With doola Today
Great businesses aren’t built alone. With doola AI Co-Founder, every founder gets a guide, a strategist, and a growth partner, right in their corner.
Gear up for confidence and clarity at every step!
Build bold. Build smarter. Book a demo and start your journey with doola today.
FAQs
How is doola AI Co-Founder different from ChatGPT or generic AI?
It’s trained on doola’s compliance and formation knowledge base, delivering context-specific answers tied to your entity.
Do I need to be a paying customer to access it?
Yes, AI Co-Founder is unlocked with your doola plan.
How do credits work, and what if I need more?
Each plan comes with monthly credits. If you run out, you can easily purchase add-ons.
Can it do taxes, bookkeeping, and advanced analytics?
Currently, it focuses on formation, compliance, and setup. Expansion into taxes and bookkeeping support is on the roadmap.
Does doola AI help choose fintech tools (banking, Shopify, etc.)?
Yes, it guides founders to the best options based on location, entity type, and business goals.
How is my business data kept safe?
All chats are secured with enterprise-grade encryption. Sensitive data is never shared outside doola.
Will it learn from and adapt to my business over time?
Yes, the more you use it, the more personalized the guidance becomes.
Can it handle specific questions for non-US founders or in languages other than English?
Yes, it’s built to support international founders, with multilingual functionality in development.
Table of Contents
The Problem: Painful Complexity for Global FoundersMeet Your doola AI Co-Founder: Personalized, Always-On Support What Can doola AI Co-Founder Do?AI Co-Founder Deep Dive: Personalized Use CasesThe Vision: AI-Powered Guidance from Launch to ScaleWhy This Changes the Game for Global EntrepreneursHow to Get Started: AI Co-Founder Access & PricingHow AI Co-Founder Fits Into the Bigger doola MissionScale Smarter, Not Harder: Sign Up With doola TodayFAQsForm Your Construction
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